How To’s2021-11-10T02:42:21+00:00

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!

Lower Diopters Don’t Improve Eyesight

So here is a vaguely common and recurring problem.  With some newbies to endmyopia. They read, browse, see all kinds of talk about reduced diopters.  So they think, hey that's great.  Less diopters equals improving eyesight.  Got it.  Going to reduce my diopters. Because everything in modern life has to be a quick answer-shortcut. Only takes a couple hours of reading to fully understand vision biology and myopia causes and also plzz-give-me-da-steps-bro. Or of course it could be a Jake's [...]

Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's, Video|

Headaches Because Of Glasses? The Fix Might Be Simple (2019 Update)

Update:  New video on Youtube, about glasses & headaches. And other update (April 2020):  Rui eliminates her headaches caused by glasses (shortsighted podcast). Headaches due to glasses is something often easily sorted out. Depending on whether you wear glasses or contact lenses, your usage habits, and when the headaches occur, you can troubleshoot the cause.  I have had what feels like countless cases where glasses were ultimately the cause of headaches and migraines. This article applies both to rehab participants [...]

Differential Glasses, Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's|

Active Focus – Beginner Tips

Adding another one to the active focus link list, more words to help newbies find active focus. Active focus is really the only part of the whole approach that has that intangible aspect that I can't reliably explain the application of. Finding it is super easy for some, and a challenging journey for others. Since I don't want you to get hung up on not being able to find active focus, I keep adding new perspective to hopefully help you [...]

Nearsighted: How To's, Video|

Why I Don’t Trust Optometrist Measurements

Video time! Last day in Vietnam, high speed Internet abounds, and your favorite eye guru has been carrying around all the video gear for two months now. It's clearly high time we got together for a little chat that's not just a text blog Website entry thing. So this time let's cover why I don't trust optometrist measurements. Or rather, how they approach the concept of "distance to blur" from the opposite end than recommended by your favorite Holiness, His [...]

Glasses, Nearsighted: How To's|

Why You Should … Keep A Log Of Your Gains

A foundational principle of our way to improve eyesight is quantifying results. No feel-good fruity eye exercises, no om-shanti unicorn jungleberries, no chakras and chants and throwing away your glasses and hoping for the best. We want to test a hypothesis (will x-stimulus improve my own eyesight) by measuring and logging and ultimately quantifying specific change. That's what you should be on the lookout for with any given idea of implementing a regimen to extract a desired change. Keeping a [...]

Nearsighted: How To's|

Maurice: Finally Found Distance Active Focus!

As always your favorite old homeless eye guru is guilty of not posting nearly enough guides and how-to's and updates in the blog. Guilty as charged, your honor. You will find more frequently updated content in Le Meow (our private forum) and in our Facebook group.  A lot of times I'll just screenshot an interesting e-mail and post it in either of those venues since it takes so much less time than writing a blog post here.  So if you're [...]

Active Focus, 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!