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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!

Lasik Surgery & Retinal Detachment Risk

Let's touch on lasik surgery as a high myopia solution (to reduce retinal detachment), just briefly. This e-mail came across my desk the other day: I happened to stumble across your page as a desperate attempt to see whether my vision can be improved at all. I am VERY myopic, wearing contact lens at -10.50 and having glasses at -12. 2 days ago, I went to get an eye exam and the optometrist gave me a new glasses prescription of [...]

By |LASIK, Myopia, Vision Health|
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Child Myopia: Prescription Realities

Today is busier than usual, and I hadn't planned on taking time for a new article here in the blog. But then while answering forum questions, something came up that I want to share with you, before it gets lost in the to-do list of the day.  This topic, a short comment about child myopia prescriptions: There is an interesting round of posts by Aparna in the forum, about Kedar, her young son and his myopia: Nov 2012 (optometrist): -4.5 RE [...]

By |Child Myopia, Myopia|
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Morning Exercise: Calibrating Your Vision

Some of the blog posts assume that you have an understanding of the #endmyopia Method, and ideally maybe even participated in the Vision Improvement Course.  This is one of those articles. I have not yet come up with a good way to identify these 'previous knowledge necessary' articles.  It is on the list though, for the next creative moment. Recently we talked about double vision vs. blur, in this article. It created quite a bit of inquisitive e-mail, and a small forum [...]

By |Nearsighted: How To's, Vision Health|
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Defined: Flashes of Clear Vision

If you have been working on improving your vision for some time, you likely have experienced clear flashes: Moments where your vision suddenly clears up, and everything appears unusually sharp and crisp. You will find references to this phenomenon frequently in forum posts, and some of the progress reports also mention their experience of clear flashes. These moments of clarity begin to happen once strain is reduced, prescriptions are adjusted, and you have been working on active focus for a [...]

By |Myopia, Vision Health|
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My Favorite Articles of 2013

It has been a long and productive year 2013, in the world of online myopia rehab. The second year of my 'retirement', and we managed to get the Website to function almost acceptably - in no small part with a lot of patience, feedback, hands-on help, and suggestions from all of you! Here are some of my favorite articles of the year: Jeff, with a lifestyle involving lots of computer screen time, improves from -4.00 to -2.50 in six months: [...]

By |Myopia|
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Get Perspective on Your Vision Improvement

You did the Vision Improvement Program.  Your eyesight has been improving.  You got that first diopter or two of your vision back.  But it has been some time, and motivation is waning.   How do you keep from getting complacent? So much of ongoing eyesight improvement depends on motivation. Sure, it is fairly easy to stop progressive myopia, by following just the basics of the #endmyopia Method.  Limiting close-up, getting breaks, not using a full prescription while focused up-close, it is [...]

By |Myopia, Nearsighted: How To's|
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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!