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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!

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The Task:  A two minute explainer about the history of glasses.The Goal:  Dispel the (quite false) public opinion that glasses were invented by doctors and scientists, to treat myopia.  The Progress:  Slowly McSlowlypants.At least you now know that you'll be treated only to the most high tech in 3D animation and magnificent special effects.  The pinnacle of modern timey cinematography.(and things are actually along further than those screenshots may suggest ...)But that's why there isn't more articles goodness here for you today.  Even just [...]

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Get Rid Of The Home Office: It’s Crap For Your Eyes

Semi off-topic Sunday.  I'm not great at predictable weekly style articles.   Today let's look at why I tell all my clients to scrap their home offices.  Whenever I used to go see someone and they have a home office, I'd tell them that I won't talk to them about eyesight until that office is absolutely gone.  I've dragged office desks hidden in the garage out onto driveways, and smashed them.  (just once, that)  Partially because I'm probably a bit strange, a [...]

By |Vision Health|
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The 1960’s Harvard Pirate Kitten Experiment: A Closed Eye Goes Blind

All right so that title is a little clickbait-ey.  But let's look at this not-Schroedinger's cat experiment.  It's meant to figure out how our brains might develop, relative to our eyesight.  It's brilliant and fascinating, and goes counter to whatever current profit-minded eyesight medicine will tell you.  Ready for a fascinating pirate cat story?Back in the 1960's  this guy Torsten Wiesel from the Harvard Medical School's department of neurobiology ran an experiment on kittens.He wanted to more clearly understand the early [...]

By |Eyesight Health: Evidence Based Science|
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PRK & LASIK: Serious Side Effects?

Here's how you educate yourself about the potential risks of laser surgery, and learn about a potentially decent choice of doctors to do the procedure for you: 1.  Ask your PRK / LASIK  doctor just one single question: Dear doctor, how did my eyes become myopic in the first place? 2.  Listen carefully to the answer. 3.   Visit this page for known science:  How Myopia Actually Happens Take a few minutes to get the short version of the story.  Then at the [...]

By |LASIK, Questionable Therapy|
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Just Call It What It Is: LENS SALES

From one of the ump-teen crappy news sites (with some comments in red.  don't know how those got there):The importance of children's eye exams...LAWTON, Okla._School starts in just a few days, so a local civic club is doing their part to get kids prepared by screening their eyes to see if they need glasses.svreening -> glasses.   not:  screening -> assess lifestyle -> prevention talk -> if absolutely necessary, glasses.  Lawton Lions Clubs helped examine the kids at the Armed Services YMCA [...]

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(Video) Q&A: How To Start The Day Off Without Glasses

Quick video Q&A again today.  (because, thanks for the thumbs ups!)This one, from a question Ernest asks in the forum:I always start out new participants with a little morning activity.  Which is, 20 minutes without glasses, first and before anything else.  Optometry wants you NOT to think too much about what's going on, and how you become a prisoner to their ever increasing prescriptions.I want the opposite, for you.  Empowerment and awareness, instead of thoughtless routine and trusting sales people [...]

By |Nearsighted: Q&A, Video|
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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!