How To Guides. There’s BackTo20/20, the exclusive lair of Jake’s personal students working on their eyesight. And then there are the free guides, available to all readers, right here on @endmyopia. So whether you prefer DIY, or don’t want to enable Jake by funding his debaucherous lifestyle, or are just dabbling, this section is for you.
A decade of eye guru experience, in hundreds of individual guide posts, many with student examples, all here in this section. Dive right in!
Pro Q&A: Should You Equalize Your Differential Glasses First?
Equalizing (reducing the diopter ratio between left and right eye spherical correction) is one of the more advanced topics here on endmyopia. We have a whole topic category just covering the subject of diopter correction. Between that and the how-to guide category, there is a whole lot of material covering diopter changes leading up to where you may be wondering about equalization. Taking a step back, it is kind of amazing, just how much depth we have on free resources. ;) [...]
Where Should You Start With Diopter Reductions?
It's time to put this question in the FAQ. Diopter reductions, where to start. First, obvious disclaimers. Don't monkey with lenses if you don't know what you're doing. Don't go dig up some "old prescription" and start wearing it. Learn about the biology first, learn centimeter measurements, do a ton of reading, before messing with focal plane changes. That stuff is no joke and you'll do way more harm than good by going into this experiment without a clear background [...]
Why You Don’t Want To Give Diopter Advice
Let's talk about diopters. Or rather, let's talk about why we don't talk about diopters in terms of advice (one of the few and specific rules of the @endmyopia FB group). This is important and you want to resist the urge to use any diopter numbers if you truly feel comfortable giving advice and suggestions to others (which too, you might want to approach with due caution). So let's dig in: Why no diopter talk? Diopters are the result [...]
(Low Myopia): 1/2 Diopter Ratio Left – Kellee Almost Equalized
Pro topic. Meaning, ... you know what pro topic means. Equalizing is a big part of reducing focal plane complexity of your glasses. Lots of equalizing posts in the blog, including here, here, here, here, and also here. Tons of actionable research material in the free guides here, all you need is a bit of patience in piecing things together. And of course, equalizing is awesome, as Kellee attests to in the forum: Very awesome, right? (full thread here) Imagine yourself [...]
Tim’s -8.50 To -5.75 Progress (With Interchangeable Lenses)
Lenses. Lots and lots of lenses. Once you start reversing your myopia, you realize how many lens reductions you'll need. You could be some optometrist's best friend ever, going down by 0.25 diopters, on two sets of glasses, every 3-4 months. Seriously, that's a lot of lenses! And there are lots and lots of tricks and strategies and way to deal with all these lens changes. Some use contact lenses which are cheaper and easier to deal with. Others make [...]
Brilliant DIY Centimeter Measuring Tool
I love this student solution to measure high myopia centimeters! If you have really high myopia and try to measure your centimeters, you already realized how frustrating it can be. Getting that close to the screen, trying to measure tiny changes, it's far more difficult than if you have average myopia. Read this post on the topic, which also points to a much more detailed discussion in our FB group. In the Facebook thread, I re-post (from the BackTo20/20 [...]