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!
Off-Topic: The Guru’s Old Walking Stick
Off-topic randomness, of the potential consequences of starting to see the world more clearly. Myopia control. It creeps into your life, becoming less short sighted. First you just learn things about vision biology and optics and the difference between lazy (but profitable) symptom treatment, and actual health. About so-called medicine, vs. science. Then you start making 20/20 gains. Making small habit changes. And really what it boils down to after you get through the basic learning curve, is fixing your screen [...]
The Five Thousand Kitteh Army
This, just a ramble about progress and things. Our most awesome Facebook group just hit the 5,000 member mark. And you're thinking, woopdie doo Jake. You're right of course. Just numbers (try to say it with a Scottish accent though ... fiiive thuuusand - way more impressive). And sure, many of those members never post, comment, read, or otherwise partake in the idle subterfuge that is endmyopia. It's also a tiny number compared to what we might have if [...]
Debi (-4.00): 1 Full Diopter Reduced In 6 Months!
We get a ton of e-mail from readers wanting to get into the BackTo20/20 program, but having missed the invite (yes, it's not a marketing ploy after all). Or lacking funds. Or otherwise not meeting one of the other detail requirements. I always respond to this the same way: Everything you need, is here on the site (and free). Actually I say this many times in the free e-mail guide, it's one of the top links on every page [...]
Kim: -6.5 D Down To -4.25 D
Let's look at a great detailed progress report from our very own Facebook forum moderator, Kim. It is fantastic that some of our students come back to endmyopia to help others along with their journey. And in this case, even volunteer with some of the things that may otherwise drive an old eye guru a little (more crazy). Here's Kim's full report: Hey guys, this is going to be a long post. I started this program 2015 January I [...]
Kristen: -4.25 Down To -3.00 (In 5 Months)
Gains, gains, moar gains! Today another report from our darling Facebook group. These are particularly nice since they give a bit more social context, and often enough you can later look back and see their earlier improvement reports as well. That last part is key since not many methods outside of ours actually work past the first diopter! Here's Kristen: Greeting cards f rom Gainsville. A vast beard of purely mythical proportions is looking on from far, far above, waving [...]
Pro Topic: Low Myopia & High Astigmatism (Video)
The question of low myopia and high astigmatism has come up multiple times in the BackTo20/20 support forum, this week. Low myopia, as in 1-2 diopters. High astigmatism, as in at least 2 diopters, likely even close to 3. Which to deal with first, spherical or cylinder, is always a question to answer for yourself before starting down the road of addressing your diopter needs. One focal plane at a time, as uncle Jake likes to say. Best case scenario [...]