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!
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 [...]
Improve Your Eyes With This Fun Maze Game
I always refer to using letters and text in general, when working on pushing or pulling focus. Unlike other objects, text has the significant benefit of giving you feedback - if you don't see a tree leaf, you won't know it. But if you can't read half of the letters in a word, you surely do! This is why you want to use writing as a reference tool for your focus work, a ubiquitous feature both near and far, most [...]
+0.50? -0.50? Rene’s Curious Astigmatism Correction Diagnosis
I hadn't planned on writing today, but a post by Rene in the forum warrants a quick look:cm measurements: RE: 21,0 cm LE: 19,0 cmSnellen 20/20: RE: -4,75 LE: -5,25 Astigmatism test: RE: All lines look nearly the same. LE: 0°/10° lines look bold and grey. 90° line looks thin and black.Eye examination, optic shop A: RE: -5,50 +0,50 85° LE: -6,00 +0,5 90°Eye examination, optic shop B: RE: -5.00 -0,50 160° LE: -6,00 – 0,50 11°These astigmatism corrections can’t be right. With my trial lens set I [...]