It Takes Time To Get Back To 20/20.
And as most beardly sages will tell you, the path is the goal. Or something.
In this subject matter it’s every diopter that matters, they’re all milestones that will give you a better vision experience than the previous, higher diopters. -10 diopter myopia is nothing like -5 diopter myopia. At -10 you can barely wear glasses, your field of vision is seriously compromised, everything is smaller and more distorted. -5 looks like super high definition magic 8K reality, compared to -10.
And -4 is nothing like -2. At -2 you almost don’t need glasses for close-up, and you’re likely to get clear flashes even without glasses. And once you get to the last diopter, you can be without glasses in good outdoor lighting, and likely experience increasing amounts of great eyesight.
I also wrote several posts on the rate of improvement, and also did a quick and as-usual rambling video on the “how fast” question:
All that said, because newbies always ask this question (and who can blame them), here’s some updates from darling students who made it all the way to 20/20, or are just about there.
Because yes of course, you can (and should) go all the way back to 20/20. So enjoy some of the 20/20 gains reports here below.
20/40 To 20/20 Range Improvement Updates:
Some Awe Inspiring 20/20 Stories (-6.00, No Glasses, More)
Why the selfie post title image, Jake? Your face isn't exactly what anybody is going to want to look at. I'll tell you why. It's Saturday afternoon. Instead of frolicking at the strip club or spending time with the family, I'm writing you blog posts and answering countless questions. This is what I look like, making sure you're taken care [...]
Scientists, 75% Astigmatism Reductions, & Pinhole YOLOs
A quick cross section of various questions and comments, today: It would be so silly easy, all of this myopia discussion, if we were all scientists. So, so, so dreamily easy. Trouble is, a lot of the PDFs and things I link in the science section, are all full of partially unnecessary academic lingo. So unless you're used to weeding [...]
From -2.25 To No-Glasses Clear Flashes
Matthew posts an update in the forum: I posted last month about a nice prescription reduction and my excitement about the progress I have made since last year. I reduced to: OD -2.50 *-.25 *177 OS -2.00 *-.50 *177 I adapted to the reduction faster than I thought, and could consistently clear to the 20/20 line on my snellen in [...]
Nate & 175 cm: Successfully Reversed Child’s Myopia
If you set foot into any optic shop, the optometrist will sell you glasses for your children. They say, it's inevitable anyway. Eyes you know, pesky things. Never work right. But what if you could keep your child's eyes healthy? Or more fascinatingly, what if you could completely reverse your child's myopia, in as little as a year or even less? [...]