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!

Nakanita: From -3 Diopters To 20/30 Without Glasses!

We don't really Facebook. Mostly that's your darling host's fault, who just doesn't have the attention span for juggling the social media.  All for the better anyway, considering the type of heresy that we appear to be inciting all over the world.  I'm embarrassed, frankly. Take a look at Nakanita's insouciantly flaunted disregard for professional advice: Go ahead, shake your head.  There we go, people not listening to their retina specialist about further increasing a -3 diopter prescription - and then [...]

By |Back To 20/20, Just With Blog, Low Myopia, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Questionable Therapy, Student Reviews|
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Debbie’s Progress: 25% Improvement In 4 Months

Progress update time!  Debbie posts in the forum:Eye drops for cataracts, we're curious how they work for Debbie (keep an eye on Debbie's forum posts for future updates on that front).  Besides that, just the usual here.  Reduce close-up strain, create positive stimulus, and the biology does what it's designed to do.  The hustlers selling you lenses and telling you that you're broken, refuse to acknowledge that you're actually fine and don't need their "treatment".Yes, I kind of phoned in this [...]

By |Student Reviews|
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Astigmatism Correction Greatly Exaggerated: Why We Love Test Lens Kits

Test lens kits.  Three little words that get Jakey all kinds of riled up!I always say that most of modern retail optometry has zero to do with medicine.  Look at any optic shop in any mall, and tell me that you expect to get medical advice in there, while looking through their shop window.  Rows of fancy glasses, models sitting on the beach, two-for-one offers, sales pitches everywhere.Come on, what a sham, the whole thing.16th century invention, not by doctors, [...]

By |Astigmatism, Glasses, Questionable Therapy|
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Eric”s (from -4.25) Optometrist: “Amazing! What Did You Do?”

Opening e-mail is a bit like Christmas, these days.  Lots and lots and lots of great stories. Check out what Eric just sent over, brilliant experience (and he's lucky too, to have found an optometrist with some sense and curiosity, and not an outsized ego).   There's hope for myopes, yet! Big thumbs up to Eric for making those gains, and especially taking the time to write! If you haven't started yet, take inspiration from Eric.  He read the blog, he [...]

By |4 Diopters, Just With Blog, Optometrist Confirmed, Student Reviews|
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Human Tetrachromat! This Woman Sees 99 Million More Colors Than You

Interesting story:Scientists have found a woman whose eyes have a whole new type of colour receptorShe sees 99 million colours more than the rest of us.FIONA MACDONALD25 JUL 2016After more than 25 years of searching, neuroscientists in the UK recently announced that they've discovered a woman who has an extra type of cone cell - the receptor cells that detect colour - in her eyes.According to estimates, that means she can see an incredible 99 million more colours than the [...]

By |Eyesight Health: Evidence Based Science|
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Pro Topic: Ciliary Spasm Blur Vs. Axial Elongation Blur

This, a pro topic.  Quite a bit of the first month of BackTo20/20 is about starting to get a feel for blur.  Blur and clear vision, and the area in-between.  Getting a feel for how that space between clear and blur isn't set in stone, how you can move that space either passively closer to you (by lots of close-up eye strain) or farther using focal challenge activities.That's key for a number of reasons, not the least of which to give [...]

By |Nearsighted: How To's|
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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!