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!
How To Choose A Reduced Glasses Prescription (Differential Glasses / Close-Up Friendly Glasses)
Rebecca writes in the forum: I have a high prescription -6.5 with astigmatism in the left eye and -7.0 in the right. Up to this point, I have been wearing contacts pretty much 100% of the time (as in, never taking them out except to replace them with new ones) for almost 30 years. I know this is bad practice (especially as I get older) and I looked into laser surgery but the prospect of retinal detachment motivated me to [...]
Want 360 Hours Less Close-Up? Two Great Activities To Lower Dangerous Eye Strain
Jake here, dropping in for a quick tip for you, great if you are struggling to reduce your daily close-up intake.---You know how it goes. You had a long day at work, and the only way you really want to relax is in front of the TV. Or if you are progressing with all of today's changing tech, you are grabbing your tablet, your smartphone, and browsing the Web and watching YouTube with the TV on in the background.This easily [...]
Myopia Rehab Prescription Options: CRF250L
Luke had been a windfall treasure trove of blog article inspiration, with his e-mails:P.S. I wish I could say I still had the money I saved for LASEK and I want to put it towards a one-on-one with you, but I spent it on a Honda CRF250L dual sport motorcycle a couple months ago...and I don't regret it! =] --- Here is what I responded, and what I would indeed tell anyone weighing the benefits of paying for one-on-one with me, [...]
Got Astigmatism? Don’t Rub Your Eyes!
Luke writes:Six months ago I decided I wanted to get vision correction surgery. I visited an ophthalmologist that specializes in LASEK (sic) for a consultation. To my dismay, the doctor told me I was not a good candidate for surgery due to possible sub-clinical keratoconus. He said there was nothing I could do about my myopia and astigmatism except get regular eye exams to track it's progression. He said if my eyes continue to worsen I will be at risk [...]
Reward System & Log: Protecting Your Child’s Eyes From Myopia
What I possibly like most about this venue of the Web, is the sharing aspect. Whereas before anything communicated would only be between me and the client in my office, you can now see a lot of interactions, advice, questions, and support via the forum. And sometimes we get great context, like Nate E's recent post: It’s been about 1 month, so I thought I’d give a quick update on my son. We’ve been pushing focus every day. But I [...]
Can Crooked Glasses Make Your Eyesight Worse?
In the course we talk about prescription use in a number of installments. I also have an entire category of paid support that includes prescription suggestions. The reason for this is of course that prescriptions significantly affect your eyesight health.As you likely already know from reading the myopia basics, all of your myopia past the first -1.50 diopters is likely caused by nothing other than your prescription glasses. Glasses seriously affect your eyesight!At the same time, I often make your [...]