When will my eyes stop worsening? | Myopia progression

[@Beading_Kate]

My optician recommended going outdoors for three reasons: 1. Oxygen. We need fresh air and oxygen, as well as our eyes. 2. Physical activity (even if it’s mild like strolling). It makes our blood system work harder and encourages blood to go into every small blood vessel including eyes. 3. Eye muscles training. When we are outdoors, we have that near-and-far eye movement and adjustment, which makes our crystalline lens actually work and not be stuck in one position when we only look at something that is near. That one is pretty important, there are special eye exercises doing exactly the same; but when we are outdoors it happens naturally.

[@samiraperi467]

#1 makes no sense, you're getting just as much oxygen indoors.

[@michaelbowen4275]

Agree #1 makes no sense. Also opticians aren't doctors.

[@otiebrown9999]

Great. This is how I went from 20/60 to 20/20.

[@Demian1]

​@@samiraperi467 nope You are not, look it up

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

And also do endmyopia, wear lower or no lenses up close, and if even your phone is too blurry, just wear progressive lenses

[@tinalewis6782]

I’m 61 and still progressing. I’m at -9.75 now. I swear I can feel my eyeballs protruding in the back of my head.

[@faeriesmak]

I am 47 and mine is -10.00. I feel your pain.

[@Mamby9Pamby]

Me too

[@belleooo]

54 and mines -6, has got worse ever year. No myopic parents, lived outdoors in the 70s and 80s lol.

[@shalomihemefor7907]

@@faeriesmak I'm 23 with -11.75 on left eye .. right eye -5.10 ... 😭

[@44LillPuffin]

Guys I'm -10 in one eye and -10.75 in the other and I'm in my 30s. Wtf?

[@jakes5530]

Funny story, I had a new peds patient today who was -1.00 according to her previous records, but today she was an easy 20/20 uncorrected and said she hates to wear her glasses. Came to the conclusion through more testing that she was just over-minused by her previous doctor. She couldnt have been happier to walk out of the office with no glasses needed!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Oh boy 😅

[@vikkibradley123]

Did you ever think her eyes might be better due to her not wearing her glasses?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@vikkibradley123 man just said she was over-minused 😂

[@vikkibradley123]

Antonio, the man did not state she was over minused but rather he made up his own opinion and conclusion on that, so it isn't fact and you shouldn't be going around spreading conclusions as facts.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@vikkibradley123 would have loved to be there to examine it myself 😂

[@AllegraHayward]

I'd be interested in you making a video about vision changes during puberty! I had perfect eyesight as a child, but I developed myopia and astigmatism during puberty

[@kkevinj1]

School/reading too long, no breaks, lack of distance vision not puberty, wild animals dont lose their sight during it and neither do we

[@AllegraHayward]

@@kkevinj1 puberty changes hormones and neurotransmitters which can, in effect, affect vision

[@kkevinj1]

Oh so thats why SO many ppl are nearsighted, puberty, damn mystery solved

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@AllegraHayward ReALLY

[@otiebrown9999]

Progressive myopia is what you have. Caused by a minus lens.

[@miamfer]

I really liked that you brought scientific articles! As a child I grew up climbing trees and going to the beach, but at 14 I started wearing glasses (-0,25 and -0,5). My younger brother, though, was that type of kid more into tv and videogames. At 8 he was diagnosed with -1,5 myopia in each eye. Our parents also wear glasses. Im 25 now, last time i checked I had -3,25, my brother (19 yo) -4,5, we both still progressing

[@decadewgame9802]

what ? you myopia is increasing in 20s??

[@miamfer]

@@decadewgame9802 yep. Actually, few months after I made this comment I went to a doctor to check, now my glasses are -4,75 and -5,00 🫠 and I also have astigmatism

[@Anonymoususer6541]

Dude that doesn't sound well...,my doc said it will stop progressing after 21..but what have u said is 😐.

[@awesome7732]

You can't use this as actual data for a conclusion lmao

[@silentevening2714]

My sight was getting worse and worse each year until the age of 18 when it stopped at -7 the day I bought my first contact lenses (glasses were already too heavy). Now I'm almost 38 and still wearing the same prescription. My doc says it happens with contact lenses. Edit: I recently visited an ophthalmologist, she wrote out a prescription for new, weaker (!!!) glasses, but my astigmatism has slightly increased. And at the end of the visit, she referred me to the hospital because of a retinal detachment, which surprised me the most, because I haven't spotted anything odd.

[@itselizah1394]

Give some updates

[@silentevening2714]

Two doctors examined me thoroughly, it turned out, it was not a retinal detachment, but strong degenerative changes, thinning and (yet) self-scaring retinal atrophy, typical for the high myopic eye. So the laser is not necessary for now, although anything can happen.

[@Efryd]

I've been wearing contacts since age 12 (used soft contacts until age 24/25 and then switched to rigid contacts due to irritation), I'm 26 now and my sight has not stopped worsening, although it did slow down after puberty

[@laurisuurmaa2752]

My moderate myopia which occured when I was 11 began quickly worsening just after I started wearing corrective lenses when I was 18, my eyes worsened to -5 until stabilised by the age 26, when I was 28 I had lasik which liberated me from glasses and contacts.

[@Flipper86]

This is true for hard or gas perm contacts but not soft.

[@leftalone9881]

There was a girl who was strapped in a chair in a small room for most of her childhood, and when she was finally taken from that family she was unable to clearly see further than the distance she was used to seeing in the small room. I think that outside activities which force us to look into the distance and at several different distances in rapid succession may be what helps us maintain good vision. Like you said the eye grows and that’s normal but the refractive parts of the eyes are supposed to grow at the same rate as the eye. What if being outdoors doesn’t prevent the eye from growing long but helps regulate the growth of the parts of the eyes that adjust to focus on things

[@Mg7-]

dude that's the same thing i think of, like sunlight stimulate dopamine to regulate eye growth for clearer and sharper vision, doesn't that mean that it can reverse myopia even by slight changes?

