Diopters. We stopped calling glasses “prescriptions” a while back, since we don’t believe a reasonable educated individual needs a so-called professional to tell them which piece of clear, curved piece of plastic to buy. (or conversely, keep you from making your own diopter choices)
If anything, we believe that most of the mainstream will give you more diopters than you need, causing progressive myopia and all sorts of long term risky side effects. We feel strongly about education you on the subject of testing your own refraction, of making your own diopter choices. Glasses are far less dangerous than lots of over-the-counter drugs! Read this section for all things related to diopters, learn about the fascinating world of bending light (to your will).
Adjustable Lenses: Are Eyejusters A Good Idea?
Today (or yesterday really - oops), a question about adjustable focus lenses (like eyejusters for example) in the forum:Since this turned into several additional comments and interest, I'll post my comment here. I imagine some of you might have had the same curiosity.Here goes:Again though, personal preference.Maybe you like fiddly knobs and have enough self control not to adjust the focal plane five times a day (or twice a week - equally not recommended). Maybe it's the encouragement you need [...]
The Diopter Ratio Trap: Don’t Favor One Eye
If you ever checked your prescription, you might have noticed this:The left eye diopter numbers are different from the right eye diopter numbers. Do you know why this is? Is it because your left eye is actually not seeing as well as your right eye (or vice versa)? Is there something wrong with the balance between your eyes, that the magic of optometry helps correct?Time to break out nope-cat for this one:Every human being who has two eyeballs (some pirates [...]
Buying Contact Lenses: -1 (Minus 1 Diopters)
Heads Up: If you're online looking to buy -1 diopter contact lenses, you'll want to read this before ordering a new pack. You'll want to know about what those contact lenses do to your eyes, before you go out and buy them. From potentially inducing progressive myopia, to corneal abrasion, to the question whether you actually even have myopia, this 2 minute read is for you. 1. Did you know that next year the -1 contact lenses won't be enough, [...]
Ryan’s Breakthrough Moment
Ryan posts in the forum: I had a bit of a breakthrough late last week with what I believe to be fully relaxing my ciliary. Some background first. I’ve been using a sign about 30 or 40 feet away from my desk at work as a static test to gauge how my eyes are doing every day. It’s a red rectangle with the words “Fire Extinguisher” in white text on it. For the longest time I’ve had to squint to [...]
Video Comparison: Lens Coatings
Yes, we're at it again. My ridiculous face, on hackishly produced YouTube videos. If you're among the small minority who watches these thing, this one's for you. This one is all about anti reflective lens coatings. Need them? Don't need them? See for yourself! This is a bit of a follow-up to the lens-coatings post from yesterday. Do click that "like" button! I keep doing these videos believing that one day, in the far distant future, they'll actually be good. [...]
$5 Anti-Reflective Coatings & 4 Diopter Improvement
Craig just sent me this e-mail: Hi Jake, This article inspired me to get off my butt to get the anti-reflective coatings. I got the new lenses yesterday and have been walking around in amazement.. I had tried anti-reflective coatings when they first came out (many years ago) and didn't care for them. Apparently, they've improved since then or I'm looking at them differently. In any case, they make a huge difference. Where I really find value is when driving. [...]