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!

Jenny: Had LASIK, Needed Glasses Again (but now…)

Here's a wee little LASIK story and also great natural 20/20 gains report for ya'lls. It covers several important points (that an old guru gets asked about in e-mails four hundred seventy billion times a week).  Mainly yes, LASIK is not a solution, it's precisely the same bandaid as a minus lens, just this time it's permanently cut into your eyes. And also mainly yes, a lot of the sort of "doctors" who advocate LASIK, are in fact morons. (a [...]

By |LASIK, Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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Annette: -5.25 D Reduced To -1.75 Diopters

Dahhhhlings. It's been a very video-centric past couple of weeks.  Not only for the freeloader YouTubes, but also the most excellent BackTo20/20 paid member side of things has seen quite a few updates.  In the slow turning cycle that is dealing with all the things that make up endmyopia, a bit of this was quite well due. And what always seems to get neglected, is the gains updates. Obviously the best and most important part of endmyopia, being able to [...]

By |3 Diopters, 4 Diopters, 5 Diopters, Student Reviews|
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Bates Method Didn’t Work .. Now What?

Another quick video today, from your most favorite darling eye guru. Do you ever wonder why we even bother posting videos about nonsense like Bates Method, attracting all teh trollz and mouth breathers of the Interwebs? Well.  The videos are bait. Here's why bait videos seem necessary:  I get a ton of e-mail from people who tried eye exercises and Bates Method, in the hopes of improving their eyesight.  Of course it never works out, so some give up, some [...]

By |Bates Method, Video|
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Endmyopia-Friendly Optometrists

Shjeeeees. They are out there, kittehs.  Optometrists who know the secret handshake.  The winkey-wink.  The cough-cough-lower-diopters requests. As of this writing, nobody who sells lenses for a living is going to tell you that you shouldn't start wearing glasses.  Or that you shouldn't wear full minus for close-up.  We're not living in some kind of post-for-profit endmyopia wisdoms future. But we are living in the present.  This site gets millions of regular visits.  Even our tiny Youtube channel has over [...]

By |News, Optometrist Confirmed|
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Darshani: Daughter from -4.25 Reduced To -1.75 D

Kittehz. Uncle Jake's desktop is completely full of student gains reports screenshots.  If I stick them in a folder again, same thing will happen as always ... I'll never remember to try to post them all. Yes all these 20/20 gains are a problem entirely unique to our holy temples of Meow.  Since we dare to consider vision biology and stimulus, we're getting these unusual results of reducing myopia.  Who'd have thought. On to the point: Well then. Here we [...]

By |3 Diopters, 4 Diopters, Child Myopia|
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THEY SAY I NEED GLASSES?! (what to do next)

So you just went to the optometrist for the first time. And what?!  They told you that you need glasses.   And you hopped online.  And fired up the old Googles.  And searched for wtf that all is about.  And stumbled upon this holy grail of all teh sagely wisdoms.   Good on you. Now as punishment, you'll have to watch in video format what all that talk of you about to be some four eyed nerdface, is really about: [...]

By |Low Myopia, 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!