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Ljupka: From -3.00 Down To -1.50 (In 7 Months!)

Today let's look at another progress report, this time from the BackTo20/20 support forum. You probably noticed that we get a lot of 20/20 gains stories from our Facebook group, as well as some that I repost from my e-mail inbox.  I like to cover as many of these as possible since any one of them may be closest to your own situation and provide you with the most relevant insights. These reports aren't "testimonials".  Look at them both as [...]

By |3 Diopters, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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New Glasses: Massive Eye Pain!

Have you ever left the optometrist's office with new glasses, and your eyes hurting like never before? "Oh you'll get used to it", they tell you. If you were to ask a sagely bearded eye guru, he'd probably tell you that you should go home and measure your own focal plane error and that you might have way more diopters than you need. Maybe.  Also look for diopter ratio changes, or changes to cylinder correction. This is the sort of [...]

By |Glasses, Just With Blog, Questionable Therapy|
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(Another) DIY Diopter Measuring Tool

This post is if you, if you're looking to make your own diopter measuring tool. Of course first there is the whole topic of centimeters and diopters covered in various posts in the lens and diopter blog category.  And also of course with endmyopia being by far the largest and most comprehensive science based vision improvement resource online, readers and students have created various similar forms of diopter measuring tools. Adding to the list is this DIY solution, posted by Charleen: [...]

By |Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's|
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Initial Improvement Experiences: Stephanie & Eli

As usual, we're behind in posting improvement updates. Today a few that aren't of the zillion-diopters-reversed category.  Those are awesome of course, but what can be even more tangibly inspirational is the gains you get when you first try Jakey's magical recipe. Starting out with reduced corrections can be daunting.  Less clarity.  More blur.  You put those glasses on and every time you wonder, am I nuts doing this? Eli posts in the FB group: Starting gains. This isn't the [...]

By |Just With Blog|
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Taking New (Lowered Diopter) Glasses On Vacation?

If you're about to have a vacation coming up, and about to be ready for reduced normalized glasses, this article is for you! Discussion courtesy of the BackTo20/20 forum, and David: And centimeter gains! My comments: Familiar environments during focal plane changes, good idea. As with most things here it makes perfect sense once you know.  Make it easy for your visual cortex to sort out a focal plane change, by not also changing your visual environment at the same [...]

By |Glasses, Nearsighted: Q&A|
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Glasses vs. Contact Lenses: The Correct Focal Plane

Are your contact lenses and glasses the same exact (relative) correction?  They better be! Focal planes are the key to all things myopia.  Your eye being a dynamic system, constantly adjusting to seek ideal eyesight, uses focal plane feedback to calibrate itself.  This aspect of our biology is elegant and so complex that we barely begin to scratch the surface on how it works.   And yet ... we go monkey around with artificial focal plane changes, like it's no [...]

By |Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's, News, Video|
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All contents on this site should be considered research material only.  We are not offering medical advice or treatment or cures for any illnesses. The reduced lens method is strictly experimental. Before considering taking steps to control your own myopia, you should definitely visit a qualified ophthalmologist for a comprehensive eyesight checkup.   Specific diagnoses illnesses aside,  most) myopia may be considered to not be an illness at all.  Most myopia is likely just a matter of environmental strain, and excessive prescription use.  You yourself may be able to control and reduce your own myopia by 1) managing eye strain, 2) conservative prescription lens use, and 3) targeted positive stimulus. We recommend finding a prevention minded optometrist to supplement your journey with professional advice and prescription management help.  While not a requisite, a supportive optometrist may make your journey that much more enjoyable! Potential Side Effects: (1) You may experience astigmatism-like symptoms, especially if you reduce too fast or without paying attention to this (transient) symptom. Search our Youtube channel or Website for 'transient astigmatism'. This can easily be prevented or managed. (2) Some people report an increase in eye floaters when practicing active focus. In general floaters are considered harmless but a sudden increase in floaters should be evaluated by a medical trained professional, as they could be a sign of retinal detachment or other serious medical condition. Generally taking it easy, not over straining, practicing gently and with patience should help. (3) Headaches. You're taking on a very much unsanctioned self-experiment changing diopters. Anytime you overdo things or change too much or aren't educating yourself first, you may expose yourself to strain symptoms. You should be experiencing no pain, headaches, or discomfort if you do things correctly!