[@AgentSmith911]

Thanks for the video. I'm 34 years old and currently at -5.75 at both eyes. It's gotten progressively worse over the years. I'm finding myself going to my optician and getting stronger glasses 😑

[@SBridge11100]

try endmyopia

[@skvlsky]

don't wear stronger glasses, or atleast be aware if you got overprescription. Pay attention to your headaches with new glasses, that's 99% a sign of overprescription

[@dharkbizkit]

90% by age 21.. awesome. here i am, 37 years old , needed glasses since iam 6 or 7 still, iam getting another -0.25 added every 2 years and always hear "well, youre the exeption to the rule" as if that helps or makes it any better. as kid, a had a lot of outdoor time, yet my eyes got worse, since iam working, i way more insight doing near work but it didn progress faster. my wife was bookworm all her life, always indoor and only spends times infront of a book or computer but has 20/20

[@agme8045]

It’s probably genetics

[@aixx114]

I'm 28 and have been using glasses since 4th grade (though I probably needed them before that lol). I "started" With -3 and -8 (+astigmatism in both eyes) and now I'm in -6 and -11. In my case, I practised different sports through all my childhood but I guess that couldn't beat my genetics, (mom and grandma both had high myopia). Thankfully, it's been stable for 7 years now :)

[@aspiringbeing]

I am 23 nd it's still increasing every year . When will it stop . I have been using specs for last 10 yrs

[@Chix_desi69]

@@aspiringbeing what is your Power number

[@aspiringbeing]

@@Chix_desi69 -3 but I think it's increased now

[@macirutledge7372]

I’ve had glasses since 3rd grade, should have had em in first. I’m now a -9 in one and -9.5 in the other, and it has changed every year getting worse and worse

[@grazz_er]

@@aspiringbeing I guess it's pretty small increasing, probably you will be ok till your death. You may try laser surgery if it bothers you so much

[@TheGrumblyTumbly]

I'm in my early 30s and my myopia is still progressing since childhood. I had a corrected crossed eye when I was 5 in my left eye, have astigmatisim in my right eye and latent nystagmus in both. I've also noticed in the last few years that I have double vision if I'm not using correctives. So I'm thinking that it's a combonation of all these things that my myopia continues to progress lol

[@geldixhemalallari4137]

i’m genuinely scared of the people with -3 out there who don’t wear glasses not even to drive. don’t wear them if you don’t want to, but my god someone will get injured if they continue that way

[@iloveyellow7214]

Hello, I binge watch or listen to your video while im on a break from upskilling. Often thTs from 2pm-3pm And then you said, "the amount of light in tour eyes and the distance".... That brought me back to Mr. Huberman's podcast that said, "if you're looking at a screen, take a break every15 mins. and look at the horizon And every morning, have "sunlight exposure" for at least 5 mins. Look into the horizon where there is sunlight but DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE SUNLIGHT ☝🏽he said that would greatly adjust your body clock and it signals to your brain that it is day time & night time. I wasnt aware tht habit would also help prevent something qith our eyes. Thank you for making me realize so many things 😘

[@alphaomega9387]

The reason is mainly because of our surroundings, genetics is only a bit of factor(not as imp as the first), people are encouraged to go outdoors because you would naturally always be looking at a distance, therefore the surroundings do not make us lose the ability of distant looking. It is very important with young children and infants especially, as that's typically the time where they spend alot of time indoors, and once they get myopia they can never reverse it, so this is imp for parents with newborns..prevention is always better than cure(except we dont have a cure, lasik isn't natural so that doesnt count either). I've seen people who wear glasses yet none of their parents does, and vice versa but its more common in the first scenario as we have things like mobile phones and computer nowadays which makes people spend alot of time indoor and less outdoor.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Spot on 👍

[@isuzuke]

u can fix myopia

[@berneserainbow1407]

A middle 40s here, I never experienced stabilisation of myopa. It just has slowed down compared to my teenage years.

[@faeriesmak]

Same with me.

[@mandelade]

Had +1,5 diopters at 17, now in my final year of dental school at 25 I’m at -1,75 and I can basically link every 0,5 diopter Progression to one exam season.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Oh boy.. that’s a big change, hopefully it should start stabilising now

[@dawinderpreetsingh5976]

So u had hyperopia at 17 and got myopia after that?

[@mandelade]

@@dawinderpreetsingh5976 yeah I guess so. I wasn’t really wearing glasses at 17 though.

[@dawinderpreetsingh5976]

@@mandelade ok , what is ur current prescription? And at what age u got myopia, and at what rate did it increased

[@mandelade]

@@dawinderpreetsingh5976 current prescription is -1.5 and -1.75 and I got my first prescription of -0.25 and -0.5 at 21 I think?

[@ETBrooD]

Myopia could be genetic in some people, but its rise in recent generations suggests a very significant change in lifestyle. The strong shift towards indoors/online activities is among the most likely culprits. That implies a strong need to move education away from predominantly indoors to predominantly outdoors, especially in children. Also less homework and generally less time spent reading.

[@mangersavoir4213]

I'm 38 and it's still changing.

[@lorep7412]

I never wore my glasses with -1 except while driving and to read the blackboard. I wear +0.50 glasses while reading long time and 15 years later my prescription is still -1. Friends that wore the glasses all the time and started the same have now over -3

[@chericherrylady]

heyy I have -1 in left eye while my right eye is fine. I DON'T WEAR GLASSES what should I dooo

[@nhlanhlannkosi]

Was at -9.5 -10 had PRK laser a few months ago. 🥳 I see better now than I did even with my glasses.

