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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!

Step Into My Time Machine

First rule of endmyopia club, let's have fun with all the things. Yesterday, the drama with Bates fans in the Facebook group.  That's fine, let's get all wound up on occasion.  Then Jake says, enough with the Bates talk.  But even then, several people still have to have the last word.  If you like to read into things, you might almost think they're heckling the poor old frail eye guru on his little mountain hideout. "Think about it Jake, you are [...]

By |Bates Method, Video|
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Bates Drama & Why I’m Such An A**hole

There's been a huge pile of drama in the rapidly growing (about to hit a thousand members in just a few weeks!) @endmyopia Facebook group. Subject of all the drama?  Bates.  It all started with Cliff innocently enough posting about being contacted by an optometrist who saw his YouTube video about his improving eyesight.  That, a great story, great (and rare) initiative, really the sort of thing we need more of.  Unbiased perspective, first hand experience, level headed perspective, sharing experiences, [...]

By |Bates Method, News|
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Help Out A Curious Optometrist: If You Are In California

Cliff posts in our Facebook group: I think you guys might find this story amusing. A few days ago two of my videos on YouTube were receiving a lot of comments from someone who claimed to be an Optometrist. We went back and forth on a lot of stuff but yesterday I mentioned that I have a standing offer to be examined along with my records in order to prove that I improved my vision by a significant amount. He [...]

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BackTo20/20: Active Focus Video Session

Finally.  New video session for BackTo20/20.   See Session Group 3, session #15.  If you're already that far or past that point, you can now stream the video session from your account. Any issues there, please let me know.   Plan is to allocate a bit of the freed up blog writing time for BackTo20/20 video sessions.  Of course also videos for YouTube on occasion just to make sure that we shock your retinas with a bit of Jakeface action. [...]

By |Active Focus, News, Video|
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Behind The Scenes: BackTo20/20 Videos

If you're in BackTo20/20, you poor kitteh have been waiting for all the various issues with video sessions to get sorted.   As of today, that might finally be mostly be the case.  Videos, streaming properly again.  Finally. A bit of background:  All BackTo20/20 video is hosted on Vimeo Pro, which has better streaming, isn't infested by YouTube trolls and their comments, and allows us to better control access.  Not cheap or free like YouTube, and so much better suited to [...]

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Caveat Emptor: LASIK – Amrit Just Got His Eyes Butchered (Forever)

So, kitteh.  Thinking about LASIK? I know you're not.  You read this blog after all, so you know better.  But let's just take a moment to put the bits into perspective. You go for a regular eye checkup. The guy is a doctor, he's got a medical office/practice, he's all professional and there are lots of machines and things that he's using to do your eye exam.  You feel like you're in good hand.  He's confidence inspiring.  He moves efficiently, he's [...]

By |LASIK, Myopia, Questionable Therapy|
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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!