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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!

Overnight High Myopia Shock: 5 Year Old Goes From 20/20 To -5.00D!

Imagine, you have a young boy.  Everything is all fine and great, boys will be boys.  Until one day, that is.  One day which is today when he comes running up to you and says, all scared sounding and confused:  Daddy, I can't see!   Yikes!  You're freaking out, naturally.  Freaking out and taking the little one to the optometrist as fast as you can.   And this is where it all starts. Sit back and grab your favorite pipe [...]

By |5 Diopters, Back To 20/20, Child Myopia, Just With Blog, Questionable Therapy, Vision Health|
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Todd: Getting First Normalized Glasses at -2.25

I'm a big fan of structured approaches. Call me lazy (or maybe just efficient).  Somebody else already figured it out, great.  Introduce me to that guy.  Give me the cliff notes.  Let's get straight to the key bits, I don't get a huge sense of accomplishment taking the long way if there's no need for it. Fine.  Maybe I am just lazy. Here's somebody who is definitely not lazy though, and also demonstrates how one might benefit from a finely tuned structured [...]

By |Low Myopia (2 Diopters & Less), Student Reviews|
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Should You See Your Optometrist To Verify Vision Improvement?

How's that post title for a loaded question? It's actually a question from our darling Facebook group, one that warrants a repost here.  The truth is, I myself avoided optometrists for quite a while once I started improving my eyesight, since the largely disparaging attitudes caused me to feel anxious and frustrated. But then that was before we knew all the things we know now.  Today I say, by all means.  Get data from every possible source, the more perspectives [...]

By |Myopia|
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Rachel’s (-7.00) Update: Optometrist Excited!

Have you ever heard of an optometrist getting excited about measuring clients improving eyesight?   It's a rare thing, for sure.  Read on! I had planned to get through some of the usual backlog of improvement stories today, get some motivating and great first hand accounts posted here for you. It's not to be though, at least for today.  Because something else came along. Also an improvement story of course (as most are), but this one with a particularly heart [...]

By |7 Diopters, Optometrist Confirmed, Questionable Therapy, Student Reviews|
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Another Quick & Awesome DIY Centimeter Measuring Tool

Centimeter.  A core tool of the endmyopia method. Since centimeter measurements translate directly to diopters, you can get a lot of valuable information from your centimeter results, inter-day fluctuation in centimeter, and knowledge about whether your glasses have the right amount of correction for your primary viewing distance. And if any of this is news to you, start with the diopter calculator. One of the greatest strengths of endmyopia is that we continue building better myopia control tools through the combined [...]

By |Glasses, 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!