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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!

Christie: Optometrist Says, “No More Myopia”

Gains updates time, kittehz. First of all, please let me say that a darling guru is very, very far removed from the West.  And all the curious and rapidly changing ideas about free speech, extra enhanced political correctness, and generally things that an old man finds quite confusing. Seems like we'd have more pressing problems than trying to practice being little fascists with each other while the big corporate machines continue grinding our lives into infinite data points and personalized [...]

By |3 Diopters, 4 Diopters, 5 Diopters, 6 Diopters, 7 Diopters, 8 Diopters, 9 Diopters, Back To 20/20, High Myopia (10+ Diopters), Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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Pushing Focus vs. Pulling Focus

Much of the terminology around endmyopia has existed in the countless wind swept millennia before the Internet.   Think temples and ruins of temples and ancient spiritual sacrifices. Or not any of that, maybe just that we started with endmyopia before the Internet did take over the world.  Because of that (and because Jake's lazy and disorganized) I haven't necessarily put all of the terms we use here, in the FAQ.  Usually it's when somebody asks, and I look, and [...]

By |Active Focus, Basics, Nearsighted: How To's|
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Gerli: “Optometrist Says I’ll Go Blind?!!”

Quiiiick one today, kittehz.  20/20 gains updates. This one, also available in video-rant format:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VgohvylUmo Going there. And of course here is the text-rant version. First up, our headliner: Not sure of the fear mongering backstory on this one. Will leave this one for you to ponder. And here's a good one, exactly how I'd say one should approach the mystical forests of endmyopia: Test all teh thingz! Another great one, tactically practically almost back to 20/20: Almost no more [...]

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Depression & (High) Myopia

This is a big topic, apparently. You don't find the ole guru digging too deep into emotional states and generally more intangible aspects of myopia.  We should since that's one of the top reasons that you should start working on reducing your lens dependence.   So if you feel despair about your myopia (high myopia in particular), watch this rambly video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHGJsSveHO4 Hopefully useful. One day at a time.  Putting a lot into this resource to help you overcome adversity [...]

By |High Myopia, High Myopia (10+ Diopters), Video|
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Leah New Video Update: (-8.00 Start) Now Down To -5.25 D

Loving the video updates! Very very slowly we're getting some of our darling participants to throw in some videos of their updates.  So much more context than just text on a screen, and great to see all the enthusiasm. One challenging thing about video updates is that you're bound to get about five billion questions.  Just to be kind to everyone putting out these updates please take the time to read and understand and investigate on your own (everything you [...]

By |5 Diopters, 6 Diopters, 7 Diopters, 8 Diopters, Student Reviews, Video|
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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!