Questions & Answers.  You have questions.  And Jake has answers, especially if they haven’t been covered in one of the other sections of the blog / free guides.  

Many of the topics here originate from your e-mails, or from Quora, or threads in our Facebook group, or even YouTube comments on occasion.  Natural myopia control is a wide ranging and complex subject, and this might be the section to find answers to some of your questions.  Browse and discover!

From -2 Diopters To -1.25 (Forget Differentials)

From the guru inbox, just a quick note today: Yup that's pretty short! Note what's interesting about that report:  At -2 diopters you still need differential glasses for close-up.  At -1.25, you no longer do.  That and in many nice natural daylight situations, you might skip glasses on occasion altogether.  It's a seemingly small reduction, with pretty notable impact on your general lens dependence.   There are many, many more in the low myopia category of improvement reports.  Some far [...]

By |Low Myopia, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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Nicholas: -4.50 To -2.25 Diopter Progress

Welcome back to the show, "Mysterious Genetic Illness, Your Disease Riddled Eyeballs" Oh no wait, that's not right.  That's actually your friendly retail optometrist's show.  Totally spaced out this morning, off coffee again, flipped to the wrong page.  We here don't actually make wildly unscientific claims about your eyes, just to sell you glasses a at an average 6,000% markup.   We just tell you things about actual biology and actual science.  Not a popular stance these days. Being unpopular [...]

By |4 Diopters, Low Myopia, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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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!