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Here’s Dodgy-Town.  A whole category on questionable myopia therapies, ideas, snake oil sales, and various shortsighted treatments that warrant a closer look (and probably some derision by a certain indisputably wise and considerate eye guru).

Whether it’s Atropine drops (poison!) being advocated by “doctors” for your kid’s eyes, or Ortho-K to temporarily flatten (and possibly permanently damage) your cornea, or using subconscious sales tricks to get you to buy glasses, this category has it all.  You’ll see it all, you’ll marvel and wonder how you may have missed out on all the ways you could be getting screwed.  Enjoy!

(Fun) Eye Yoga Fluff vs. (Boring) Myopia Control Science & Data

Quick post today, to point you to a recent YouTube video I uploaded.The topic is about fun but useless vision health ideas that grab the public imagination particularly effectively, vs. the less engaging (though more realistic) concepts we get from looking at biology and clinical studies.  It seems that certain personality types are more drawn to the side of shanti-shanti, relative to others who prefer the more methodical approach.As long as either makes you happy, by all means!  Here's the video:Thumbs up, subscribe [...]

By |Questionable Therapy, Video|
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Addicted to Lenses

Written By DespinaContributing OptometristJake's recent blog entitled, "Shh, don't tell them how to fix their eyes," got me thinking. You can take a horse to water but you really can't make him drink. There really is no point preaching about anything, reversing myopia included. Yes, limiting your enthusiasm to one sentence sounds about right.Think of smokers.  They know the health risks, potentially life-threatening ones at that, but may do nothing about it, either because they don't believe it will actually [...]

By |Glasses, Questionable Therapy|
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Optometrist Rigs Eye Exam, Refuses To Lower Prescription?

I don't mean to be dramatic today but this e-mail has been sitting in my inbox for days.  It's high time I share it with you.  Mike had an optometrist experience that is less than encouraging.   Sabotage is a word one might be inclined to use here, giving Mike no chance to get a lower diopter prescription.  I had a hard time reading the whole thing without feeling a bit frustrated myself.  And while there's possibly always more to the story [...]

By |Questionable Therapy|
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LASIK Surgeon Insanity + Jake Goes Off The Deep End

FYI and ** warning **.  It's Sunday morning, I just had Thai tea loaded with sugar (first time in weeks), no food, and things are going towards beyond entirely unprofessional today.  Yes, more even than usual.  Perhaps this is that time not to read a blog entry. --- I swear, this is true.   I just decided, literally yesterday, to stop with the dramatic blog titles.   This isn't an entertainment venue, kittehs, and we don't need to get all clickbait-ey on [...]

By |LASIK, Questionable Therapy|
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Study Explores Link Between Phytochemicals And Myopia

Sigh, kittehs.  It's time yet again, to go on a rant-page.  It all starts with some Twitter notification that Jakey accidentally didn't ignore.  It's a response to some study posted by Mark Sisson, from Mark's Daily Apple.It's about myopia.  And jungle plants.  Nicely done, Petra.  :)It's about myopia and jungle plants, and how this Ecuadorian jungle tribe has zero myopia, and how their jungle grass eating could be the clue as to why their eyes are so great!  OMG, my [...]

By |Questionable Therapy, Vision Health|
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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!