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!
Sara’s Journey: The Truth About Long Term Vision Improvement Potential
Here is a testament of how much persistence pays off: Since we last looked at Sara's progress, she has cut her earlier close-up prescription strength in half (!), and is now again ready to reduce it further. From a -3.00 for close-up, she is looking at -1.25 / -1.00 now. Amazing progress, which we are going to look at here in a bit of detail.It's important to look at experience like Sara's, to put in perspective this particular method of [...]
The American Academy Of Optometry: Is Vision Therapy New Age Bunk?
I have been going through some of my favorite pieces of research for a friend, and an interesting book project. While I've been discouraged to talk about that, I'd like to bring you some of the choices pieces here, to the blog. It's hard to choose since so many of them are equally compelling and disturbing. So in no particular order, take a look at this (titled "Vision Therapy to Reduce Abnormal Nearwork Induced Transient Myopia"; by Ciuffreda, Kenneth J. OD, PhD, [...]
#1 Way To Improve Vision: Positive Stimulus – Here Is How To Get More
It's no secret that the whole world is becoming myopic as a direct result of our close-up lifestyle. For this reason the paid vision improvement course is focused primarily on how to deal with this most common lifestyle (close-up vision). Every so often though, participants come around who don't fit this mold. They may be spending far more of their time outdoors, or otherwise engaged in activities where close-up isn't their main mode.These participants have a whole lot of opportunity to [...]
Planning Ahead: Future Eyesight Improvement Without Alex
I may have another year or two in me, to continue improving this site, writing the blog, and providing support via e-mail and the forum. After that, it may indeed be time for me to fade into the sunset.What will happen to the site and how will you get answers for your questions, after I'm no longer here for you?It's still early, and I don't have a definite answer. A few things are on the table so far, and hopefully [...]
Simeon: Clear Flashes to 20/15 Vision
The British Journal of Ophthalmology. It is one of the most conservative publications of its kind, catering to the ongoing education and news for optometrist and ophthalmologists. You won't find speculation or fringe topics within its pages - and yet, even this conservative stalwart urges optometrists to stop treating the myopia symptom, and start looking at and addressing the actual cause. And despite this, you might ask fifty British optometrists about the cause of myopia, and you'll be lucky to get [...]
How To: Test If You Need Astigmatism Correction (for Normalized Prescriptions)
The question about astigmatism correction comes up a lot, and there is no definite answer that covers all cases. In this post we'll look at a simple DIY at-home test for astigmatism, and various considerations that may apply to your own prescriptions needs. (Note that you may also very like.ly be able to reduce your astigmatism by addressing the cylinder correction of your glasses or contact lenses - more on that later) Testing Astigmatism Without the proper tools to [...]
