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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!

(-4.50 Progress) You Can’t Force The Clear Flash

I struggle with the blog articles sometimes, and even with the sessions in BackTo20/20.  Some things I really want to convey, just don't seem to quite make it. It's one part of the reason I want to get good at video.  There's quite a bit of nuance to work out.  There are the aitactual parts of centimeter and reductions and stimulus and diopters.  And then there are the less tangible aspects, like finding active focus and the wide range of emotional aspects [...]

By |4 Diopters, 5 Diopters, Glasses, Shortsighted: More Guides, Student Reviews|
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Explained: The Diopter Bubble

Ever hear of the anti-vaxxers?  Of course you have. Just like the anti-vaccine contingent, there's an anti-glasses fan club on the Internets.  Now I'm not here to judge anyone (or just everyone equally).  I can't conclusively tell you whether some vaccines aren't a brilliant idea.  But the conspiracy theory level of anti-vaccination talk, that's a bit weird. What's also a bit weird, is the anti-glass-ers (as we'll just call them for now).  There's far less of them of course, and [...]

By |Glasses, Nearsighted: Q&A, Video|
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Improving Your Eyesight: An Emotional Journey

Eyesight exercises don't work.  If we ever start a swag shop, that'll be on the first t-shirt. What does work, is habits.  And where there are habits, and change, and challenge, there's emotion.  It's something you want to consider and be ready for.  You're not going to jump in and start seeing better, without some ups and downs. So if you're working on improving your eyesight (or kind of wishing it was a real thing), this is for you. Posted by Matthew: [...]

By |Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Shortsighted: More Guides, Student Reviews, Vision Health|
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Optometrist Says No To Toxic Astigmatism

You know my position on prescription complexity. No bueno.  Ratio of diopters between left and right eye way out of control, all sorts of astigmatism correction, different for each eye, also with varying ratios and on this axis and that axis. Ugh.  What a mess for your eyes. Of course you can't just quit such a prescription, cold turkey.  It took years and years of slowly tying those knots into your focal planes.  Now you have to go slowly and [...]

By |Astigmatism, Glasses, Vision Health|
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Vision Improvement Is A Scam, She Said

Kellee posts in the forum: Thanks for sharing this! I’ve noticed something similar with my measurements and I’ve been worried I’m not doing it right. They’ve been pretty consistent though. My worst measurement actually occurred during a time when I was feeling really stressed out, so that emotional component makes a lot of sense. It’d be interesting to discover more about the emotions behind eye sight. Since I started this program, I actually became cognizant of a feeling (that must [...]

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Charts & Graphs Of Your Progress

There's a fun thread in the forum right now, "Introduction & 7 Day Observations". Lots of insights coming together there to help Julia with her initial impressions and questions.  Unfortunately you can only see it, if you have forum access.  I haven't figured out a great way to copy entire threads, there are hidden formatting things that make everything all funky when pasted.  But if you do have forum access, check that one out. Another interesting quick progress report, courtesy [...]

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!