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!
Optometrist Confirms: 7 Year Old Improves From -2.25 To -1.50
I'm a parent. Myopia and this whole topic of good eyesight takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to your kids. Your tongue gets just a little sharper with old timey optometrists telling you that nothing can be done. Your willingness to do research goes just a little further (or, a lot further). Kids. The game changes. We're not going to accept the smug "genetic fail" so-called diagnosis from a guy with a piece of paper degree and a for-profit [...]
LASIK Surgeon: Axial Elongation Stops At Maturity
Today let's look at a plastic surgeon who boldly goes on record with some very questionable statements about how your eye works. We're talking basic vision biology science here, and doctor dude not necessarily making all the sense. I don't even want to post this. But it's perhaps worth making the point again, that we're not always involved in a discussion with science-minded individuals with a lot of knowledge on the past several decades of studies and progressed [...]
PRO TOPIC: Plateau Problems!
Were you making great 20/20 gains in the beginning, but are now stuck? No matter what, all the things that worked before now are getting you no more gains? Plateaus. This post, for you. The basics of stimulus based vision improvement are simple. All you have to know about is 1) strain management and 2) productive stimulus. As with anything human biology though, things always get a bit more tricky once you really get into the 'biohacking' past the [...]
Sylvia: -8.50 Reduced To -7.50 (In 18 Weeks)
Let's do another full diopter progress report today. Sylvia writes: Solid start. And here's the chart that Sylvia references: I love chart. You should always keep a log, especially when just getting started. Measure frequently and later on when you're well into successful reductions, still do at least 1-2 measurements a month. You'll want that graph to look at in times you're feeling not sure, progress seems slow, or you just need that extra bit of motivation. Keep track of [...]
Marissa: -5.75 Down To -2.75 (In 7 Months)
Another quick announcement today, from your darling major of Gainsville. Marissa e-mails her 7 month update which of course has already been spoilered by the post title. 3 diopters in seven months, one might call that respectable: That's proper low myopia territory. You could wonder about all these lowered diopter stories here on endmyopia. How are all these gains possible, Jake? My optometrist tells me that myopia is genetic and can not be reversed! The most likely answer of course, endmyopia [...]
Kim’s -7.00 Reduced To -3.00 (In 18 Months): Amazed By Habit Effectiveness
How do you get from a -4.00 diopter correction down to -3.00 without even thinking about it? Is that wishful thinking, or did Kim just do exactly that? You keep hearing me saying this: Habits kitteh, are key to all the 20/20 gains. Not eye exercises. Forget about exercises. Life gets in the way. You've got things to do. Sure maybe you're the super motivated type and you can do an hour a day eye exercise regimen for the next [...]