[@sweetbeep]

..lots of people get myopia after the lasik. I assume same with PRK laser. Many ways to prevent recurrence

[@clint1285]

do you mind telling me your age?

[@Nyxar-2077]

​@@sweetbeep they get lasik cause the eye wasn't stable yet

[@sweetbeep]

@@Nyxar-2077 huh?

[@Nyxar-2077]

@@sweetbeep i was high lol, what i meant to say is that they get lasik even if they don't have stable vision yet

[@eugenepark240]

Can't stop, won't stop!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Unstoppable myopia

[@otiebrown9999]

@@AntonioTheOptom with a minus lens.

[@epaminon6196]

I started developing myopia at around 12 years of age. At the age of 21 I had -2.25 dpt in both my eyes. 10 years later, now at 31, I have -2.25 dpt in both my eyes. Got ICLs implanted a week ago and now my myopia has been corrected.

[@fayjaz]

They really need to make bigger street signs 😂

[@AntonioTheOptom]

😂😂

[@therealfrank6393]

😂😂

[@HistoryChef]

I never played outside and that made my eyes go worse i am 15 and my eyes are currently -6 and -6.5 . my main problem was my posture . but since the day I started playing outdoors and sleeping also included drinking more and water . my myopia has slowed down a little . So , start playing outside chads !

[@HistoryChef]

I literally use insta once in 2-3 hrs

[@TheAlison1456]

do you have to rock a nazi profile picture as a fan of history? makes me wonder if you're a just a fan of history.

[@HistoryChef]

@@TheAlison1456 I mean ya I'm more of a history and science person myself

[@arpyt9574]

My myopia was detected when i was in 5th class, with -2.5,,,, then 3 years later whesn i was in class 8 it jumped to -4.00,,,, then each year it continues to increase almost -1.00 every year,,,, now i am 19 years old and my left eye has -6.00 and right eye has -7.00,,,,, I am very much afraid becouse of it,,,,, i pray that it stop increasing by 21..! I badly want to be the part of that 90% people who's myopia stopped at the age of 21 😭please pray for me.I dont want to lose my eyes.

[@BilalAhmed-sh8wt]

Did it ever slowed down?

[@CrisHavingACrisis]

I'm 14 and have -10 and -8.50 myopia as well as astigmatism - it's been developing quicker these last 3 years, and ever since I was about 8 I had -5 and -5.50, this terrified me even more, since I'm constantly in a state of anxiety when I think about my eyesight. I was told my first time at the Optometrist (?) that once I reach puberty it will most likely get better, to my surprise it was the opposite of that, family started blaming it on my phone and even that's mostly like true, I believe there's more factors to that, plus I was myopic from birth, and when I was 8 it still was really high and I barely used any devices back then. It really doesn't help my worries when the people around tell you "you know you'll go blind one day at this point" when there's still some hope for it to improve in the future, or at least stop getting worse. I'm terrified of surgery tho, so once I'll be able to get it, I don't think I'll can.

[@Rodo079]

Hey! Do not worry, I have myopia since 8 and now Im 22 and I dont visit an ophthalmologist for about 2 and a half years When I hit puberty my vision started to go worst, felt like I needed a new pair of glasses every 6 months, but as soon as pimples stopped appearing my myopia slowed down Im 100% sure that you'll get better, and dont listen to those saying that using the phone is bad, I used ALOT of computers back in my puberty and my myopia still slowed down when I became an adult.

[@zaraamina1568]

​@@Rodo079 the degree of myopia when u r 8 years old please ???

[@ciroboro]

I started at -1 at the age of 12 it progressed until it reached -6 around 25-30 year old, now at 44 it has gone down to -1.5 -2 and it continues to go down every year, very unusual they say

[@Tb-on4fx]

How did you do it

[@virathiyam5401]

One of the best covers of the song I've heard. Well done 👍.

[@cjbartoz]

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, occurs when the eye elongates, and rays of light entering the eye are focused in front of the light-sensitive retina rather than directly on it. This causes blurry distance vision. Over one third of our children, although born with normal vision, become nearsighted during their school years. Research by Francis A. Young, Kenneth H. Oakley, Ira Schwartz, N. Elaine Sandberg, Frank Schaeffel, Adrian Glasser, Howard C. Howland, Desmond Cheng, etc. proves directly/indirectly that after doing prolonged close work, the focusing muscle inside the eye locks up into a state of near focus. Over time this leads to permanent nearsightedness, an abnormal lengthening of the eye. The wearing of distance or minus power (concave) glasses aids the vision of myopes by bringing everything closer so that distant objects are within the range of focus. A book may still be held at arm's length but from a focusing standpoint it has now been moved closer to the eyes. This begins a vicious circle which soon results in the need for stronger glasses. Increasing amounts of effort are necessary to focus each time the power of the glasses is increased. Knowing this wouldn’t it then not be logical to put a strong plus lens on children for all close work, to totally eliminate focusing effort?

[@Akira-jd2zr]

"Knowing this wouldn’t it then not be logical to put a strong plus lens on children for all close work, to totally eliminate focusing effort?" You are exactly right about this. It's common to prescribe a bifocal in children whose myopia is increasing to quickly. And of course, a bifocal has a less minus/more plus Rx at the bottom of the lens for close work.

[@cjbartoz]

@@Akira-jd2zr Are bifocals a good alternative? Bifocals are a combination of reading glasses and distance glasses. The upper portion of the glasses contains distance (minus) lenses and the lower portion contains reading (plus) lenses. Bifocals are not recommended because the child is likely to use the distance lenses in the upper half of the glasses for close work, thereby further elongating the eye and causing irreversible myopia. As an example, when using a computer, the child may use the lower portion to look at the keyboard, but will almost certainly use the upper portion to look at the screen.

