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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!

WARNING: “Investor Owned” Optometry Practices

Steve, who is a long time participant and active contributor in the forum, posts "The Dark Side of the vision industry" in the forum:No, I’m not talking about Star Wars, but I’m sure Jake will find an appropriate image to convey this post. Counting on you, Jake!So, we have learned much about the clinical side of optometry and ophthalmology offices and how most only care about the “old timey” pseudoscience that is furthering the prevalence of myopia to epidemic proportions. [...]

By |Questionable Therapy|
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The Case Of The Mysterious Sprinkler Head Breakage

Dead horses theme, today.  It's so satisfying, I can't help it!  Let me just beat it this one more time, and we'll move on to more productive shores.  Just one quick round, in video format today, and then we'll head on to more Q&A and things you can use for tangible action.Ready?First though, a quick story.You have this lawn care guy.  Decent, friendly fellow.  He comes every Thursday, mows the lawn, and takes care of the sprinklers.  And every time he comes, he [...]

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Should You Try Plus Lenses?

I have mixed opinions about the use of plus lenses.  My recent forum reply to a plus related comment sums up my position fairly well:I’m not a huge proponent of plus in general. For kids and prevention, yes. For professionals who need insane distance vision, yes. For those who need a lot of stimulus to make progress, yes. Generally, for the large majority of myopes, with the standard lifestyle (lots of close-up at work, not much outdoor time, a lot of [...]

By |Nearsighted: Q&A, Vision Health|
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Glasses Cause Serious Psychological Stress In Children

Kairi posts a great study link in the forum today (published in OVPJournal, site here), looking at psychological stress in children from myopia development.As you already know, myopia isn't a real illness.  Giving glasses to children for myopia is a terrible idea.  I've been saying this for years, while working to help parents use a more holistic approach to manage their child's healthy eyesight.  As usual, there is science substantiating these common sense premises:Psychological Stress in Childhood and Myopia Development [...]

By |Child Myopia, Eyesight Health: Evidence Based Science|
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Fixing Astigmatism: Should You Do Laser, Or Go Natural?

From Ophthalmology Times:Lake Villa, IL—Use of a proprietary femtosecond laser system (LENSAR Laser System, LENSAR) is making astigmatism correction easy, efficient, and more accurate, according to Mitchell A. Jackson, MDA software upgrade introduced in 2015 (Streamline) enables wireless transmission of preoperative topography data and an infrared image of the undilated eye to the laser. Intraoperatively, iris registration automatically adjusts for cyclorotation, eliminating the need to mark the cornea.Arcuate incision planning using the nomogram the surgeon programmed into the laser is [...]

By |Astigmatism, Questionable Therapy, Vision Health|
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Make Time!

Written By DespinaContributing OptometristI was really struggling with the active focus this week. It just seemed to be harder work, like a real strain on the eyes, whereas I usually get it really easily. My eyes felt like they were sort of 'locked'. I even started swapping my contact lenses round, thinking maybe they were in the wrong eyes (they are 0.50 different so it can be hard to tell).But today, after an hour long walk on the beach, focusing [...]

By |Shortsighted: More Guides|
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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!