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!
The Paradox Of The Optometry Prescription Mantra
Play a thought exercise with me.Imagine you go to medical school. You are taught many brilliant things. You decide to specialize on eyesight. Your friends make great money in myopia related fields. Optometry, ophthalmology. You figure, why not. You've got six figures in student loans to pay off. You sign up.Fast forward a couple of decades.You've prescribed glasses and contact lenses to thousands of people. You long noticed a trend. Every single client came in first needed only a -1.00 to [...]
Behind The Scenes: Resurrecting The FAQ, New Q&A, and more …
If you like to visit around these parts frequently, you might have been noticing some subtle, and some not-so-subtle changes around the site. What's going on, you ask, and what else is in the works to make this site more enjoyable? Here are some of the things we're working on:1. Judging A BookFirst impressions matter. The site is quite dense and meant for people happy to read a lot. This isn't most of the general Internet audience. We know this, [...]
Understanding Clear Flashes & The Prescription To Maximize Stimulus
You might have experienced clear flashes already, if you started going with reduced prescriptions and challenging yourself for active focus. Now you might wonder .. how do you get the most from this experience? How hard should you be working for those clear flashes? A clear flash is when you look at a blurred image, and suddenly it clears up. It's a jarring and amazing experience, especially the first time you have it. Looks like blur. You'll soon realize that [...]
Forbes: Contact Lens Stock Tearing Up The Charts
Good news, Jake. That's what they keep telling me. Give them some good news.I try to do so as much as possible, by providing how-to's on reversing your myopia. But myopia itself is difficult for me to present in a positive light. You know why? Because I'm an amateur. Go ahead, shake your head at me. Let's hand it over to Forbes Magazine to teach us how to put a positive spin on the most destructive eyesight illness in all [...]
The Intersection Of Blur & Double Vision
There comes a point when you can reduce your differential (up-close reading) prescription more than you would think. Read on for the 'how to'.---Alex and I agree on a lot of things. There are fundamental truths that simply apply to all, including blur horizon, active focus, and the whole subject of double vision covered in the 60's installments of Alex' course.It plainly makes sense to follow the pace of the guided course since it incorporates all the necessary aspects of [...]
How Do You Get 20/20 Eyesight?
Let's start this with some perspective: 20/20 eyesight doesn't exist. Rather, it is just a vague approximation of visual acuity. It can be one thing or quite another, depending on who you ask, and how your optometrist measures. Stick around for a moment, while we look at what 20/20 means, and why you don't need to worry about it ... and what you want to focus on, instead.---Most people who first come to visit my office are looking to 20/20 [...]
