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!
My Own Experience With Low Myopia
A quick post today, for those among us who are battling low myopia. As you know, I used to wear a -4.00 prescription, with quite a bit of astigmatism correction, and was told that I really needed to think about a -5.00. It wasn't smooth sailing getting that down to -1.50 territory, no astigmatism correction, but once I figured out the system, it was fairly predictable. Except that last diopter. That wasn't easy at all. We talked about all this [...]
Ignoring Low Myopia: Posture Problems & Social Anxiety
I can spot low myopes who refuse to wear glasses, just by the way they walk and the way they interact with people, strangers in particular. When you can't see clearly, your body hunches, and you avoid eye contact. This goes much further than people think. Ignore it long enough and you might actually believe that you are a socially awkward introvert with chronic back pain, rather than just a mild myope who doesn't want to wear glasses. The myope [...]
Michelle: From -10.25 Improved To -7.00
Michelle posts her latest (awesome) status update in the forum. If you're a high myope feeling trapped by your glasses or contact lenses (or have a friend who is), this is a bit of a quick must-read: I waited 6 weeks before updating my first normalized prescription to -7 contacts for the new normalized. From the 4-6 week point with the -7.5 contacts, I started wearing +.5 glasses inside as I could see well inside with no challenge and I [...]
Breaking: Science Discovers The Cause Of Nearsightedness
There has been a breakthrough, ladies and gentlemen. One of the most respected scholars of our time has put forth a strong thesis on the root cause of myopia, one which appears scientifically sound and fully explains the cause of myopia. Exciting times. Discovering causes usually heralds the discovery of cures, in short order. So what did this scientist discover? In simplest terms, he found that myopia is caused by near work (close-up focus). What?! It couldn't be this simple. [...]
LASIK Complications: Epithelial Ingrowth Risk At 50%
You already know what I think about LASIK. Besides being unnecessary if holistic myopia control is practiced, it's also dangerous. The incidence rate of side effects is staggering. Recurrence of myopia post LASIK is significant. I may soften up about optometrists, but the LASIK charade has to go. Here's one of the many common complications. Read through this if you're considering getting your eyes cut up with a laser: R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD: "About 50% of all LASIK patients [...]
A Zillion Requests For Free Consults
A lot of e-mails every day, from blog readers. Always nice to read encouraging progress reports and the blog being put to good use. Here's Marjeta: Pretty well done! Note that I can't possibly provide case specific suggestions to non-students. It always turns into an endless e-mail circus, I end up explaining half of what's in the BackTo20/20 sessions (and in the blog, for grrr-sakes) anyway. And for whatever reason, the non-supporting contingent is always least stingy with my time. [...]