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!

The Quora Experiment

Of course we're #1.I've been answering questions on Quora for a while, to find out whether it's a good resource for people looking for real myopia answers.The verdict?Not convinced.  It's getting very repetitive, which isn't so exciting.  Reading what some of the other writers say, especially the licensed, endorsed, 'official' medical types, is sometimes funny and often enlightening as to the (sad) state of retail medicine affairs.Also the relatively low curiosity of humanity about a health condition they're facing, relative [...]

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Safe Sun

Written By DespinaContributing OptometristYou will all be aware by now of the importance of outdoor time for the purposes of reducing myopia, and getting as much distance vision as possible.Spending time outdoors and getting away from our screens benefits us in many other ways too: filling our lungs with fresh air;  getting more exercise, be it walking, cycling or jogging; experiencing real life and improving our social skills, particularly important for our young ones.Also vitally important is the free supply [...]

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Pro Topic: Addressing > 1 Diopter Astigmatism For Close-Up

So you have more than one diopter of cylinder correction in your glasses.  You figured out that for close-up you don't want to be wearing full minus (bravo!), and now you wonder what to do about that astigmatism.  You read me state that less than 1 diopter, you can often just eliminate, for close-up glasses.  But what about if you have more than 1 diopter?You know how I always and forever say, it's all in the blog, free?It's probably the worst ever strategy [...]

By |Nearsighted: How To's|
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Video: Artificial Light Sucks

Yesterday was serious time, with not one, but two studies discussing the potential impact of artificial light on your eyes and brain.  Dense and a bit serious, considering how little natural light exposure many of us get.  Today we'll take it easy with just a bit of short video experimenting:Stop on over at the channel, leave a comment, say hi.  ;)Cheers,-Jake

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Neural Response To Flicker Rates: Artificial Light Causes Myopia?

We're going to go serious on some full-on hardcore science, today.  Neural activity and all the whatnots.  Pull up your sleeves, for this one.Artificial-anything should be suspect, when it comes to your biology functioning correctly.We already figured this out.  Often I think of artificial as equals = incomplete.  We know this about food.  We don't (people in general) know this about light.  And without going over the edge here with hippie fruit loop talk, light is the food of our eyes, [...]

By |Eyesight Health: Evidence Based Science|
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Video Edit: Outdoor Time To Improve Eyesight

If you're a regular blog reader, you already know all of what the latest Youtube video covers, in quick recap format.In some ways this is me practicing telling the story.It's also what we covered the other day, on outdoor time and improving eyesight.  I try to talk about this often, even if it's repeating things, since so many of the questions I get are technical, about lenses and diopters and text sizes and astigmatism and centimeter results.Nobody ever asks, 'hey do [...]

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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!