How to Improve Eyesight Naturally - Fact vs Fiction?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Eye Health Question! - Have you ever experienced improved vision with eye exercises or vision therapy of some kind? What are your thoughts?

[@populigaudeamus6299]

Glad to see your gorgeous face again. Have you ever heard of a program called EyeQ? Can those eye excersises really help to speed read?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

@@populigaudeamus6299 Thanks for the comment! I have not heard of EyeQ. But I will look into it. Thanks for the tip!

[@populigaudeamus6299]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I appreciate your integrity and desire to educate people. I wish you and yours much success and all the happiness in the world. Please stay safe. The world is a better place with you in it.

[@elliepark7712]

No eye exercise but I saw my ophthalmologist yesterday and after 3 months of working from home due to Covid & not wearing my contacts at all, my vision improved enough to need new contacts & new glasses! She said it was because my eyes had a chance to relax enough to improve the vision. Fascinating stuff!

[@yackobjoseph514]

Just make a video about push printing

[@AF-bp9hg]

16:03 final answer saved yall 18 minutes. Edit: He just says the theories do nothing

[@Northcommercial]

Thanks👍🏼 🙏🏼

[@otiebrown9999]

Prevention, is none of these things.

[@chelleapit5852]

hooooo thank you

[@Chicalo23]

Thanks!

[@BlindedVision]

thankyou you kind fucking life saving human.

[@manibeautyhub9673]

Who's the kid who loves to wear glasses as a kid And regrets it now It's me 😭😭

[@okno2277]

ME! MY PARENTS WON’T LET ME WEAR EYE LENSES 😭😭

[@naftaliayukabredyaamara5428]

ME😭😭😭 I WANT IT BACK NOWWW

[@jojoplayz8424]

I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL NOW I LOOK UGLY AF

[@joelshaiju9797]

Same

[@DalandaD.]

I LITERALLY CANT SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT GLASSES I LOST MINE LIKe 2 DAYS AGO AND I REALLY SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY PARENTS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER

[@purrasmamadascuhh2508]

Online school being in the computer all day is affecting my eyes and am getting blinder

[@ameeraahmed491]

Jocelyn I’m -2.5 aswell I was -2.25 b4 :/

[@thegodwhosuffers211]

same

[@jazlynevangeli1844]

@@jocelyn3422 IKR

[@lambgaming1347]

@@jocelyn3422 Only slightly for me :(

[@lambgaming1347]

Same... I came here because of that. I already have glasses and I take care of my eyes, but online school is just awful for my eyes and theres nothing I can do about it to make this stop making my eyes worse, cause we have to do school. :(

[@josephsmith6710]

Does wearing glasses make you go more short sighted? I feel like my eye sight is much worse since wearing glasses.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

There are some studies that do indicate glasses/contacts may contribute to needing stronger glasses and that is why there is so much study in myopia control right now. However, we also see many people who develop worsening nearsightedness even without EVER wearing glasses. So while it may play a role - it is likely a smaller role and certainly not the only cause. I personal feel lifestyle factors and genetics play a much larger role. I hope to have some more videos on this topic soon. Thanks for watching!

[@josephsmith6710]

Doctor Eye Health thank you for the reply! When you say life style, do you think that using computers, iPads, phones a lot could contribute. I definitely noticed my eye sight getting worse when I got an iPad, however I was also about 16 so it could have been puberty.

[@austinharlow8672]

Joseph Smith most eye doctors give you “stronger prescriptions” than needed. They think theyre doing you a favor since you can see maybe even better than 20/20! but they realize your eye accommodates and progresses myopia.

[@DoctorRadz]

JOE FUGALLO HealingIsEasy does doing sit ups make your food digest faster? There are several different types of muscles in the body and eye. You can do eye exercises until the cows come home and you won’t improve your vision. However, you’re welcome to try if believe it’s a conspiracy.

[@Finger_Lock_]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I believe that there's a problem with overprescribing diopters, they are only 0.25 accurate, and many soctors rather prescribe a little stronger than weaker, which your eyes adapt to. Also wearing glasses that make you see 20/20 while being tested, for lets say computer work (which somebody with high myopia needs some correction for) can also stress your eyes, and it makes sense imo to wear weaker lenses for that. Please look deeper into Endmyopia or have a chat with Jake Steiner. From the video it doesn't really seem like you've done too much research about it. Interesting video as usual regardless.

[@chefcantcook7966]

Man this is when I wish the " eating carrots are good for you eyes" actually worked

[@sephoraconsean6278]

The first thing I thought when I realised my eyesight was not good 🙂

[@hihehe1517]

@@chefcantcook7966 Y'all I'm feeling the same thing, I can't even see far things even with my glasses, should I change my glasses. Been using the same ones for 3 years.

[@magicaldragon4673]

@@hihehe1517 yes you should, especially since it's been 3 years and they are not enough for you to see

[@hihehe1517]

@@magicaldragon4673 Well I did change my glasses a month ago, and it was surprisingly higher than the old ones. But now that I found EM I actually reduced it back. It is a fact to inprove eyesight naturally.

[@magicaldragon4673]

@@hihehe1517 ahh good to know

[@kakazu4454]

Dude i was able to see like everything and now i cant even look at the tv subtitles

[@eyesofra1111]

What's bad is, all of it happened kinda overnight ☹️☹️ like, I was able to read subs the day before, suddenly the next day I notice I fucked up my vision...it wasn't gradual....It came without any warning 😭😭😭

[@yoongi7854]

Sensei Soko Dame FR idk why im scared tho my eye sight is getting so much worst

[@eyesofra1111]

@@yoongi7854 Bro, use night vision in your cellphone, ALL THE Time, ik it sounds weird but using dim screen (not too dim) has actually helped my eyes not become tired so often....And plz :) give up on staring at phone at night.... I've given it up myself, even if it didn't get better, at least it stayed the same.... my eyes could've gone worse in the lockdown, if I stayed awake this whole time

[@yoongi7854]

Sensei Soko Dame ah ty for the advice

[@alpaq9722]

😭 i can feel the pain badly and deeply 😭😭😭

[@natlie7994]

Does anyone else feel ashamed to wear glasses or eye contacts at such a young age? I definitely do since my family always I’m “blind” or at least every time we go to the eye doctor. I do admit that I spent majority of my life on screens at least when I was 7-14 (still 14 but trying to take better care of my eyes). But I can’t help having this thought in my head how my family never really payed attention to me or got me into extra curricular activities to avoid these type of things...so I really don’t see why I should be completely blamed. Especially when I was ignored and abused as a young child so I would mainly spend time on my phone. Sorry for the rant I’m just really worried right now because I don’t want to go actually blind at a young age like my 20’s or 40’s, I get really close to mental breakdowns just thinking about it. Let me know if I’m not the only one, or your opinions

[@natlie7994]

I don’t mean to make this sound for attention, personally I think teens, young adults, and adults are more open about their abusive pasts now a days so I also think it’s normal to be confident enough to be open about this

[@cristhebrown2908]

I don't feel ashamed I look 1X better without my glasses but I think it's time to remove my glasses

[@maryonottathil6102]

I totally get what you are saying and its mindblowing for me because i have the same problem as you

[@aishwarya7173]

You're not alone buddy.

