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.
Myopia Cure: The Sum Of Its Parts
Sometimes I see questions and comments about the #endmyopia Method when discussing myopia cures, on other sites and forums. As the idea of plus lens therapy in particular has a niche following, my method tends to get put in the same category. Likewise, sometimes clients like to 'pick and choose' parts of the #endmyopia Method, and seek eyesight improvements using a partial strategy. Certainly, in some cases we do use plus lenses to help improve your eyesight. The #endmyopia Method [...]
Retinal Detachment Risks
Before it gets lost in the back pages of forum topics, let's bring a particular post about retinal detachment risks to the blog. Retinal detachment risks can be considerable for high myopes. It doesn't begin to make it on the radar of things to worry about until you are in the double digits with myopia (which you never should be, under any circumstances, with just basic preventative steps). If you have more than a -10 diopter correction, use it daily [...]
Key Prescription Risks That Everyone Should Understand
Two recent forum topics bring to light the need to discuss eyeglass prescription strength, both for program participants, and casual readers alike. I also have a pair of +1.25 glasses, which was the lowest power I could get at the drugstore. I hope to “grow into” these but in the meantime am wearing them about 1 hour a day at the computer. This has my face about 6 or 7 inches from the screen — not that comfortable, but it’s [...]
Better Eyesight: Lifestyle vs. Exercise Routines
There are some things we have to admit about ourselves, if we want to succeed in improving our eyesight. The process itself is almost foolproof and has worked on many thousands of clients in our 40 years of practice. It is the other thing, that really determines success vs. failure: Commitment. Most of us have made Newyears resolutions that never actually came to pass. We all know somebody who has tried some diet and failed to loose or maintain their [...]
How Fluorescent Light KILLS Your Vision
The marketing consultant keeps pushing me to add some hyperbole to the titles. He insists that my Austrian sense for civility and understatement is not what you want - so there we have it: Fluorescent lights kill your vision.And they do, sort of.If you are participating in any of my Vision Improvement Courses, you know all about my credo of 'don't take Alex' word for it'. As with anything else I tell you, you can try this one yourself, quite easily:Pick a [...]
Optical Delusion – You Can See Much Better Than You Think Possible
There is a very powerful factor in medicine, therapy, and medications. One that does not rely on any practice or specific substance. One that no matter what medication you take, makes you feel better. It is such a common factor, that it is included in almost all therapy effectiveness studies. It is part of most new medication trials, as well. It is this effect that may be keeping you from reaching your full eyesight potential. You know the factor I [...]