[@Ivy-kd1kz]

Am 23 now but my prescription got -0.75 worse than two years ago... Possibly due to COVID staying at home all the time :(

[@minimayhem1996]

I can't deal with this. I don't want to get older. I don't want to lose my f****** eyesight. I said, I use it for so much. I used for my painting. I used for my video games every single hobby I do I use my eyes on my hands. I can't f****** lose my eyes, man.

[@minimayhem1996]

I feel like I'm gonna puke.

[@sanyakou1244]

don't worry you'r not alone, i have -3 in my left eye and -1,25 in my rigth eye :(

[@YordanTGeorgiev]

The absolute best video I have seen explaining this thank you! KZbin randomly suggesting videos is very useful sometimes..

[@ShivanS]

Great video, Antonio. I agree I think myopia progression ceases around mid twenties but you still get those who progress. Reducing near tasks and increasing outdoor time - great ways to prevent. OrthoK is my favourite way to reduce progression. It's like magic for patients and there is immediate feedback when skipping a day of treatment.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Hey Shivan! Yeah I agree, have seen some people in their 40s still progress which is the most bizarre thing 😆 OrthoK is excellent option I feel, although some ophthalmologists seem to be against it due to the rate of infection 🤷🏼

[@paulc3812]

Hello Antonio, I just want to tell you that EYE like your videos. I Just started 6 months ago with the study to become a optician. And the way you speak and show pictures is realy pleasing to lissen. I'm from the Nederlands and just started the subject astigmatism. Do you have a video about that subject? I will recommend you to nu fellow students! Keep up the good work!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Hey Paul! Thanks for the feedback! I do have a video on astigmatism, although it’s one of my earlier videos so the quality might be a bit different haha

[@otiebrown9999]

Once you start wearing that first minus lens, your refraction always goes down. Then you can not get out of it. Why is that true, as science?

[@sweetbeep]

I would suggest reversing myopia so you don't get taken advantage of by the corrupt optometry industry.

[@invisiblelathatatlan]

I started with -1 at 18. After the university years and my PhD, I was -4.🤷🏻‍♀️ My condition hasn't changed much since then. Did I pay for my knowledge with this?🙄

[@shinygiratina2360]

Yes lol

[@lorep7412]

Did you wear the glasses? I never wore them, used a lot of computer and 15 years later still -1

[@beagleissleeping5359]

Saw a reddit post that claimed their parents wouldn't buy them glasses as a child because, "Glasses will make your eyes lazy," and they instead needed to teach/force their eyes to work better.

[@SaintNjuguna]

At the beginning and end of my high school I had - 1.5 prescription. Then joined University, my prescription rose to 2.5 in second year then to 3.5 third year remained at 3.5 in fourth year but jumped to 4.75 after my 4th year project. Got a job immediately at 24 after two years arround 2014 in employment it reduced to 4.5 then arround 2020 during covid 19 Lockdown we were given a 1 year off and went to do farm work instead of staying in the house all day. My prescription reduced again to 3.5 left eye, and right eye reduced to 3.0. It has stabilized since then and nowadays i feel that i can do most activities without need of glasses.

[@tinepetersen3436]

I didnt need glasses until I was 23… very mild myopia and astigmatism (which wasnt there 2 years prior).. at 26 needed new glasses, slight increased strength. 27 major increase, new glasses and checked by doctor. Now 28, just got new glasses again, and now I’m -1,75 myopia and -3/-4,25 astigmatism (right/left eye)… would be fun to know why my eyes changed out of nowhere, and why they changed so much, in such short time? Mainly the astigmatism, because my myopia isn’t that bad…

[@enriqueguillory296]

I thought it would stabilize during your 20s to 30s

[@NINJAxxLEMUR]

@@enriqueguillory296 Mine didn't even really progress that much growing up, but then it started to when I got into my 20s.

[@winterrelaxingambience8900]

Because you wearing glasses your eyes become lazy

[@MagnumForce51]

I'm curious if the whole looking at far away stuff more often resulting in less myopia has something to do with the eye muscles and/or eye orientation in the skull that is impacting their growth development? With close things your eyes look out more parallel but with closer stuff like books, monitors, etc the eyes are in a more slightly cross eyed position. Perhaps this long term position change/tension with specific muscles is what results in the development of myopia otherwise I can't fathom how the changes in focus distances of the lenses inside the eye would somehow result in the eye's growth changes to that degree. There's also the angle of the optic nerve coming out of the back of the eyes to take into account too. Perhaps while looking at closer things this results in just a little bit of extra tension on the back of the eye balls from that and over the coarse of years the eye growth can become impacted by that? That's just my uneducated theory about it as I was watching this though so take it with a grain of salt. :P

[@imjustsomeguy]

I know someone whose vision is still getting worse. She's almost 30 and been wearing glasses since she was a kid. She really wants lasik surgery but can't at the moment because of this

[@werewolf1e]

I've had myopia since childhood, hereditary. Very blurry on my left eye, and "ok" on the right. Left eye also had strabismus that corrected itself with time. I hated using glasses as a child, and they didn't really improve my vision that much. I was around university when I got my first correct prescription (around -4 to -5) and it was like "whoa i didn't know it was possible to see so clearly". But that's mainly on my right eye, my left eye still is blurry no matter what prescription I get. I also use the computer pretty much all day so I don't think that helps lmao.

[@sweetbeep]

Hereditary? You mean environmental.