[@engineeruk8667]

@@natlie7994 My left eye is not very good at all, in fact I am not able to do what I always wanted to do which was to be a commercial pilot and up to maybe the last year or so I felt ashamed and a waste of space but you have to look at life with more than one perspective and look at what you CAN do to make your life better. Much like yourself I spend a lot of time staring at a screen - there is no scientific proof that screens make your eyesight worse, however if you stare too long you can get dry eyes and feel perhaps dizzy and get eye strain. The best way to deal with this is to take regular breaks from the screen and make sure that during the day you utilize your ability to look at things close and far away from you to ensure you keep your eyes strong and healthy. screens make your eyes lazy and you don't really have to look far or focus much. it's basically like staring at a fancy wall. But to answer your initial question, No, I don't feel ashamed, I have learnt to accept it and look at the things I CAN do and to be proud of what I do. So keep your head up.

[@adysonarao2568]

Teacher : please try your best to stay away from screens school : on screen us : confused

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha I know the feeling

[@TheClickbaiterA]

Me who've always been an introvert: *pathetic*

[@dladaabsladi877]

@mitzy devices don't affect ur eyesight this what is the fact u are no rest for your eyes

[@dladaabsladi877]

@{ Coffee } the sun has blue light that's is why its hard to sleep in morning also the damage is minimal and is mainly eye irritation and eye annoyance

[@zimnium1]

@@dladaabsladi877 Please tell this to my parents I beg of you!

[@viviensterling8936]

I fully respect eye doctors and the work they do. I am a middle aged woman. On a number of occasions over the years, I was certain that I needed reading glasses as I was holding books further and further away. On each occasion I have used simple eye exercises, taking about 5 minutes a day for a week or so and my reading vision returns. I do them periodically for maintenance. I have had numerous visits with the opticians. They don't know that I do these exercises, but they tell me that whatever I am doing to keep doing it. I don't wear any glasses at all and never had a prescription for one. My brother is over 60 years old and has been wearing reading glasses for a few years. He told me last week that he hasn't needed his glasses for the last two years, as, to my surprise, he had been doing simple eye exercises in the morning while lying in bed.

[@motto666]

Vivien, what type of eye exercise you did to cure your farsighted?

[@KA_19.]

what did you do?

[@stevemarton5620]

@@KA_19. Cover one eye, stick your thumb out maybe 10" in front of you, and keep alternating focus between your thumb and something far away. Switch eyes. Maybe a minute per eye every few days. That's all I did as a kid and got rid of my 2.5 bifocals. Now that I'm 43 my far sightedness is getting worse. But I also don't exercise almost ever. Need to get back into it, which is why I came on here to check out some techniques. But likely just the near-far focus is all you need.

[@KA_19.]

thanks! Do i need to switch eyes or can i just leave both eyes open and do it? And will this work if i am nearsighted? @@stevemarton5620

[@d-8664]

@@stevemarton5620 There is no proof that this works. You are probably lying.

[@fibecheee]

me;a blind person: I see.

[@miety111]

How do you write?

[@rodrigo6flame603]

Wild Bunch there’s a special way for them to write, but i forgot

[@idk-il6gn]

@@rodrigo6flame603 thats braille but how do they type? On phone where there is no braille?

[@thespeedingturtle]

@@idk-il6gn i myself have remembered the keyboard to where i can write paragraphs with My eyes closed, im guessing hes doing thr same.

[@emmi5815]

that felt like dark humor-

[@NeuKrofta]

I've been exercising my eyes since I was a kid, looking out the school window focusing in and out and being outside trying to focus on things far away. I had 20/20, now I have 20/14. It definitely works with practice and patience. The eye is a muscle like anything else.

[@Ishmam_Dhrubo]

Nope the eye isn't just a muscle..... You had problems with you muscles around your eyes... So you just worked on those muscles to function better. However for your eyes, there is no such thing. People with Astigmatism, Myopia, Hypermetropia cannot improve their eyesight with exercises.... They either need glasses, lenses or LASIK/PRK. So your situation is very different

[@NeuKrofta]

@@Ishmam_Dhrubo Firstly, I didn't say the eye is "just" a muscle. Secondly, your examples are exceptions and not the standard for healthy eyesight. And thirdly, never did I say practicing focusing your eyes will somehow cure any of those handicaps. So your counter argument is very different and irrelevant.

[@archockencanto1645]

@@Ishmam_Dhrubo I have improved using Active Focus. Keep believing in your nonsense that improvement is impossible 😂

[@hardyharent1047]

@@archockencanto1645 do you have or had one of the things he mentioned?( astigmatism, myopia, Hypermetropia)I’m trying to fix my eyesight also

[@archockencanto1645]

@@hardyharent1047 I have lens induced Myopia and lens induced astigmatism. If they're not lens induced and due to some diseases or your genetics, then it's not fixable. I've been working on improving Myopia first. Here were my numbers before I started. Left -3.25 SPH 1.00 CYL Right - 4.25SPH 0.75 CYL Right now they are 2.5SPH left and 3.25 SPH right. Same CYL (although I haven't measured to be fair, I won't be surprised if they've also dropped by 0.25 or so). I started roughly 4-5 months ago. Although the bulk of the improvement has happened after switching my glasses which has been around 2 month ago. I've had two changes firstly of a 0.5 diopter reduction in both spheres and then of a 0.25 and 0.5 reduction on left and right respectively. And, I will say that I'm very young right now and my eyes have been extremely good before I got glasses so this rate of improvement isn't possible for most I'd assume. Moreover I've only had glasses for around 7 years. And, all that while I've had the instinct to avoid wearing glasses whenever possible because I assumed they were bad for the eyes (that was a good bet :)) Go with what Mr Steiner says of around 0.25 reduction every 2-3 months or so. Although you can start with a 0.5 reduction for the first time because you have over prescribed glasses so the actual reduction there is only 0.25 or so. And of course, active focus is key. That's all I did, Reduce the power of glasses, be outside more and do active focus outside. At my current rate I'm aiming to be free of glasses by the time I'm 19 in roughly 1.5 years. The last diopter does take a serious amount of effort to go away or so I've heard. Also, NEVER go monkey mode and reduce things by one diopter or so. And never touch two different planes at the same time, like Cylinder values (astigmatism) and Spherical values (Myopia). Your eyes are very amazing but they're not that amazing that they can change that rapidly in multiple aspects. Don't risk destroying them more. Specially if you're older. Also another tip, buy glasses in bulk from Zenni, if you don't mind looking dumb, you can get ones for 10 bucks a piece. Although the decent looking ones will cost you about £15-20. That's still years cheaper than whatever scam goes on in optical stores. Also, always go for Anti reflective/glare coating. You don't want to put more strain on your eyes whilst you're messing them up by continuously changing your glasses. And obviously I probably don't need to say this, but stop using devices a lot. 4-5 hours is more than enough. And take breaks every hour or so for 5-10 mins and look at something outside your house to restore the distance vision and relax the ciliary muscle. And please don't ask me 'how to fix my eyes' as I've seen many... Idiots asking in these comments even though Jake has said everything that needs to be said, that's it. There's no magic. You just have to: -get new glasses -stop destroying your eyes using devices or books. -active focus (on something in the distance)

[@pruefus4113]

Can you improve eyesight naturally? Video: "No"

[@otiebrown9999]

Can you avoid myopia entry? Yes.

