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!
Steiner-Friendly Optometrists
Stefanie posts in the forum:They're out there, optometrists who don't crank you to 11.One of them, whose family used to have a chain of 20 optic shops in London, may be about to start writing about her experiences with BackTo20/20 here in the blog soon. Fingers crossed, she just started out as part of the professionals program.Housekeeping Notes: Speaking of professional, if you've known me for a bit here already, you know that I'm not the most ideal professional-type spokesperson [...]
When Should You Reduce Your Normalized?
I finally updated the much neglected FAQ with this question about normalized reduction. Reposted here:James asks in the forum:I was wondering when the best time to reduce the normalized prescription is. I feel like with past reductions I may have done them earlier than necessary, resulting in less enjoyable vision and slower progress.I think I heard from the blog or forum that when you can see 20/20 consistently for two full weeks it is a good time to reduce. Is [...]
Hong Kong Meetup & New Minimum Student Age
Just two housekeeping things, for today:1. I'll be in Hong Kong the last week of January. See the "World Tour" pinned thread for details, I might be able to squeeze in a meetup or two while I'm in town. It'll really be a busy few days with quite a bit going on, though hopefully I'll get to see a few of you.2. The new minimum student age. BackTo20/20 is my way to continue to refine my method for vision improvement. [...]
What You Should Think About: The Overprescription Check
Steve makes a great comment in the forum:I can definitely relate to the cranking it to 11 tactic. Years ago, I always wondered why my optometrist kept going even after I could see the bottom line (20/15) quite clearly already. Of course, that was before I knew about overprescriptions and before I even knew this site existed. But I ate up the minus lens and followed the herd.Now, I let them bring me to 11, then say “ok, so now, [...]
That Doesn’t Even Feel Right!
Don't get cranked to 11, at the optic shop. Seriously. That's how it all starts to go south, with your eyesight, when the optician plays the "clearer now, or now" game. It's the wrong way to deal with prescriptions.I just made it back from the airport. Bye-bye Singapore!Today's post, I really want to make in video format. But it's 4PM, I'm nowhere near a video friendly place, so maybe this post will have to do instead. Even if words really don't do it justice, [...]
Your Glasses: Does Your Ciliary Muscle Love Them?
In video format today, a quick explainer why your eye's focusing muscle might love (and be better off) with glasses.This is in response to a few recent forum stories where students (before finding @endmyopia) went no-glasses, cold turkey. That's often unwise, not beneficial, and rather quite frustrating, and I want to make you feel much more comfortable about the premise of some lens wear.Caveats, of course, to glasses. I'll explain in the video.Only in video format today since this one [...]