[@anna-5104]

Omg, my left eye has also always seen blurry no matter what. When I got my first glasses at age 13 I had -1 on my left and 0 on my right eye my first reaction was: "Wait a minute, but why do I still see blurry?". Since the glasses disappointed me, I hardly ever used them. When I was 18 I noticed that my right eye got worse, so I got -0.5 on my right eye, and my left eye was still -1, but I still couldn't see properly with them. All doctors and optometrists just measured -1 on my bad left eye with a little astigmatism, but my prescription didn't change from -1 for 10 years! When I was 23 I decided to undergo eye surgery on my left eye, because it drove me crazy that my right eye worsend, because my left eye couldn't do it's job. At this point I didn't care about negative side effects on my left eye, because I didn't care about my left eye too much. The doctors were not okay with me getting eye surgery at first, but ultimately they could understand my concerns and I checked up with three different doctors to make sure I made the right decision. It's been a year after the eye surgery now. Don't get me wrong, my prescription is a Zero now and I see so much better, I loved having done this surgery and I don't regret it one bit, but no joke, my right eye is -1 now and still a lot more reliable. I just did one of the eye sight tests where you read out of a book from a distance and my left eye (although a 0) performed worse than my (now) myopic -1 right eye. Before surgery I thought it was because of the astigmatism, but since it's been corrected with the laser and three different doctors measured perfect vision, I now think it's because of my brain. Talking with the doctors a lot, I learned so much about how our vision works and why I have the perception of bad vision on my left eye. I think my brain just doesn't process the signals of my left eye as well as my right, that's why it can't see perfectly no matter the distance. But my subjective perception can't be measured by a machine, that's what the doctors told me. I'm fine with my eyes now, I just hope that my right eye doesn't get worse anymore.... :'(

[@crimsonrain9570]

​​@@sweetbeep She/he meant that she/he inherited from her/his parents and she/he probably means she/he had it since early childhood

[@sweetbeep]

@@crimsonrain9570 .it's much more common to acquire then have some sort of inherent myopia

[@Vnettt]

Same bro my left eye is lazy af im trying to improve it i think it work abit

[@shaurz]

My myopia is still getting worse, I'm 38. Actually im surprised to hear its supposed to stabilise, i just assumed it just kerps getting worse forever.

[@ashleyl3699]

at my last eye appointment the doctor said there was no real change from my last appointment...which was 10 years before... so i guess i am really lucky!

[@attackowhacko5820]

I got prescribed glasses about 3 years ago and in that time I went from 20/40 to 20/200 :(

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Wowsers how it stopped now?

[@snick6448]

I feel your pain

[@user-rg1ll5bu6v]

What's your age

[@vikkibradley123]

Look into the Bates Method. It's currently helping me cure my myopia

[@atheer6539]

I feel comfort reading these comments🥹, we are not alone guys

[@otiebrown9999]

2:30 The normal eye , at birth, has a refractive STATE OF +4 Diopters. We are not born with Emmetropia.

[@yahm0n]

There is a very easy solution to stopping myopia progression. In situations where you don't need your glasses to see clearly, simply don't use them. Activities like using your phone, a computer, or reading a book simply don't need the same strength of glasses as driving a car. If you make this your habit, you will likely never need glasses for any of these activities. If you already need glasses for these activities, then your solution is to get another pair of glasses that are about +1.0 diopters from your primary glasses (meaning if you are normally -3.0, if you add +1.0, you get -2.0). By using the correct glasses for short distance activities, your eye focus muscles will remain relaxed, which will completely eliminate one major source of eye strain and stop your myopia progression. This also eliminates the need for goofy things like taking breaks to stare off into the distance.

[@otiebrown9999]

The Best idea. Start recovery no later than 20/50. Then gradually get to 20/30, and then to 20/20. You avoid progressive myopia.

[@corvus2288]

My vision dropped very rapidly to like -1/-2 (don't remember the number, but it's bad enough to be inconvenient, especially in low light, but still good enough to live without glasses) when i was 14 or 15 and i was very scared, but now i'm 25 and it basically haven't changed at all and i'm still not resorting to glasses, even though i'm basically permanently staring at a monitor in low light. Does this mean i have bad genetics, or good genetics?

[@deatheater4805]

mate..its better to get it checked and use a prescription glass. Anything around -1 and above needs correction or else it can bring strain in eyes, headche and can gradually decrease your vision.

[@lorep7412]

​​@@deatheater4805 he saved his eyes by not wearing glasses. I was prescribed -1 at 14 years old and only used the glasses to drive and watch the blackboard. I wear +0.50 glasses while reading and using my phone. I am now 30 and my prescription is the same. My mates who started wearing -0.50 glasses around the same age and worn them all the time are now blind without them with -3 or -3.75

[@deatheater4805]

@@lorep7412 untrue... Im using glasses for 4 yrs... My prescription is same

[@EvilNeuro]

@@lorep7412 genetics can also play into it. 2 people is not enough to make the statement you used.

[@scarecrow9501]

@@EvilNeuroidk if I’m even relevant in this conversation since idk if I have Myopia but I do remember when I was young something about my eyes being something like they described in the video. I have short sightedness not sure if it genetics or the incident, to cut a long story short I was playing with a dinosaur with a horn not sharp pretty dull and well something heavy fell on me and well it went into the side of my eye. It didn’t penetrate anything it just into the side of my eye I am honestly not sure which eye ? It was pretty traumatic tbh. Couple weeks after I noticed that my vision was way blurrier and told my mom and I got glasses at the age of 3-4 along with eye thing discovered a month later as well. I’m currently 14 and my vision without my glasses is ok still blurry tho I can’t read anything farther then 3 feet in front of me, my progression in sight is very slight I don’t have direct numbers might ask my parents but it been stable (at least from my perspective) I think it might be genetic and some slight physical damage that contributed to my eye sight.

