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!
Shannon Asks: Should I Reduce By 0.25 Or Can I Go Down By 0.50 Diopters?
The forum is full of good insights, though spread out over a few thousand posts.Every so often I'll try to remember to pick good ones out for you here in the blog. Make a few things easier to find.Shannon asks:I remember reading somewhere int he course or site that those with high myopia can do 0.5 reductions to save money on glasses etc.. I was just wondering – is it always preferable to move in 0.25 increments or is it [...]
Seeing Better With Contact Lenses vs. Glasses
There is a whole discussion going on here, about why you might see better with contact lenses than you do with glasses. Short answer, if you have high myopia, and don't have any problems with dry eyes, contact lenses might be for you. The rest of this is for those of you who are already in the whole program and familiar with normalized glasses and differential glasses prescriptions. Let's address the contact lens vs. glasses vision question for close-up. Here's [...]
How Migraines Got My Optometrist To Fix My Prescription
Suzannah lives in Ecuador, and has a hard time getting reduced prescriptions. This is where we should look at a story about migraines. I have had a number of clients over the years who entirely stopped having migraines once they stopped wearing full minus prescriptions while using computer screens or reading.From this, I borrowed some inspiration for Suzannah's prescription quandary. Take a look at my reply to Suzannah in the forum, which may hopefully help her (and indeed maybe you as well):I’ve [...]
Beware, The Mean Bully Optometrists
Optometrists can be huge bullies, if you say the wrong thing at the wrong time.Shannon reveals in the forum:I started endmyopia while I was ordering new glasses, which sucks so much because I have to keep talking to the optometrist. It’s extremely emotionally draining. I said my glasses were too strong, so they did a retest, and he only changed it by .25 in one eye and then upped the astigmatism to make it the same. It’s hard to even tell [...]
What Does Active Focus Feel Like?
Active focus is a topic that comes up fairly often in the forum. It's a big ingredient for stimulus, and initially the main challenge in getting acquainted with your eyes ability to focus. Hans asks in the Q&A: I try practicing active focus. Sometimes, I achieve clearing the blur completely until I blink – then, the blur is back again. Only when I stare, I can clear the blur and sometimes, it disappears almost completely. But while doing that, as [...]
Headaches: Why You Don’t Want To “Mix and Match” Prescriptions
You don't want to use any random pair of old glasses you have laying around, to start on a project of using lowered prescriptions. Things may not go perfectly, and you might not like the results!I'm going to use Alex' style for this post, referencing a recent forum post from Shannon.Hi – I am just starting out, and have put my Snellen in my office, so that I can look there every 20 minutes and assess my vision. I check [...]