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!
Eye Drop Warning: Avoid Benzalkonium Chloride
Dry eyes. Bane of my existence.I used to have really dry eyes. I don't anymore, but there was a time where I couldn't wear contact lenses, and my eyes felt like sandpaper was rubbing around in them. If you read this blog regularly, you already know about some great strategies to prevent dry eyes.In many cases eye drops are simply abused, and the true cause of dry eyes is ignored.If you have dry eyes because of contact lens use, if [...]
LASIK Complications: Epithelial Ingrowth Risk At 50%
You already know what I think about LASIK. Besides being unnecessary if holistic myopia control is practiced, it's also dangerous. The incidence rate of side effects is staggering. Recurrence of myopia post LASIK is significant. I may soften up about optometrists, but the LASIK charade has to go. Here's one of the many common complications. Read through this if you're considering getting your eyes cut up with a laser: R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD: "About 50% of all LASIK patients [...]
One Amazing Trick For Instant 20/20 Vision (Eye Exercise)
Every day. Every single solitary day, at least one person decides to torture me with an eye exercise question. It'll never stop, so long as I may live. This is my fate, kittehs. "Hey brother Jake, good buddy, what eye exercise can I do, right this minute, to improve my eyesight, you know, like crazy good?" So, here's the truth. Yes, there is one amazing, incredible, totally secret trick, eye exercise, that'll totally make you go all 20/20. Bam, just like that. [...]
Novartis Sabotages Reasonable Eye Treatment
Health for profit. Doctors and symptom treatment. Big pharma owning the narrative. I bring up stories substantiating this, often. Why? Because your darling frou-frou hippie eye guru knows about the power of doctrine. Both of my parents are medical doctors. It's like a pill-firing brigade of pharma sales yes-man, back in the childhood home of Jakey. You can't talk to them about it, either. My dad in particular, smart guy. Mensa. Private practice & ran major clinics. Published. Patients [...]
PRK & LASIK: Serious Side Effects?
Here's how you educate yourself about the potential risks of laser surgery, and learn about a potentially decent choice of doctors to do the procedure for you: 1. Ask your PRK / LASIK doctor just one single question: Dear doctor, how did my eyes become myopic in the first place? 2. Listen carefully to the answer. 3. Visit this page for known science: How Myopia Actually Happens Take a few minutes to get the short version of the story. Then at the [...]
Just Call It What It Is: LENS SALES
From one of the ump-teen crappy news sites (with some comments in red. don't know how those got there):The importance of children's eye exams...LAWTON, Okla._School starts in just a few days, so a local civic club is doing their part to get kids prepared by screening their eyes to see if they need glasses.svreening -> glasses. not: screening -> assess lifestyle -> prevention talk -> if absolutely necessary, glasses. Lawton Lions Clubs helped examine the kids at the Armed Services YMCA [...]