[@jonathanhauhnar1186]

My vision was -1.75 in 2016 Now it's -3.50 for both in 2021 Planning to do LASIK SURGERY

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Yikes, double in 5 years! I hope it stabilises soon! 🙏

[@jonathanhauhnar1186]

@@AntonioTheOptom Hey Antonio thank you for your response One question! My glass prescription is -3.50 for both my eyes What should be the prescription for my Contact Lenses?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@jonathanhauhnar1186 should be the same precription. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIuwoJWwm7Gmb9k this video explains it a bit better haha

[@jonathanhauhnar1186]

@@AntonioTheOptom ❤️

[@MUHAMMADISHAQ-sy1lx]

Check endmyopia

[@GraveUypo]

luckly i don't think my myopia has ever progressed in the ~22 years i've had it (since i became a teenager more or less). hyperopia however seems to be setting in... i can't see as near WITH the myopia glasses anymore. minimum focus distance is noticeably longer now, like twice as long as it used to be. still normal without the glasses, but used to be normal with them too.

[@williamjones7163]

I am 62. I just got my new glasses from a National Lens company. My glasses are -8.5. However, my vision in my left eye is -8.5. Without my glasses I can read all the micro printing and fine lines on a $100 dollar bill. As long as that bill is within 5 inches. Makes it great for catching counterfeits.

[@otiebrown9999]

Never, once you start wearing a minus lens. But it is possible to recover from 20/50, -1D, if you study science, and do it yourself.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dawinderpreetsingh5976]

Could u explain a little?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@dawinderpreetsingh5976 tbh I have no idea what Otie is talking about, and I have a feeling Otie has no idea what they are talking about either

[@vikkibradley123]

I understand what he is saying... Its not that hard. He's telling us to do our research for ourselves and look into it all and stop wearing glasses or else your myopia will keep worsening.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Just so that we are clear. Glasses don’t make your eyes worse - I’m not sure where this conspiracy theory originated. If anyone has papers to prove that it does, I would love to read them. I’m out here trying to educate the public because there are a lack of resources available for the average joe that wants to do the best for their eyes. Writing things like gLaSseS mAkE yOuR eYeS WoRsE without any formal education on this topic is just facepalm material

[@NightFlutter]

my myopia stopped at -3.5 since 2009

[@DRAcapellas]

What age?

[@charliepirhonen9734]

I started wearing glasses when I was 6. By 16 my prescription topped out at -7.25. Now I'm 41 and my prescription is reversing. I was told by my optometrist its likely due to old age onset of longsightedness. My god mother had the same happen with her and in her late 60's didn't need glasses at all but eventually the longsightedness took over too.

[@fisher1257]

Hi doctor !! I am 19+ years old with myopia of -3.00 I consider of getting lasik in 2022 when I turn 20 . Is it a good age ? I hate glasses because lenses are a bit thick and contacts are irritating my eyes after a few hours ...

[@spicy13]

I heard at age 25 or after is better, that's when our eyes stop growing. So that if we do get surgery, it won't get messed up later. But yeah, I would ask a professional.

[@are_cee]

i’m 18 and i’ve been wearing glasses since i was almost 3, not sure about the the exact prescription but i’m pretty sure both of my eyes are almost -13.00 😞

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

I'd like someone to work out a study based on the kinds of outdoor activities as much as whether or not outdoors time is spent in regards to eye-sight. I know for a fact, I'm not the only person who would self report myopic issues diminishing within a year of owning a motorcycle, for instance... Those of us who take riding seriously, emphasize things like "Road Strategy" as much as the particular skills with the controls and wearing decent ARMOR at all times, SO we religiously scan as far ahead as we possibly can to "read traffic" which is simply wasted effort if you can't see well enough to tell an 18-wheeler from a volkswagen bug at the distance in question (greater than a mile)... AND quantifiably, I'd struggle to read the text on my TV set across the room for "Jeopardy" (so you have something to see for yourself) just 15 feet away... Now, I can easily enough read the fine-prints on those disclaimers for medicine commercials across the bottom of the screen... where text is frequently less than a quarter inch tall... It comes down to it, whether drivers get taught or not, there's a LOT for your eyes to have to do if you wish to survive long riding a motorcycle. From the mirror checks to glances in the periphery for wheels of other vehicles liniing up (or not) with the markings on the road, lights and signals, and whether traffic ahead of the car you're following is getting snarled... You want every advantage you can possibly get to respond to trouble ahead rather than limiting yourself to simply reacting to the vehicle right in front of you... Just for a year or two riding a motorcycle though??? Something's going on. I still have astigmatism, admittedly, and it fluctuates with sinus pressures... BUT perhaps there is something to "exercising your eyes" if we just studied the idea. I'll also admit that I've had a license to ride since I was 15 (legal age in my State) 30 years ago... I had noticed a somewhat alarming progression since taking a hiatus to see to my mother's end of life care... BUT it's nearly "fixed" itself since getting back on the bike as a normal habit. AND no, I'm not suggesting it's a cure or anything worthy of tossing your prescription lenses. As discussed in the video, we can't entirely "cure" myopia... We CAN however (apparently) pretty seriously arrest the progression. I'll probably never have perfect 20/20... BUT I've kept a legal license in spite of the 20/40 limit before being commanded to get glasses in order to drive legally in my State. Anyways... just a thought, and since I haven't seen too many comments about it, someone should share it. I've spoken to other riders who (at least anecdotally) share similar experiences since getting a bike and license to ride... Maybe not everyone will benefit, but there just seems to be something to it... or not nearly so many should mention it. ;o)

[@gamerxg7789]

I wish eye never change and remain the way it is

[@crimsonrain9570]

Why do researchers not have proper answers for some people recovering from their myopia , most o' their answers are based on assumption or either they want to earn from people's miseries , it astonishing that we do not have any proper treatment for one of the oldest disorders faced by humans

[@otiebrown9999]

Because all the researchers are optometrists. Exactly the reason.

