Course Extras List2021-11-10T02:42:19+00:00

Active Focus: It Was Clear A Second Ago

Written By Despina Contributing Optometrist Could dry eyes be affecting your active focus? Does your clarity change each time you blink? This may be more apparent during active focus, when clarity of vision is crucial and any minute changes are quickly noticed. If you suspect you may have dry eyes, it could be affecting your progress as far as myopia reduction is concerned. Your tear film is something you have probably never thought about unless it has given you any [...]

By |September 3rd, 2016|

Pro Topic: The Eye Guru’s Take On Plus Lens Use

Improvement stories and e-mails are piling up!  Still though today instead of all the good news stories, I want to cover a bit of my current take on plus lenses.   This, a pro topic.  If you're just starting out, you first want to learn about how myopia happens, how to measure your eyesight, and the basics on how to protect and improve your eyesight.  And of course, don't go monkey around with diopter changes until you know what you're [...]

By |August 25th, 2016|

Too much Effort

Written By DespinaContributing OptometristSome days, I just can't be bothered to focus.Maybe I'm tired, hot (33 degrees, 95% humidity), or just plain lazy. I'm quite happy walking around in a slight haze on these days. And everything looks quite nice, I have to say. No mess (kids are back from uni for the summer), no dust, no sand on my floors. And, if you read the program, it's OK to have these days off.Eventually though, I come to my senses and [...]

By |July 13th, 2016|

Shhh! Don’t Tell Them How To Fix Their Eyes!

I'm not joking.Don't tell anybody how to fix their eyes.  Maybe don't even tell them that you're improving yours.  The maximum allowable unsolicited eyesight talk has to be one sentence, or less.  You don't want to be that guy going on and on about a thing you are passionate about, and everybody forced to listen could care less.  Don't be that guy.One sentence, max, that's it.  "Ah yea, I used to think nerd goggles treat an actual health condition, too."  Extra [...]

By |June 22nd, 2016|

Funny Bits: Mike Seems To Enjoy BackTo20/20

As you hopefully know by now, I try to give you as many ways as possible to improve your eyesight.There is of course the blog.  I cover forum stories, I bring you how-to guides, clinical studies, and optometrist thoughts and advice.  There is also YouTube, and a bit of social media (honestly, not feeling the social media - so it's just half-heartedly reposting blog bits).  Lots of options besides BackTo20/20, which is the only option that might involve spending money.It seems [...]

By |June 15th, 2016|

There’s A Lesson Here: Yikes! Annual Eye Exam Results

Your favorite darling eye guru is currently somewhere in ever-honking, ever-ringing, ever-beeping, and ever-hammering Yangon, Myanmar.  Tethered precariously to a 3G SIM connection, drinking some very exotically flavored Burmese breakfast tea, trying to coax enough invisible bits out of the surrounding air to transmit you this wee blog post. (more on this Burma excursion on the hardly-relevant, semi-secret Jakey Instagram).Let's hope the post makes it.Today's sermon comes to you courtesy of the scriptures contained in the forum of nascent eye gurus, [...]

By |June 3rd, 2016|