Ask HN: Can myopia be treated by compressing the eyeball?

Here's an interesting experiment that anyone with myopia (near-sightedness) can do. Cover one eye, and with the other eye which is affected by myopia gaze into a distant object. Press gently with your thumb on the eye/eyelid. By adjusting pressure you can probably make your vision much clearer (at least I can). This must be because because the refractive error is eliminated as the eyeball is compressed.

Is there any treatment of myopia this way? As a simple example, would applying pressure over a long period cause the eyeball to deform permanently, improving vision?