[@TheAlison1456]

because THEY'RE RESEARCHING WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT DO YOU MEAAANNNN

[@weirdwordcombo]

man i'm so glad i can do basic tasks without glasses just fine and my myopia progresses only a little bit every 5 years

[@coffeebytes3257]

my vision was fine until this year when my right eye which was better than the other eye felt super dry / weird.. it went from -6.5 with -2.25 cycl to -7 sph with -4.25cycl while my other eye was the same 😭. Hopping my eye just chills out and stops changing lol

[@avatarxs9377]

I'm 24 and it's still worsening, my optometrist repeats that it should slow down soon but it's not.

[@romadelara3251]

ok no one mentions that the diet we eat nowadays has the most effect on the bad eyesight

[@rohanmaghade]

4 years ago I had -2.75 and -3.00. Now it's still the same. I don't know how but when I fast or refrain from sexual activities, my vision gets really clear to the point I stop wearing my glasses.

[@Chaitanyaworld2692]

You checked again what's the number

[@rohanmaghade]

@@Chaitanyaworld2692 no I didn't check my number since then. The vision has gotten worse because I'm not able to follow my own given advice. But I'm rest assured that whenever I'm chaste the vision gets better.

[@lonerider5933]

I used to have 20/10 eyesight. At 34 since about 3 years I started seeing worse at distance. The weird part is that object in the distance sometimes look clearish then get blurry. Sometimes I can easily see subtitles from 10 feet awat and sometimes they are blurry at 5 feet. I felt that smartphones and remote work have caused this. I love reading so I don't know what to do. I wonder if looking at distant objects for a while can somehow reverse what happened

[@R3cce]

To be honest, since high school my vision kept going downhill. Now i’m blind as a bat without glasses.😂😂😂

[@secret5022]

I am having -4.5 ( 22 age)in both eyes... In my 16 age I had -3 but by wearing a spectacules it increases too.. if I continue wearing spectangles is that increases myopiya more power?? And it's not stable.. -4 in 2020 and increased to -5 2021 then decreased to -4 now -4.5.. in 2022 what can I do? Sir.. is there is any eye yoga or excercise for vision improvement

[@otiebrown9999]

When will my eyes get better??

[@RyanNX211]

My dad became myopic at 49. Now, at 80, he doesn’t need glasses for reading or distance. Has the doctors baffled

[@otiebrown9999]

When will you help me go from 20/60, to 20/20. Or must I do this myself?

[@ishanyaa]

I have myopia... and its really bad.. I got it due to heredity.. and I literally can't even see a person standing a meter away for me.. and I am only 16.. am I gonna go blind???

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Don’t worry just try to remember the things I talked about in this video

[@vikkibradley123]

Check out Nathan Oxenfeld, its a good place to start if you want to help your vision get better

[@kita.101]

Me too, I have the same thoughts.

[@seth5733]

Can you make a video about ortoqueratology? I'm using it rn, so I've been reading and hearing a lot about it before, but would like more information from you, as you seem very knowledgeable and trust worthy.

[@MiguelLuna1]

I had no idea there were things that could reduce myopia progression.

[@otiebrown9999]

Hi Antonio, When can I start a prevention program? Or is prevention impossible, in your opinion?

[@r.j4449]

only wear glasses when you need them and go outside a lot and look far away. Glasses all the time only make your eyesight worse.

[@TheYangnyin]

I'm almost 49 and my glasses are still getting stronger *sigh*

[@tedlahm5740]

It will/may change with age and go in the opposite direction. presbyopia

[@thomasschellberg8213]

Why is being nearsighted worse than being farsighted? I wear glasses for distance, but take them off for near work. My new post cataract lenses mimic what I had before. I just take the glasses off for reading (under eighteen inches). The progressives bring these intermediate distances into focus. Call it differently abled.

[@jazming1732]

Hi I'm 13 years old and I have -5,5 glasses do you have any tips to get my eyes better? Also, will I go blind before the age of 18 bc of myopia?😭 When I play sports, should I do it with or without glasses?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Try to reduce near work and indoor time if possible and contacts are a good option for sports

[@vikkibradley123]

Look into Nathan Oxenfeld on youtube. Eyes do not need to keep getting worse and it's in fact the glasses that make them worse. I've stopped wearing mine, and only wear for night time driving and now I have gone down from 3.25 to 3.00

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@vikkibradley123 and you don’t wear them while driving during the day?

[@rynoekam1411]

@@vikkibradley123 CAN YOU EXPLAIN BRIEFLY MY FRIEND PLEASE...

[@vikkibradley123]

@@AntonioTheOptom nope, no using through the day. Can see just fine without them. I have found too that since not wearing them while driving, my eyes are getting exercised the whole time as, as a driver, your constantly shifting the vision from long to short distance so I'm actually strengthening my eyes while driving. Was talking to a good friend the other day too and he's like 45 and he was saying that years ago his eye sight started degrading a little and then I think he said he got a job as a driver and just by driving and using his long distance vision a lot, it just sorted itself out on its own so he wasn't surprised when I told him all what I had been finding out. Also as a foot note from something else I have been researching into - when you wear glasses or sun glasses, it is usually blocking out uv light, which is essentially the sun and we need sun on our eyes to keep them strong and functioning well. So another reason why it's best to keep glasses off your face through the day especially.

[@phoearwenien4355]

My myopia is still progressing despite the fact I'm 36... I've bought glasses half a year ago with new prescription and already everything is getting blurry at the distance.

[@silentevening2714]

Maybe try contact lenses. My progression stopped this way.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@silentevening2714 what is difference between two

[@silentevening2714]

@@ShubhamMishrabro I've been told it may happen when eyes get an accurate, comfortable correction straight on the eye.

[@neroow2258]

Is it normal that my near-sightedness has decreased progressively over the last 3 months and before that my eyes were farsighted? but now whether you look close or far, it's getting blurry.

