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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!

Improve Eyesight With Sunglasses?

I've been promising this one for a while. The Q&A video isn't perfectly clear on a few key points.  I blame the giant ants.  The main way to address blur horizon is always diopters.  Lux is just "fine tuning" blur horizon, in some scenarios. This works best in the 300-1,200 lux range.  Higher lux is too bright, and sunglasses are just bringing light down to a manageable range in the first place.  Any lower and it's just too dim, creating [...]

By |Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's, Video|
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How Fast Can I Improve My Vision?

This has to be the #1 question I get in e-mails. How fast, Jake! Do it, do it right meow! Here's the thing. There are two answers to the question of how fast vision improvement can happen. The answer that people are looking for, is an answer to what might be not the perfect question.  But in the interest of not being annoyingly Buddhist proverb-ey, I'll give you all the optional comments here. Let's use a question from the forum today to cover the [...]

By |Nearsighted: Q&A, Vision Health|
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Gold In The Forum, Penang Trip Q&A #13

A lot of gold has been piling up in the forum.  Where to start? First perhaps, the Q&A. This one from the airport during the ride out to Malaysia.  A bit rambling, but I want to get you more than just text on a page. Thumbs it if you likes it: Next, the forum. I won't post all of the questions here, head over for a visit if you haven't been in a while.  Lots of good topics that merit a quick read. Shannon:  #dryeyes [...]

By |Nearsighted: How To's, Nearsighted: Q&A, Video|
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No (Real) Post Today

Off this morning on a few day trip to Malaysia. Depending on timing and Internet connections and such, perhaps forum responses could be delayed till tomorrow.  My apologies! I'll be taking along the small (why-can't-you-guys-figure-out-autofocus) Sony camera. So perhaps, road trip Q&A! Meanwhile enjoy some outdoor weekend time, send me some outdoor weekend pictures to Facebook or Instagram.  I know, most of you are anti-online-social like me.  But pictures, I always enjoy seeing perspectives from elsewhere! Until next real post, [...]

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Don’t Lose Your Cornea! The How (& Why) Of Thinner Contact Lenses

Two important eye health topics today. I) Contact Lenses May Damage Corneal Tissue This is a serious side effect of extended contact lens wear, and science is well aware.  And yet it's  probably not something your dispensing doctor ever told you. You can do several things to protect your eyesight, even if you wear contact lenses. We'll look at that, as part of: II) Shannon Got Thinner Contact Lenses (and you can too) You notice that I often advocate against extended contact [...]

By |Eyesight Health: Evidence Based Science, Glasses, Student Reviews, Vision Health|
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+2.00: Child Myopia Prevention Glasses

You know the rules.  No prescription advice here.  ;-) Here's a question I forgot to answer yesterday, from the forum: I’ve also bought her a pair of +1.25 lenses for computer work, and also for reading when she starts to do it a little more. Is that a good prescription strength for prevention in a kindergartener? I've seen parents go quite a bit higher on the plus lens, as much as +2 or +2.50 for children who have absolutely no [...]

By |Child Myopia, Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's|
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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!