[@yelloe]

@@swp5528 everything is a business. Local govt, banks, hospitals. I somewhat dont mind it, but I hope they all tell the truth when giving information as well as not holding out on us.

[@sandraazucar493]

Yes you can. It worked for me. Start by reducing your glasses use and choose weaker lenses as you go along. Do the exercises. Reduce your sugar intake. I am now 20/20, no surgery, no glasses.

[@wxvor]

@@sandraazucar493 how long did u use glasses

[@sobster123]

@@sandraazucar493 sugar?!!!!

[@NoxiousNova]

The body adapts to what you give it. If you give it close up books a lot, it will adapt to reading close up. You give it glasses and it adapts to the glasses. Active focus isn't only about loosening the ciliary muscles of the eyes as you've said. The reason the eyedrops don't give a myopic person clear vision instantly is because the eye is still in the elongated shape it has changed to. It takes time, but eventually you can get the eyes back to 20/20 with the proper stimulus. simple.

[@maasha8133]

English please? ;_;

[@yeetheet1869]

Any suggestions on what exercises?

[@ysabelle8873]

Rimas Saadi shes saying get off your phone and take a walk. look at things farther away from you or watch tv at a distance that is farther away instead of close up. your eyes will adapt.

[@AssassinJay]

@@ysabelle8873 do that everyday?

[@AssassinJay]

@@ysabelle8873 without our glasses?

[@innakucherenko3238]

I improved my vision doing exercises - 0.5 D astigmatism in both eyes, and 0.25 D of nearsighted in 6 weeks of doing exercising plus palming 15 min a day. But my vision is -6. It can definitely help to stop a progression and improve a little bit

[@Riuoao]

What exercises did you do??

[@Yousef-ci7gb]

@@Riuoao endmyopia

[@thakurlokesh]

Fake

[@innakucherenko3238]

@@Yousef-ci7gb Bates

[@Yousef-ci7gb]

@@innakucherenko3238 bates only works for eye strain and ciliary spasm, not real axial myopia, use endmyopia for completely reversing all myopia.

[@borislavfilipov2777]

Hi, I really hope that you will read this. Yes, I am experiencing improved vision exactly from Endmyopia practices. I managed to reduce my diopters by 1.5 - from -4.25 to -2.5-2.75 at the moment. I think I have a little different understanding of the goal of active focus. It's idea is not to strengthen any muscles. It's idea is to provide a stimulus for the eyes to shorten. The same way as focusing for long time up close is providing stimulus for the eyes to get "longer", actively focusing far away should be providing reverse stimulus for the eyes to shorten. So the theory behind the practice is that you improve your vision by shortening the Axial length and therefore bringing the natural focal point of the internal lens closer to the retina when looking at larger distances. Disclaimer: I am by no means a professional. I just wanted to share my understanding of the principle and my experience.

[@otiebrown9999]

Good effort.

[@shivalisingh0301]

Sir please tell more. I have -11 power in both eyes....i would be very grateful

[@cristanc2310]

@@shivalisingh0301 hi hows your eyes now ? -11 is so worrying

[@shivalisingh0301]

@@cristanc2310 well, it's the same.......we all know myopia isn't reversible...so i just wear glasses and sometimes contacts

[@cristanc2310]

@@shivalisingh0301 so you wear glasses and contacts all day ? Since what age ? Me My causins and uncles too are myopic its like -4 or -5 but we dont use glasses at all my father is also myopic since teenage and hes now almost 60 not used glasses , yeah distant vision is blurry but thanks to not wearing glasses our myopia didnt get worse , whats your age and eyegrade , ill tell you dont surrender ,eyes exercises work it works slowly BUT SURELY ! you just cant recognize it cause everyday a little by little it inproves and you can notice it in months and year

[@mishimakazuya6167]

I don't know the science behind it, but my eye sight got a little better after doing eye exercises. Every morning I moved my eyes 50x up-down, 50x left right, 25 diagonal to every diagonal, 10 rolling to both sides. And mostly helped me trying to go out and use my eyes. I think my eyes were just fatigued or weak from watching pc screen too much. When I was at school and couldn't see the blackboard, I would look at something at arm distance at breaks and right after that look on something far away from the window. After a break I could see the blackboard much better

[@sellpeople5184]

Do you take a break from gadgets for like few days or weeks..... or do you have a limit time of gadget usage?

[@mishimakazuya6167]

@@sellpeople5184 I used to not have any breaks and just exercised my eyes in the morning, walked to school and back and tried to focus on things in the distance - read various signs etc. I neglected this for a long time and my vision got worse so now I'm trying to get to it again with 20-20-20 breaks. I read that every 20 minutes you should look at something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds

[@fromallan]

I miss my old eyes 😭😭 i want to have a lasick surgery but it might go back

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Are you not a glasses or contact lenses fan?

[@saileshkapur5804]

@@DoctorEyeHealth glasses

[@lana8314]

@@BrotherMarkinter May I know how old were you when you had done Lasik?🙏

[@BrotherMarkinter]

@@lana8314 I was 23 when I had Lasik done!

[@lana8314]

@@BrotherMarkinter Thanks so much! Sorry for bothering you again, but may I know what was your prescription? I'm 15 now and have eye power. Can I take Lasik at about 19?

[@mrteejay7037]

Jack Steiner used to have -5 He reversed it through reduced lens therapy and never wears glasses anymore.

[@c.k.7361]

What is reduced lens therapy..?? Thank you.. Regards from greece :)

[@c.k.7361]

@@paramjeetthakkar7088 Ok..i will.. Many thanks..!! :)

[@AnimalfunSHORTS15]

I think that guy is selling his book. He is fake. Does anyone ever cured their myopia by his method except for the screenshot he post on his website.

[@paramjeetthakkar7088]

@@AnimalfunSHORTS15 he doesn't have any book 😅

[@kennethaguilar4146]

I've been using Active Focusing for a year and shokingly, within that year, my vision somehow became better. Active focusing became a habit for me and at December 2019, I got my eye doctor to check on me and he himself became shock also because my 20/400 became 20/50. And take note, I got my glasses since I was 12 and now, I'm 17. So for me, this method suits me and works 100%, though it's a slow process but as long as it's making my myopia disappear then so be it...

[@sparshsinghal9238]

Vision can improve naturally. I know someone who has reversed almost -2. Its eye relaxation and some lifetyle changes, its slow but effective.

[@zedium3280]

But how?

[@sparshsinghal9238]

You can press around the eyes few times. Also sometimes close eyes and try focus between eyebrows. Eat food slowly with full attention, feeling what you are eating. resuce screen time and go try to be outdoors or look outside frequently. Eat more raw food. Blink frequently specially while using screens.

