General Vision Health Topics. Mostly we talk about myopia here, which we don’t consider to be an illness. While on that subject we do often end up crossing over into related issues that you may encounter, while working to reduce your myopia.
Everything from dry eyes, to the dangers of certain antibiotics, to risks of retinal detachment and glaucoma and lattice degeneration, you’ll find all the vision health related topics in this category.
Detached Retina – Can It Be Prevented?
A Detached Retina Has Three Common Causes High degree of myopia (near sightedness) Eye injury or cataract surgery Genetic / family history Retinal tears happen before detachment, usually, with symptoms including seeing 'floaters' (specks of light), flashes of light, and potentially darkening of your peripheral vision. If you experience any of these symptoms, you want to see a doctor immediately. Every minute counts, since only very quickly executed surgery can re-attach your retina. You absolutely do not want to delay [...]
Logs vs. No Logs & Snellen vs. Natural Impression
I advocate the use of a log for your eyesight improvement project. This practice helps makes the progress more tangible, and eliminate subjective concerns. It also helps me provide you with some direction, when you feel stuck. Maybe this is a bit of a stereotype of my culture, the methodical approach to everything, but it certainly is effective. Here is a great example of a log, that I recently received for review: And while in most cases, after the initial [...]
Reader Questions: 20/20, Then What’s Next?
Shawn sends an e-mail, asking: So what happens when I get through 12-16 months of your program. I get to 20/20, then what's next? Like does my vision stay there? Does it need maintenance? I'm 22, would vision go back to -2.5 sometime later in my life? How sustainable would my 20/20 vision at the end of this process be? And is 20/20 what I see now through my glasses? This reminds me of the missing FAQ on the site, [...]
Improve Eyesight: 20/40 to 20/15 in 3 Months
On the subject of how to improve eyesight, I recently received this e-mail from Kevin, a reader of the site:Hi Alex, I know you are busy so i try to keep this short. My father had a -1/-0.75 his v/a was 20/40 3 months ago. his vision now is 20/20-20/15. All he did was read the smallest letters on the snellen for several hours a day UNTIL his eyes hurt (using active focus). I tried this and it seemed to [...]
Why Does Nobody Talk About Myopia Rehab?
I get this question a lot, and consistently. It is probably the biggest reason that people are highly skeptical about the premise of rehabilitation. Let me illustrate they 'why', with some images: This is the 5 year stock trend for Essilor. Wikipedia describes the company this way: Essilor International S.A. is a French company that produces ophthalmic lenses along with ophthalmic optical equipment. It is based in Paris, France, and quoted on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange. As one of the 40 largest companies traded in Paris, it is a component of [...]
Better Myopia Treatment In Sight?
A client forwarded me an excellent article from NPR, titled: "How Parents And The Internet Transformed Club Foot Treatment" I can't describe how much hope that gives me, the words "Internet Transformed Treatment". Here are some choice quotes from the article itself: Just a decade ago, up to 90 percent of babies like Snyder's daughter Alice were treated with surgery that usually had to be repeated several times. That created a buildup of scar tissue that often left patients with [...]