Written By Despina
Contributing Optometrist
When Jake asked me to experience this program, I was intrigued and excited. But I had no idea I would become ever-so-slightly obsessed with it. And I didn’t realise this until yesterday, 2 months into the program, when I went to the beach.
But it wasn’t to swim, or to suntan, that I went.
It was to get some uninterrupted distance vision, a bit of peripheral vision and some active focus. That’s what I do at the beach these days. So I get there, looking around at trees, boats, people, (by the way, not a good idea, I found out, to do active focus on people, it freaks them out). But I can’t find any blur. Nothing! Everything is crystal clear! It could be the bright sunlight, I think.
So back at home, I get out my Snellen, and there it is, a sharp 20/20! I had suspected, this past week, that I was having a change. But my cm were the same, give or take 0.50cm, but then I’m awful at measuring I’m afraid.
The IKEA tape-measure has helped, so I am improving. Plus, I’ve been doing more close work than usual this week which definitely doesn’t help. Jake now recommends a second reduction of 0.25, to get me back to the same blur horizon I had before. My original contact lenses were R-5.00, L-5.50. My next normalized pair will be R-3.75, L-4.25. Fantastic!
The only problem is, now I’m even more obsessed. Scientists say that improvement is addictive. A good type of addiction. Seeing results, whether it’s in the gym or following a diet, is what keeps us motivated to keep striving for improvement. And the same goes for reducing myopia. The first improvement will keep you going until the next one , and the next one , and the one after that.
