Why I Get So Upset: 9 Year Old Up To -3.00 Diopters In 8 Months

Imagine your young child rapidly loosing his/her eyesight.   This is a horrible story.  If you have young children that you care about, you might not want to read this one.  Because this is all about the standard ignorance and profit seeking joke that is mainstream retail optometry.  And it sucks. Oh Jake, they say.  Calm down.  Focus on the positive. You know though, one of the things that keeps me going, spending time on this resource day in day out, is exactly not the positive. [...]

By |May 10th, 2017|Categories: Child Myopia, Questionable Therapy|
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Debi: 9 Months Eye Pain Miraculously Gone! And 20/15 Vision (-4.00)

Time to catch up on awesome stories from endmyopia students. Here's Debi, posting in our Facebook group: Part of getting old, that's seriously what the professionally trained, licensed optometrist tells you?   People always tell me not to attack the establishment, and to just focus on what's possible with natural myopia control.  It's a little hard though when you read these so-called professional assessments, to not add a little gratuitous commentary on how various professional titles really don't prevent people from being idiots. See?  But perhaps it was Jake's laptop [...]

By |May 9th, 2017|Categories: 4 Diopters, Just With Blog|
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Reader Mailbag: -4.25 Diopters Eliminated, Optometrist Says “Myopia Reduction Possible”

Let's cover a few reader e-mails of great vision improvements (and one Facebook post) today.   As usual we get quite a few of these e-mails.  I try to post as many as I can, although the best thing is to be a member of our darling Facebook group where you'll get a lot more improvement reports, diopter discussions, and interesting Q&A threads. First one up, DeAnn's e-mail: 45 years of glasses! Nice part, DeAnn figured most of it out all on her own.  Endmyopia is just [...]

By |May 8th, 2017|Categories: High Myopia (10+ Diopters), Just With Blog, Optometrist Confirmed, Student Reviews|
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PRO TOPIC: Diopter Equalizing / Patching (Video)

Pro topic, Holmes. Don't monkey with diopter unless you know how all the pieces work together.   If you do, here are some worthwhile posts on equalizing / patching: https://endmyopia.org/pro-tip-notes-on-diopter-equalizing/ https://endmyopia.org/whats-first-equalize-or-reduce-spherical/ https://endmyopia.org/pro-qa-equalize-differentials-first/ A lot of these scenarios are best evaluated case-by-case so be sure to learn all about diopter equalizing before trying things.  Supportive, myopia control friendly optometrist also likely great to have around. And as always, there's quite a bit of excessive patching advice floating around online.  Remember to introduce stimulus gradually and in the case of [...]

By |May 6th, 2017|Categories: Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's, Video|
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Reducing Diopter Ratio: DIY Patching Solution (PRO TOPIC)

Diopter Ratio:  The percentage difference between your left and right eye spherical diopter values.  People sometimes refer to it as weak eye and strong eye, although I prefer not to use those terms - it is entirely normal biology for one of your eyes to be dominant (ocular dominance). We also talk about diopter ratio and ocular dominance here in the blog.  Here, here, and here.   If you're not familiar with ocular dominance and the basics on when and how to address it, above [...]

By |May 5th, 2017|Categories: Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's|
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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!