Pro topic, Holmes. Don’t monkey with diopter unless you know how all the pieces work together.
Diopters themselves, what the number means and how to track your own, now have one page: diopters, explained.
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 single eye activity, a little does go a long way.
Here’s the video:
Nice background, eh?
Cheers,
-Jake
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