[@ashleyvincent8641]

Hi Antonio! Thanks for the information, can i just ask if there age limits to take low-dose atropine eyedrops, I'm 17 btw. :)

[@AntonioTheOptom]

There shouldn’t be but some practitioners may choose to not start you on low dose atropine due to your age, most start around the early teens. If you are still progressing, best thing to do is to see your optometrist

[@ashleyvincent8641]

@@AntonioTheOptom Thanks.

[@akshayrastogi8445]

Hi Antonio, I am from india and my son is 6.5 yers old with high myopia and i like to know if glasses are better or contact lenses will be more effective to slow down progression and helps him read in school.Thanks.

[@isaacc8074]

glasses in my opinion, there are glasses made to weaken the progression of myopia

[@acq8097]

Hey there! Thought I'd ask how come some kids need to wear eyeglasses at a young age even before much exposure to gadgets? Does genetics have to do with it?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Yeah genetics would be the most likely explanation. There are also kids who are long sighted that need glasses too to align their eyes properly

[@acq8097]

@@AntonioTheOptom Thanks lots!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@acq8097 😁👍

[@vikkibradley123]

It's because it's the eye muscle tensing up due to stress and strain as a child, and we then aren't learned to relax the eye muscle and instead are just given glasses... rarely got anything to do with genetics. Just what they want you to think so you think you've got no control over your condition.

[@jasoncureg]

I first got my glasses at 15, -.50, after nine months it has increased for -1.00 and an astigmatism of .25 diopter

[@nestorenriquez3284]

Your content would be more better if you put links on those research.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Mine slowed around 30, but it is still progressing 7 years later.

[@juliah4003]

Where can i find the video for myopia control? Is it out yet? I can't find it :( would love to see it!!!!!

[@crystalfumes4915]

Same, I really want that video 😭

[@Jalapinecone]

I'm 24 and I had retinal detachments in both my eyes. before that my prescriptions were only around -4.25 but now they're -7.5 with some bad astigmatism too. kinda lame

[@Rageify]

I had severe myopia (-9) and in my 20s I underwent Lasik surgery. Now my myopia is back and I'm at -2 :(

[@Mygary]

look up endmyopia

[@saltyyo98]

my myopia started at 8 yo and it got to -13,5 and -15 on the left eye and stopped at 18 yo when i started wearing contacts i don’t think surgery is possible but the contacts have been a life saver since glasses are impossible to wear since they are super heavy

[@spikegyro2584]

What kind of contacts?

[@saltyyo98]

@@spikegyro2584 normal contacts they are for 15 days

[@viridian6903]

Did u used atropine for cure?

[@kita.101]

I am just like you and I have to wear glasses everyday😭💔

[@Simon-qn5wm]

I am sure my optician lied to me when I was 13 & had a - 2 prescription. He said my eyes would stabilise when I was older. Well now I am 53 & at - 17 & still waiting.

[@silentevening2714]

Mine stabilized when I got contact lenses. Until then each year I was getting stronger prescription.

[@slendii366]

He didn’t lie to you. Probability states that over 90% of people stabilize by their early 20’s. You’re considered an exception.

[@amitachibber5201]

Hi doctor, 7 months back my son was having myopia with -2.00 d but 2 months back doctor prescribed him -2.50 d lenses ... But recently he was saying that again objects (far) are a little blurry ... Me and my husband both don't wear spectacles ... he also spend 4+ hrs outside daily ... he is 15 yr old... What to do, is it a thing to worry???

[@D_egi]

oh crap- im 12 and im -4.5d

[@Hugo-xj2mj]

Let him go without glasses as much as possible, especially when doing close up tasks. Also look up endmyopia

[@amethyst2314]

Well my myopia has stayed the same for three plus years now, also I no longer need my astigmatism corrected. However, my vision has improved a bit.

[@insanedino7189]

How do you improved it ?

[@Shravan_Rajpurohit-]

Hi sir my both eyes have -3 D myopia and it is stable from last 2 years Can i improve my eyesight without any surgery if yes how ? Plzz reply

[@mukullatwal4861]

No

[@mastertrey4683]

Research in Endmyopia. It is a method which involves something called “active focus” which is a technique to focus your vision that is often times people with myopia do not use. What active focus really is basically just relaxing the lens in your eye which is a normal function of a healthy eye to view objects at a distance. From constant up close viewing, you lose this ability because the muscles which move the lens become stuck in contraction. This is also one of the reasons we are myopic to begin with, combined with genetics which make us more prone than most to myopia. Anyways theres a lot more to learn. It also involves using glasses that have slightly lower refractive power than your prescription. If your eyesight is stable, that is a good thing. This method may or may not work your mileage will vary. I have severe myopia and have an addiction to technology, so I never had success. Many people have great success though and I have full faith that the method works. It is the inverse of what gave us myopia in the first place. It is scientifically sound and makes a lot of sense.

[@Anonymous-rs1ue]

I have -4.00 and -4.25 however I dont thing i have a potruding eye however I do have doe eyes. I started wearing them 12 years ago as a elementary kid. I started wearing contact lenses a few times a week and will probably switch to daily ones. If my vision reaches the numbers -7 I might go through LASIK and reduce the myopia. My myopia staid stable for 4 years and each year it seems to go down by -0.25 A lot of my family members wear glasses. However I have the worst vision of them all. As long as I can see somewhat near me, i am alright.

[@J_X999]

The statistics are still too optimistic. At 15, myopia hasn't stabilized by a half of all test subjects.

[@kataboinaharicharan4497]

Can myopia occur after lasik? ( due to more screen time)

[@AntonioTheOptom]

After it fully stabilises, very unlikely

[@kataboinaharicharan4497]

@@AntonioTheOptom thank you

[@otiebrown9999]

Yes, it does.

[@sleepynoodles6425]

@@otiebrown9999 how are you so sure?