Lisa: Did LASIK, Got Warped Cornea
Every LASIK related story I get involves a bit of real heartbreak. Of course people who are happy generally don't ask me questions, but the volume of post LASIK complication inquiries here at endmyopia is really discouraging. Here's Lisa and her warped cornea outcome: Ouch. Now, does that seem worth it, not having to put on glasses? As I always say and will continue saying, LASIK is a horrible, horrible idea. It's like a hundred years ago when "accredited medicine" and "doctors" would shove ice [...]
Can Myopia Be Cured? (Optometrists & Doctors Weigh In)
Some time ago I responded to somebody asking on Quora, whether myopia can be cured. The other day I revisited the question, and the results were rather quite surprising. Thirteen people had responded to the question besides me, including an optometrist, an ophthalmologist, another M.D., a hospital representative, a vision-unicorn-pony seller of some kind of miracle cure, a blogger, and various others. A bunch of people from various perspectives, answering the question whether myopia can be cured. Upvote: The Truth About Myopia The interesting part, [...]
One Million YouTube Subscribers!
What you say? One thousand, not one million? Whatever, don't be a buzzkill. Besides, one thousand is completely a stepping stone on the surefire way to one million. Every single channel with a million subscribers once had a thousand, therefore endmyopia = one million subscribers. Despite that infallible bit of logic, numbers are just a small part of the story. As in, there's not much reward in chasing numbers. The real motivation is in individual interactions, and individual moments of success. Like this one from Anita: [...]
SUPER BATES 2.0
Oh, kittehs. Let's just come to terms with one thing: It'll never, ever end, the "Jake-why-not-Bates" questions. Bates fans often think I'm just a disagreeable asshole (which is accurate of course). I'm opposed to it though at the peril of my own popularity or potential for making all that Bates money. I'm NOT opposed to it for your own disadvantage. I leave out the palming and sunning, because I don't believe it's an effective use of time. See my comments here: SUPERBATES, though. So by [...]
Buy Your Next Glasses Here (Coupon Code)
Update: All of the article below is no longer relevant. If you're looking to buy glasses online, do a search, read reviews, pick what works best for your case. --- This, a trial run project. Whether we keep it or not will depend entirely on your feedback. If you are working on improving your eyesight, you need a lot of lenses for your glasses. First you have your close-up (differential glasses), second you have your distance (normalized glasses). Then you are probably going to be [...]
Optometrist Improves: No Longer a High Myope!
Written By Despina Contributing Optometrist This week has been quite momentous for me. A major milestone. I am no longer a "High Myope". In March this year, I started out with a contact lens prescription of R -5.00, L -5.50. That's about -5.50 and -6.00 in a spectacle prescription, plus a bit of astigmatism. Definately high myopia, from the age of about 12. Two days ago, I am thrilled to report, after a good 20 minutes of no prescription on, I popped in my 4th [...]