Low Myopia2021-11-10T02:42:24+00:00

Reversing Low Myopia:  Your eye is a stimulus response system.  The degree of myopia is largely irrelevant to your ability to reverse it – in other words, you can always reverse both pseudo- and lens-induced myopia.  

The devil though, is in the details.  It may seem more challenging to reverse that last (or only) diopter.  The reason for that though is largely because it’s a) a bit trickier to get the right sort of stimulus and b) it’s harder to quantify a 20% improvement (for example) when you’re just dealing with low myopia to begin with.  Read through this section for ideas, student feedback, and how-to guides for the low myope. 

Isak Reverses (-0.75 D) Low Myopia | Shortsighted Podcast

Welcome back, dahhlings! Hopefully you're reading this while we're in these interesting times of the pre-impending global apocalypse (or when we could still say this before it was actually true - just kidding, hopefully). Stop it Jake, you're thinking.  I'm quarantined, my butt is itchy, and this is not the time for weaksauce jokes. Fine, no zombie apocalypse jokes. We do have a podcast now, so if you're shut in and bored, but also don't want to stare at screens [...]

By |Back To 20/20, Low Myopia, shortsighted podcast|
Read More

🎥 Matt’s Progress: -5.00 To No Glasses | Shortsighted Podcast

Note: Also available as an episode in the Shortsighted Podcast 🎙.  To listen to it in your favorite podcast player, see our podcast page  for all available directories.   Here's another podcast style episode improvement update. We have a great chat with Matt in this one, about all the progress he's made to get his eyeballs back in tune.  All the way back from -5 diopters (same as ye ole guru, incidentally). Check it out: https://vimeo.com/384289980/8c4761e943 You can also find this [...]

By |3 Diopters, 4 Diopters, 5 Diopters, Back To 20/20, Low Myopia, shortsighted podcast, Student Reviews, Video|
Read More

Is Your Phone Killing Your Vision Improvement?

As you may know, your favorite old timey eye guru, uncle VanderJakenhausen Le Third, lives in an off-grid jungle. You know where my phone is right now? Right.  I don't either.  Somewhere in the house.  Maybe near the charger.  I do use it to tether to tenuous 3G Internet to make you these posts and videos, so it's definitely on and definitely probably somewhere.   Where it's for sure not though, is in my pocket. It's nearly never in my [...]

By |3 Diopters, 4 Diopters, 5 Diopters, Low Myopia, Nearsighted: How To's, Student Reviews|
Read More

All contents on this site should be considered research material only.  We are not offering medical advice or treatment or cures for any illnesses.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!