[@sparshsinghal9238]

@arxa till the age of twenty glasses keep worsening your eyesight. If you wear them less often and with little lower prescription, it will increase little slowly. I would suggest relax your eyes often, do active focus, also use Patanjali Drishti eye drops regularly for a few months.It may also reverse, worked for my neighbour.

[@raghavgarg7367]

@@sparshsinghal9238 bro I need to help to improve my myopia too. can we connect for a detailed conversation on what methods really helped you cure myopia?

[@sparshsinghal9238]

@@raghavgarg7367 I haven't done it myself, but my neighbour had benefit by using Patanjali Drishti drops daily.

[@pieceaisa5046]

i literally get so pissed off by how bad my prescription is

[@otiebrown9999]

Correct.

[@zest1160]

What is the thickness

[@SWEAR2CARE]

come on then ,,Don't listen to this Quack ,,,Listen to yourself...that is your intuition and instincts telling you to feel for yourself ... it will not hurt to try ,,,,,scale down,,,gradually get your eyes stronger wearing less and less strength .. what are you waiting for? ...GROW A PAIR!

[@pieceaisa5046]

@@SWEAR2CARE that’s what i’ve been doing. my glasses aren’t strong enough for me to see basically anything clearly anymore but i’m keeping them because i don’t want my sight to get worse

[@pieceaisa5046]

@@zest1160 it’s thick -5 prescription but my eyes are -6 in each eye

[@matthewblakehudson]

Imagine being 1) a doctor 2) with a successful KZbin career AND 3) looking like a model. I think we have ourselves a 10 ladies and gentlemen.

[@AK-zl8lq]

Nobody asked

[@BKrandy0]

and being wrong most of the video

[@b-zar8912]

@@AK-zl8lq The guy's profile pic looks like the guy in the video. It's probably one of his alt accounts he is using to suck himself off.

[@cyblur3560]

Simp

[@cyblur3560]

VulocFN Old but ok

[@Livefreeman]

I was born with perfect vision without glasses until age of 18 years old, this is the age when I started to become a nerd, reading everyday for more than 10 hours a day without rest, this has caused my vision to become weak slowly and gradually. I didn't believe I needed glasses until I started to have difficulty seeing faces of people sitting few feet away across from me. My first glasses prescription was very strong about 2 diopter. The first time I started wearing them I felt dizzy because they distorted the true image I used to normally see with my two eyes, all I could see is a distorted image , as I move my head the image size and shape kept changing, it didn't feel normal and I kept feeling too much eye strain as if the glasses were doing something to my eye muscles. My optometrist recommended that I wear the glasses all the time to reduce eye strain and improve my vision. After wearing glasses for only 3 months, the distortion started to disappear however my vision started to get worst, it changed from 2 diopter to 4.75 diopter in just under 3 month. My near vision got worst and I couldn't understand how I could have myopia and suffer from seeing things very close, I couldn't read a book without wearing my glasses and I can't see my face in the mirror without wearing glasses. This was not an issue for me prior to wearing glasses as my near vision was perfect, and only had problems seeing things far away. I truly believe the glasses has caused my vision to get worst. I experimented a little, took my glasses off for six month however I didn't do any eye exercises then I went to optimist to see if there was any improvement. My prescription was reduced from 4.75 to 4. Not much of an improvement but definitely some improvement to prove to me that glasses can damage vision because only by removing them has caused my vision to improve a little. Going back to university has forced me to wear glasses again, and now my eyes are back again to 4.75 and getting more worst. Can someone suggest to me some eye exercises that they personally tried and has helped them because the internet is full of garbage exercises and I don't know which one to trust. Thanks in advance

[@strong6620]

I just came from the hospital, and got news. My eyes are not very good. My left eye especially. My Mom is very upset and I want to improve my eyesight so I have my normal eyes again. I've been doing online class for about a year because of the pandemic. This video helped a ton thank you so much

[@GemilyMez]

You can't get Bates on for a chat, but you should have Jake Steiner on for a chat about EndMyopia! That'd be so great!!!

[@playmarket-1224]

yo gimily please i have a question for you i actually i did read a lot of blog of endmyopia.org and watch a lot of jake videos an yours as well but istill have a question, can i improve my eysight without having two glasses one for close-up and one for distance, can i just go to the distance and practicing active focus to improve my eysight

[@DeniseSkidmore]

@@playmarket-1224 If you do any near work, you need near work lenses for the Endmyopia method. If you have a job and hobbies that only use distance vision, you could just do the one pair of distance lenses.

[@Adrian-cv1mm]

Screw that Jake takes wayyyy to long to get to the point Watch mark warren instead

[@GemilyMez]

@@playmarket-1224 As Denise said. Overcorrection for close up is the worst for myopia!

[@paramjeetthakkar7088]

@@playmarket-1224 have you tried active focus? Did it help

[@bendirval3612]

I have an adult friend who had needed glasses her whole life and had a strong prescription. She did one of these programs (see clearly method, if memory serves) very diligently for two years. Her prescription got lighter and lighter every few months. She had to change glasses like 6 times. Finally she got her eyes down to like 20/30 or better and didn't need glasses any more. She still doesn't need glasses. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it, personally, because I saw the exercises and they seemed like nonsense. All doctors (and wikipedia) agree that it's nonsense, but I watched it happen. It's not quackery. After seeing that I can't believe doctors still don't believe it. They must have seen cases like this. I guess there just aren't that many people with enough diligence to really do those programs.

[@otiebrown9999]

I saw the same thing, from -4 Diopters. I DID NOT BELIEVE IT. I asked Dennis Romish, to confirm results on a Snellen, DMV. He passed!

[@shashvatpandey3028]

what type of exercises bro? Can you please share them?

[@d-8664]

I also see people fly everywhere and noone believes me!

[@girrajsingh1221]

After reading so many comments I also felt like I should share what I observed being a myopic person. I got specs of -1 D power at the age of 15 and like anybody else I hated wearing glasses and it's been 4 years since then, my right eye number is still -1 D and my left eye number increased to -1.5D( and that because of increased screen time in covid) and I only used my glasses while studying or focusing on board and rest of the time I use to see things without glasses. And my friend who got glasses previous year with -1D power his number gradually increased from -1D to -3.5D in both his eyes within one year even though he workout and is very health conscious. So I think wearing glasses all the time just worsens your eyesight. Just take a break and relax your eyes by removing your glasses for sometime, go out for a walk and eat good. I know my comment doesn't help in anyway in improving the vision but it'll surely help you by not further worsening your vision.

[@CuriousDrifter]

What you said seems very much in line with lens induced myopia, so I think it's spot-on and would help people : )

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

My sister told me that she gets dependent on her glasses, that her vision is better if she doesn't rely on her glasses, it sounds really counter intuitive but when I got glasses last week I have noticed every time I take my glasses off I notice I almost get double vision, or at least it is really blurry compared to what I remember before. I'm wondering if this is an illusion because people are struggling to make sense of the difference in visual acuity. My grandma has never got glasses and is blind as a bat because she has been worried about this conspiracy theory. She is 94 and still thinks glasses will make her eyes worse but can't even recognise her own grandson from 10 metres away!

