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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!

Morning Exercise: Calibrating Your Vision

Some of the blog posts assume that you have an understanding of the #endmyopia Method, and ideally maybe even participated in the Vision Improvement Course.  This is one of those articles. I have not yet come up with a good way to identify these 'previous knowledge necessary' articles.  It is on the list though, for the next creative moment. Recently we talked about double vision vs. blur, in this article. It created quite a bit of inquisitive e-mail, and a small forum [...]

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Get Perspective on Your Vision Improvement

You did the Vision Improvement Program.  Your eyesight has been improving.  You got that first diopter or two of your vision back.  But it has been some time, and motivation is waning.   How do you keep from getting complacent? So much of ongoing eyesight improvement depends on motivation. Sure, it is fairly easy to stop progressive myopia, by following just the basics of the #endmyopia Method.  Limiting close-up, getting breaks, not using a full prescription while focused up-close, it is [...]

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4 Rules To Reduce Eye Strain While Using Your Tablet

I keep hearing about tablets as Christmas presents. Everybody is getting them, everybody wants them, they are everywhere!A few tips to keep your eyes from suffering from tablet use:Don't wear your glasses while on the tablet. Odds are that you will be holding it closer than you should anyway, and using glasses meant for distance vision will make the resulting strain significantly worse.If you are using the Vision Improvement Course and are at less than -2.00 diopters for your normalized (distance) prescription, [...]

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From The Free Mini Myopa Rehab Course

A few of you have reported that the automatic e-mail sending the promised free installment had some hiccups. You may have received the first installment a second time, rather than the second installment itself! For those of you this happened to, here is the e-mail content you missed: If you go to the optician every year, you may find that your eyesight gets worse by an average of 0.75 diopters per year. From 42 years in this practice, I find [...]

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Is Your Sleep Schedule Hurting Your Eyesight?

Do you remember waking up sometimes, and the room just seemed extra blurry?   In this post we will take a look at sleep and it's effects on your eyesight. If you have managed to get away from single prescription paradigm and are not wearing excessively strong prescriptions (try the self check prescription tool), you already know this: Your eyesight varies quite a bit, even throughout a single day. A number of things affect how well you see: Ambient Light (brightness, [...]

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Is XYZ Vision Program Any Good?

I get e-mails asking about various online vision improvement programs, at a rate of a few per week.  Since I can't remember whether I have covered in the blog before, here is what I generally respond with: 1.  Contact behavioral ophthalmologists in your local area.  Ask him/her whether the practice specializes on myopia rehabilitation, or whether at least it is a major piece of their practice.  Ask them to outline their approach. 2.  Read this page:  The Four Pillars.  If [...]

Myopia, Nearsighted: How To's|

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!