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!

Forum Stories: My Eyes Stopped Bulging!

Do you notice a trend with the blog?I just did, recently.  It seems like there are little phases of rants, getting into spats with the mainstream, bad news about myopia progression, industry practices, and crazy laser eye surgeons.  And then there are phases of improvement stories, agreeable optometrists, and fascinating studies that underscore what we do here @endmyopia.What phase are we in, now?GOOD NEWS PHASE!  Pretty much anytime we look at the forum, we're looking at good news (or at [...]

By |Student Reviews|
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Daniel Vitalis Show: The Jake Steiner Interview

Oh kittehs.  Special treat for you, today! Neil Strauss, John Gray, Wim Hof, and about a hundred other mold breaking luminaries of our time have something interesting in common.  What, might you wonder? They've all been guests on Daniel Vitalis wildly popular podcast, "Rewild Yourself".  Think about this: A podcast which features Neil Strauss *and* Wim Hof!  How much more intriguing can the range get? You just know it has to be fascinating to listen to the host pick their brains.  And now finally, Daniel's illustrious list of guests also [...]

By |Nearsighted: Q&A, News, podcast|
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Matt Improves From -4.25 To -2.50 (and more stories)

Let's look at some reader and student e-mails, today. First up, Matt improves from -4.25 to -2.50.  That's a healthy start right into low myopia territory.  Well done.   Avoided the LASIK.  Lucky Matt! Some days it's easy to take all the improvement stories for granted.  Especially if you've been following @endmyopia for a while, or if you're me, clicking through hundreds of e-mails a day (yes, I skim and hit delete liberally, and the e-mail admin does the rest). [...]

By |4 Diopters, LASIK, Myopia, Student Reviews|
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(-1.00 To 20/40) Innocent Bystander Improves Her Eyesight

Today, back to the good news parts of the blog!  :)  (and more on the headline image in a moment)  Matthew posts in the forum: Hey endmyopiaers! I’ve posted before that my wife has very mild myopia and wears a -1 / -1 prescription. She doesn’t wear glasses in the house and only wears them when she goes outside. While she is very excited about my progress, she is only marginally interested in working on her own vision. She’s in [...]

By |Back To 20/20, Just With Blog, LASIK, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews, Video|
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Optometrist Rigs Eye Exam, Refuses To Lower Prescription?

I don't mean to be dramatic today but this e-mail has been sitting in my inbox for days.  It's high time I share it with you.  Mike had an optometrist experience that is less than encouraging.   Sabotage is a word one might be inclined to use here, giving Mike no chance to get a lower diopter prescription.  I had a hard time reading the whole thing without feeling a bit frustrated myself.  And while there's possibly always more to the story [...]

By |Questionable Therapy|
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LASIK Surgeon Insanity + Jake Goes Off The Deep End

FYI and ** warning **.  It's Sunday morning, I just had Thai tea loaded with sugar (first time in weeks), no food, and things are going towards beyond entirely unprofessional today.  Yes, more even than usual.  Perhaps this is that time not to read a blog entry. --- I swear, this is true.   I just decided, literally yesterday, to stop with the dramatic blog titles.   This isn't an entertainment venue, kittehs, and we don't need to get all clickbait-ey on [...]

By |LASIK, 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!