[@b-zar8912]

Glasses do make your myopia worse. It conditions your eyeballs to elongate and stay that way according to the requirements of your glasses. Tell me, would you wear glasses meant for you to see far distances clearly while reading a book that's about a foot from your eyes? It doesn't make sense biologically. You wouldn't understand yet cuz you got them recently, so that's okay. I'm 16 and have been wearing glasses since I was 8. My first prescription was -0.5. I was told to always wear glasses at every moment except sleeping. I rebelled and avoided them whenever I could, but still had to wear them cuz my parents believed my optician and were strict. This caused my prescription to increase to -1.5 d over a span of 4 years. That was in 2017. Now ever since I stopped wearing glasses except when I really need them, my prescription has remained the same for 3 years. In fact, I'd say it is better since I figured out active focus. This isn't a a conspiracy theory. It is fact which people refuse to accept since they want an easy solution that helps them instantly, but destroys them in the long run.

[@bruhman4509]

B-ZAR same bro it really does suck when you realize this shit ruins your vision even more

[@josephnatku5789]

@@b-zar8912 there is a certain period where your body starts to slow your growth, which is around 18 to 21 years age. This is the reason why your power starts to slow it’s power increase. Still, it will increase more as your age progress and mostly it would stop when you reach the age of 45. This is genetics and human anatomy.

[@learnmore5490]

Same here. The moment i got glasses i became dependent and started having blurred vision and pain in the eyes once i remove then. I have since thrown them away and trying these natural ways. Its been a hit and miss a year later with some marked improv ements the past 6 months but of late have been having bit of issues.

[@MrLukassky]

I had had extreme hyperopia since I was born and recently I got a FemtoLASIK surgery. From around +7 and -1,25 cylinder I've gone down to around +1 on one eye and +0,25 on other eye. Apart from how happy I was the day after I can see well enough not to wear glasses at all. I'm 24 and thankfully my eyes accommodate well enough, we'll see how long my inner lens can sustain it. My doctor said around my mid 30s my eyesight might worsen instead of 40s.

[@djtommy4213]

I think it's all about your discipline for yourself. Some people with good eyesight also read and work closely a lot but they really take break after 30 minutes or an hour, they don't look at the screen continuously and forget everything. I naturally believe that when you take break and look far away you are giving your eye a real relax this is very important to slow down progression of myopia, especially for adult. Children has a different story, they need more care

[@alanv_7815]

Please make a more in depth video about the end myopia philosophy, you just talked about active focus but i think end myopia is more that that.

[@GemilyMez]

Yeah, it is definitely more than that. 👍

[@angelvargas2877]

What do you mean

[@demian2325]

@@GemilyMez is it? I've tried it for a long time and after an initial around 1 diopter drop, I couldn't get it down more... Have been doing only active focus, i read now without glasses and when carrying contacts I use reading glasses to relax the eyes. What am i missing then?

[@GemilyMez]

@@demian2325 Besides active focus, it is also getting weaker glasses for close up (or no glasses if you are below -2) - just as you seem to be doing (assuming you are wearing undercorrection for close up that means you go down by 1 or 2 diopters only), and also slightly weaker glasses for normal use. The amount you under-correct by is also important. too much blur is counter productive. And then there is the lifestyle aspect - paying attention to how much screen time you have (a desk job at computer is still okay), and how much you care for your vision when you do have screen time (with breaks, and working on the "edge of blur"). There is a wiki out there now if you want to have a look and see if you have your head around it already: wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/EndMyopia_Wiki I hope you find a way that works for you. Myopia sucks. :(

[@walalang2379]

you need lasik surgery

[@samir3107]

Very informative video doctor. I got RK done in 1998 on my -12D eyes. Glasses power after surgery was +3.5 and cylindrical 120 ° astigmatism introduced. Some how manage to work 17 years as IT professional. In 2016 vision got so much blurr that no lens was able to help me. No surgery nothing. Dr. Bates and other related exercises then came for rescue. Since then not using any glasses for my routine work. I know I am not 20/20 but certainly better then what "doctor" said I can be.

[@deepakmangwana]

Hlo sir , I want to know that how you improve your vision , naturally or by surgury. Thanks .

[@diyasingh2790]

A doctor will not enjoy people correcting their eyes through exercises instead of coming regularly for eye medicines and drops and glasses and ultimately surgery. Tip for ethical doctors: you can also earn the same amount of money by teaching people natural eye exercises.

[@joshreese_optometry]

I love this topic! As a vision therapist, I work with people who have accommodative excess/insufficiency every day- many of them have actually been given prescriptions that are vastly off because the optometrist didn’t recognize their accommodative spasms, but it’s true that vision therapy does not affect any outside curvature, but our inside ability to adapt to a certain range. I think that it is interesting, though, that during COVID, we have seen a dramatic increase with patients struggling with accommodation, and my theory is this over-extended period on the computer and inside is bringing accommodative problems to the population

[@otiebrown9999]

As a result, I have my own test lenses, and got back to 20/20.

[@cerenkocer1518]

@@otiebrown9999 How did you go back to 20/20? What are test lenses?

[@ankursingh5589]

Hi Mam, hope you are doing well, I have been facing some eye issue since April,20. I am 31 years old. Whenever I want to read some important thing from mobile and newspaper, some my vision gets blurred. I got my eyes checked from eye hospital again. They suggested me +0.25 glass for continuous wearing and told me that it is accommodation failed. These days I have to work from home and getting vision blurred is very common while reading and doing office work. Can this exercise reduce this accommodation error in my eye or should I go for glass for office work or do this exercise on wearing glass Please suggest

[@joshreese_optometry]

@@ankursingh5589 i am not a medical professional yet, but I would suggest listening to your doctor- but doing that in conjunction with accommodation exercises seems like a good course

[@carolelerman9686]

Another excellent video. I once worked with a brilliant eye surgeon who was 60 and still did not need reading glasses. I asked him how he avoided this, but he would not tell me.

[@tanjatodorovic4611]

Why tf he didn't want to tell you ,ah man i hate these doctors

[@lenabotier7536]

I fixed my own vision from -4 to -1.5 in 2 years. I was using positive affirmation. “ I can see” I was saying 100 times per day. Every day. I stop wearing contacts too and no glasses.

[@sharons7540]

So inspirational...😔✋ Ok but srsly that is cool.

[@simonshura9144]

I need an update because im tired of glasses

[@Bellosom]

But can you explain how that improved your vision? Did you not wear glasses as often and keep telling yourself you could see without them? I don't understand how that really helped

[@surraiyasafdar931]

Did u also do any excercises?plz tell us how

[@fatmanjstyle5306]

How the heck can I just quit using my glasses.

[@switastar]

Watching how to improve eyesight naturally at midnight....

[@goodnerwusanimations3846]

Same

[@Unknown72027]

Same

[@iheartminiions]

SAME DFIJSIFISD

[@Laiztan]

Same

[@10dolphinsswimming]

I think you need to do some more thinking…if you were going to build a camera, would you arrange to bend the crystal lens or would you simply change the focal distance by moving the receiving plate backwards and forwards. Also, in bates’ book, he did experiments with rabbits where he did cut the muscles and applied electricity and then resewed the muscle back and he was able to stop accomodation and then bring it back. So, please open your eyes and go back to the drawing board.

[@PS-qf9fj]

I have to say I just started trying reduced lens therapy and have dropped from a OD -6.50 and OS -5.75 with a -.50 cylinder and a 005 axis to a -6.00 and -5.00 with no astigmatism correction. I can see 20/20 in this pair now. In two weeks I'm lowering again to a -5.00 and -4.50. If I'm doing nearwork I'm keeping my glasses off and if I'm using the computer for work I'm wearing differentials. I understand that they're the "specialists" but all that seemed to be happening to me was that I was becoming more and more myopic with an increased risk for eye issues like retinal detachment. If they're going to argue it's totally safe and reasonable for me to take a laser to my eye (Lasik) that doesn't even resolve the root of my myopia I fail to see the harm in at least trying the reduced lens method and some eye relaxation and focusing techniques and exercises. I reached out to my optometrist during the pandemic about this before I started and he actually told me that if what I have is lens induced myopia from wearing my distance correction while doing close up work for years it is completely theoretically possible for me to reverse the damage. He even offered to prescribe me a pair of differentials for the computer. So, I wouldn't call it anything to write home about yet but if I make it into the -3.00s with a test from optometrist I will post my old script with my new script for people to see. So far, something positive does seem to be occurring and honestly, I'm the type of person who would rather explore the option for themselves than write it off at someone else's urging.

[@kat3574]

Paulina Stewart good luck! I also had slight improvement like you

[@zazarays]

im doing the same only my Astigmatism is bad. Ive dumped all the astigmatism correct for it but -.25 and am doing sort of eyebrow raising to reshape my cornea and clear it up. Im wearing -3.5 now instead of -4.5. Also the glasses i got were 7$ at Zenni.com kzbin.info/door/EhYxefHylpSgoiXDWcBrlA

[@doublejuto]

How'd it go? Wish there was a way to fix my eyesight even a little bit

[@eval4495]

I think I might have lens induced myopia. I remember when I was a kid I only had trouble reading the board and when I received my first pair of glasses I got into the habit of wearing them all the time, even though I didn't need to. Since then my eyesight got gradually worse as you can imagine. So now that I'm older, I want to try improving my eyesight if possible.

[@osirusj275]

hi what are differentials? I cant see even at arms length at my pc screen, right -5.5 and left -4.5, so can i just buy a pair of reduced diopter say -4.5 for both eyes?

[@denisebehary4053]

I was diagnosed with amblyopia in 1966, when I was 4 years old. I had glasses and my mom had to tape a telfa pad over my good (left) eye for a year. I remember fighting her with the patch and drops…so thankful she stuck with the plan. My right eye is still much weaker than my left eye, but I manage with contacts and glasses.

[@khalilcool7507]

Active focus is not about relaxing the ciliary muscles .AF is about introducing a small myopic defocus using slightly reduced glasses to clear up a small amount of blur at a distance . That's all ! This stimulus is what improves the eyesight and loosens the ciliary muscles spasm and reverse the axial length of the eyeball

[@فارغشغل-ل7ي]

ameen

[@Akira-jd2zr]

First you said: "Active focus is not about relaxing the ciliary muscles" Then you said: "This stimulus is what improves the eyesight and loosens the ciliary muscles spasm" Clearly, you are making two contradictory statements. Also, you can't reverse axial length of the eye. Most myopia is caused by axial elongation. Once the eye grows to a certain length, there's no reversing it. That's like saying you can reverse the length that your arm has grown to just by changing your habits.

[@khalilcool7507]

@@Akira-jd2zr nooo omg u missed the point . the way the doctor talked about active focus it's as if active focus is a silly meditation whereby we lossen the ciliary muscles . Active focus is not about that active focus is about introducing a small amount of blur using slightly reduced lenses to challenge ur eyes to work on positive stimulus which is myopic defocus in smooth and relaxing way as a habit .... and yeah the eyes RESPOND TO STIMULUS . AXIAL LENGTH GOES BOTH WAYS ACCORDING TO THE FOCAL PLANE CHANGES. AND WHY WOULDN'T IT GO BOTH WAYS ?

[@khalilcool7507]

@@Akira-jd2zr I'm so mad at the optometrist industry they set u up for failure by telling u that myopia is genetic axial length can't be reduced ... As if u re telling someone who's fat u can't get skinny or visa versa ... I'm gonna reverse my myopia and i will never give up !

[@khalilcool7507]

Another study ..endmyopia.org/can-axial-length-be-reduced-for-less-myopia/ Go read and stop saying this bs nonsense about myopia being irreversible . U are not hopeless and u can reverse your myopia !

[@otiebrown9999]

15:00 You are completely correct. Simply being in our "nose on book", society, our normal eyes (all of them) change their refractive state downward at a rate of -0.5 diopters per year. If you want to prevent this, you can (when still confirming 20/50, on your Snellen) wear a +2.5 Diopter plus lens, for all close work. This is effective. That is how I got my refraction to change by 1 diopters, getting to +0.5 Diopters, and confirmed 20/20. This is obviously science, and out of scope for Optometry, sad to say. This is of course how you got down to -4 Diopters.

[@Micha-bp5om]

I ordered +0.5 glasses to wear during computer work. With +1 I could not see the monitor clearly

[@okayDei.n]

My eyes got better. I was an -3.75 and now I am a -1.50. I don't know how but after 3 years my eyes got better

[@jameslastimoso5404]

Did you wear your glasses often?

[@tanjatodorovic4611]

How? Did u wear glasses??? Answer pls

[@bestforyou2295]

Did you wear glasses

[@DrACAPELLAS]

Uh hate whey the original comment doesn’t get updated or answered 😡

[@MDMD007]

So i've noticed something. After wearing glasses my eyesight worsened. Left eye became -4.5 and right eye became -1.5 which is pretty bad. I'm only 18 and i feel like if this continues then someday i might go blind.

[@alexwharton7407]

You can reverse your myopia. Watch my videos. And go to endmyopia.org. it's not your imagination. Glasses do make your eyes worse.

[@zazarays]

kzbin.info/door/EhYxefHylpSgoiXDWcBrlA

[@MDMD007]

@@alexwharton7407 update : My left eye power is -3(astigmatism) and -1.5 D and my right eye is -1.25D and -0.25(astigmatism). Is there still any hope of improvement? (I used to add both these powers but came to know these are completely different)

[@alexwharton7407]

@@MDMD007 yes you can reverse your myopia. Just watch all Jake's KZbin videos and read the blog.

[@politicsknowledge2994]

@@alexwharton7407 plz help me brother

[@KennyBucketz]

My sister went from horrible vision and thick Coca Cola bottle glasses to 2020 vision when we were kids. She no longer needs glasses, thank God. My mom would take her to an eye doctor in New York all the time. I didn’t go to that eye doctor and yet my vision has been getting worse and worse.

[@sweetbeep]

What did she do?

[@jes9157]

Wow.. So I just prayed to God because I've been feeling irritated with my poor eyesight and my glasses these days. It has become an obstacle to my daily activities and your videos keep appearing on my recommendation without searching for them or even any videos related on eye sight and eyeglasses..

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Well that makes me happy you found the channel!

[@Finger_Lock_]

Hi dr. Allen thank you for great content as usual. I think you and Jake Steiner from Endmyopia should have a friendly educational debate/chat, I'm sure he would accept and be respectful and you would have a cool experience. I also think you misunderstood the Endmyopia method its not really just about the ciliary muscle but much more thought through. I am a science based guy myself, a student of biology and were sceptical at first too, but I have defenitely (optometry proven) improved my eyesight over the last couple of years (not 100% sure if its correlated with Endmyopia or not but sure seems like it)

[@Akira-jd2zr]

Can you tell me about your experience with Endmyopia, please? What was your Rx before and what is it now? What methods did you use? I'm just curious...

[@Finger_Lock_]

@@Akira-jd2zr Sure :) I used to have - 3.75R and - 3.5L glasses and now its down to - 2.5 on both in just more than a year. If you are interested check endmyopia blog and sign up for a 7 day email course (explains all the research behind the method and main concepts) and check Jake Steiner on youtube. All information about endmyopia is public and free. Main concepts are, that you reduce your close up time (comp. work, TV etc.) and spend more time looking outdoors. When you do watch TV or close up things, you should wear a quite lower prescription than prescribed for long distance 20/20 vision (differential glasses), just enough to se it clearly if you focus, and for long distance you should wear normalised glasses (just below your prescribed, so your eyes have room to improve. Its recommended to relax your eyes and practice "active focus"(you can googe for more info) that will help you see clearly with normalised prescription and than you reduce the prescription as needed, every few months or so.

[@eydaimon]

@@Akira-jd2zr -6.25 and I can see 20/15 with -5.5 now. I started about 4 months ago. I don't expect results to be this fast all the time though. Last official prescription by optometrist was -7 before I started.

[@Akira-jd2zr]

eydaimon So if this information is all true and accurate, then I would say you were what we call over-corrected. It’s very common and happens to probably every doctor at least once a day. If this IS what is going on, then I wouldn’t expect much more.

[@Finger_Lock_]

@@Akira-jd2zr Well, overprescription leads to your eyes adapting, leading to major lens induced myopia... It happening as often as you say, is a big problem in optometry. You just proved our point.

[@Joomlahacks]

As a doctor who makes a living prescribing glasses.... of course improving your eye naturally is FICTION! 😂😂

[@leahhuyghe]

I reversed my eyesight from -8.00 to -5.00. (yes I worked with a compliant optometrist). No issues with convergence. This has nothing to do with AMD or Glaucoma. Reduced lens therapy is different from Bates. Plenty of people have reversed their myopia to plano, over years. Drops aren't a fair comparison, because paralyzing them isn't equivalent to temporary relaxation.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks for the input, but how could you reverse myopia through relaxation of the ciliary body if full cycloplegia doesn't acheive the same result? Perhaps their is a neurological change at play? Seriously, I want to know what you think.

[@asude1]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I myself have reduced my myopia from 3.50 to 2.50 with endmyopia method and I'm still working on it. The thing endmyopia method is trying to accomplish is to give the eyeball the correct stimulus and reduce the length of the eyeballs. We do it by wearing reduced prescriptions and trying to focus on distant objects which are blurry (doing active focus) endmyopia.org/glasses-make-your-eyes-grow-not-in-a-good-way/

[@leahhuyghe]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I don't think it's dependent upon cycloplegia. It's the opposite -- the gradual *strengthening* of the ciliary body, which occurs after the initial relaxation phase of all the strain and atrophy glasses induce. Think of it like learning to walk again after being dependent on crutches for years.

[@otiebrown9999]

Jake Steiner's great success.

[@otiebrown9999]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Each person must do this on their own. You can not help them.

[@otiebrown9999]

Hi Dr. Eye Health, If I clear my Snellen, from 20/50, to 20/20, in one year, then you tell me that is fiction. When I am forced to do it myself, successfully, (because you will not help me), then that is wise engineering science at work. I learned this truth from an Optometrist, who helped his own children to avoid entry into myopia, by doing what I am doing.

[@DeniseSkidmore]

I've just started the EndMyopia method. I'm still skeptical that they can fix my -17D refraction error (and even if my old eyes can remodel the predicted rate is less than a diopter a year), but A) there is evidence that bifocals and multifocals reduce progression B) using the computer glasses over contacts relieves all of the eye strain I'm used to having with a new prescription. (I used to plan half days at work for two weeks after getting new glasses while I adjusted.). I'd say the method is beneficial to me even if it doesn't live up to all the claims. I'd love to just stop progressing. Do wear your full strength lenses for driving and similar activities, do see your eye doctor regularly, but reading glasses I think could benefit most medium-high myopes.

[@alanx4121]

it is beneficial to me too I think this one is also worth to check out and try www.myopiaismental.com

[@LunaMoonMer]

My eyes improve every six months, the eye doctors are always shocked! I don’t do any “eye exercises” one eye doctor that I seen said when I look at small screens and strain my eyes it improves my eyes, but for other people there eyes get worse. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 4, I am 16 now, the eye doctor said when I’m 18-21 I will most likely not need glasses anymore. I want to learn more on why my eyes get better.

[@Matryoshkabomb]

As I lay under the stars. I notice that the stars went from a fuzzy dot to a perfect circle. After I looked away, the star was just as fuzzy as it was before. Staring for a long period of time seemed to do the trick only for a short time.

[@Aenntw]

About 3 or 4 years ago I noticed my eyesight on my right eye was deteriorating; specifically for reading. I started to close my left eye in order to do reading sessions with my right eye only, while slowly moving my head up and down, back and forth, and from side to side. That has kept my eyesight on my right eye from getting worse. Also, blueberries and blackberries are good for eyesight; as well as cranberries, to a lesser extent.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

your right eye is viewing both sides while left only left if you had strained right vision it could help you activating left eye more but looking with only one eye is very detrimental because brain is constructed to use both and you can get much worse problems soon

[@janisgs]

Reversing my Myopia as well using Active Focus principles. The trickiest part is to find it and experience it, since focus is controlled by autonomic nervous system. Once you find the right stimulus which triggers the focus, you start the journey to rewire the vision center and push the focus reflexes all the way back to 20/20. It is slow process, but possible and definitely rewarding...

[@otiebrown9999]

Good for you.

[@Andrew-kg2es]

How is you progress so far?

[@Microking4u]

Let’s talk about the monetary reality of healing your eyes naturally. It decreases your business, why would anyone want to get training that doesn’t make them a decent living? There is no way they would train you to do that and put yourself out of business! lol It’s common sense people, it’s the same in Dentistry! These associations only have the best interests of the practitioners.

[@themarkus6472]

I appreciate your honesty in being more realistic about these topics that people want to believe. Ive been postponing my vision check up with a eye doctor but realize the importance of it as I am getting severe eye fatigue after minor tasks. I would hate to have to wear glasses but I guess that's better than having to see blurry after a little work on my computer.

[@otiebrown9999]

Your computer work is causing blurry at distance.

[@shonaroan5065]

Not true. You need to slightly reduce your eye power number gradually (glasses / contacts) and I have reduced my myopia

[@tranphuocloc5629]

Wow, how can you do it detailed?, Please help.

[@shonaroan5065]

@@tranphuocloc5629 , every 3 months reduce your power by 0.25 diopter and practice some simple eye exercises to focus better. You will find an improvement and will be able to see with reduced power glasses/lenses.

[@clamchowder7609]

@@shonaroan5065 im at -0.75 -1 should i just not wear glasses?

[@shonaroan5065]

@@clamchowder7609 go to -0.50 and -0.75 for 3 to 4 months. When you adjust to this reduce by 0.25.

[@patrickbatemanfromohio]

@@shonaroan5065 what was ur eyesight, and how long did it took u to fully recover? my eyesight is -7, how much time will this method take me to improve my eyesight so i dont need glasses anymore? im also not rich enough to get reduced power glasses every 3-4 months. pls answer me, thanks!

[@thelobb]

I think we should start by acknowledging myopia is rising very fast in developed countries at least in part because of computer screens and up close work among other things. There is a documented way to ditch glasses and not need contacts during the day CRT lenses. Also I'm sure you have thoughts on this patients tend to ask For more minus spherical than they actually need. That's entirely possible to make someone who walks into your office with a -6 prescription see fine in a -5.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes, there is soooo much to be said about the topic. That is why I hope to continue to build a playlist around the subject of myopia control, Ortho-k lenses, the myopic epidemic etc.

[@chhayakankariya2748]

I have keratoconus in right eye and left eye myopic -.75 diopters. Online classes took away my vision

[@shahanshahpolonium]

bruh what is keratoconus

[@shivavatar-aunaturelalways6025]

I apply Vicks to my eyelids, making sure to get it into the corners and under the lids. Within two weeks I have noticeable improvement in vision.

[@ElegantPaws01]

You are joking right?

[@ib2sweet]

I have successfully used Vicks to curtail constantly itchy eye corners, using only a very small smear on a cotton bud. Sounds primitive but it works.

[@gingbebotfeliciano2292]

i you sure it wont damage the eyes

[@SatelliteSnail]

Question: Can exercising your eye with focus adjustment help improve eyesight? If eye muscles become weaker the more you adjust to seeing things up close, then couldn't doing the opposite help "reverse" near sightedness a way? The common focus exercise is shifting focus from things that are up close to far away multiple times. Any thoughts on the effectiveness of this?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

It is possible to train the coordination between the focusing muscles(ciliary body and extra-ocular muscles) and you can even train your eyes to improve your accommodative (focus) function. But this is dependent on the flexibility of the crystalline lens inside the eye, if a person is young, then it is more likely to improve your accommodative function, after the age of 40- this tends to become more difficult due to age related lens changes. However, people cant really learn to reverse your accommodative function, you can relax your ciliary body to a point, but even at it's maximum relaxation point- this may not reverse myopia.

[@Skinbodycarestyle]

@G E T R E K T so how do you reverse it?

[@905JimRaynor]

@@DoctorEyeHealth my mom went from -4 to not needing glasses over a 4 year period after retiring at age 55 from her job at a microbiology lab. She got a small dog and took it outside every day. Her optometrist said the shape of her eye ball was changing. The optometrist gave her a letter so that the Department of Motor Vehicles could change her Driver's License stating she did not need glasses. The shape of the eye changes over time.

[@techyrumi]

Active focus works ( and vision therapy in general), as you mentioned, for people who had a bad habit of tensing their eyes and muscles too much. Less than two weeks ago, I got my newly prescribed glasses on -3.25 with astigmatism -.5 in one eye. But I am driving a Tesla and my overcorrected glasses make it impossible to read the Tesla touchscreen panel. I am over 45 years old, by the way, and more sensitive to over-corrected glasses than younger folks. Yes, I got 20/20 or even 20/15 vision from the new glasses during bright daylight, but I don't need it. I can read number plates just fine on 20/40 vision with my older -2.25 glasses. With active focus (relaxing eye muscle and visual cortex), indeed, I can read number plates further away on 20/30 or even 20/20 vision with my older glasses in bright daylight. That right there is at least 1 diopter improvement in less than 2 weeks. But, I heard that this is a typical result caused by a combination of over-corrected prescription (I believe my true diopter now is much lower than -2.75), improved lighting situations, and active focus (a.k.a bad eye strain habit reduction.) Now, I can read the Tesla touch screen panel just fine and can drive legally with my older -2.25 glasses. Can I reduce it 1 diopter further in the next two weeks? Certainly not. I agree as you explained in the video, that it works only in certain cases and situations. Now my situation has changed and no big improvement is possible anymore. Beware of some claims out there that clear flashes are the same as active focus. Clear flashes, as the name suggests, maintain clarity at random time for a very short period (a.k.a flashes.) Active focus maintains clarity on command (not random) and for as long as you want.

[@keyivol6478]

1 year later has anything changed?

[@evasyphus7436]

When I was 8 years old I had a lazy eye in the early 1950s, in France, I wore a eye patch for a few months and I didn't need to wear eye glasses anymore. In the late 50s, I was introduce to the exercise methode and it did work very well I didn't need eye glasses until the late 60s when I started wearing glasses for my myopia I still did eye exercises once in awhile and my eyesight stayed pretty much the same until 2015 when I was diagnosed with glaucoma. I know eye exercise didn't cure my myopia or prevented glaucoma, but I think it helped me to stay pretty stable. Thank for being open minded, I love your videos.

[@yasmina1994]

you got rid of the lazy eye by wearing eyepatches?

[@crabemane]

i never thought i needed glasses until i got my first pair which made the world slightly clearer, however after wearing them for a while my vision without them seems to become worse. Glasses are evil and they will sing you a sweet lullaby to distract you as they rob you of your vision (prob sending the good vision back to the eye doctor).

[@otiebrown9999]

It always does.

[@otiebrown9999]

It is always good to, "hold the door open", to the possibility of true prevention, when you can still read 20/50, on your own Snellen. In fact as pure science, it is always possible to get back to naked eye 20/20. But it does take a person with strong Engineering common sense, to do it.

[@nizio7889]

As an optometrist in training, this is the ONLY legit video I have seen on KZbin about training their eyes.

[@otiebrown9999]

Doc, It is great that you are thinking to help us go from 20/50 ( -0.75 Diopters), to 20/20 (+0.25 Diopters) in about one year. Thanks for your help and thoughts. Even this review is good. I would be glad to do it myself, with your help.

[@stupor_mundi]

I'll never forget the last time I went to the doctor for a routine check-up. When I left I felt really bad and depressed because of a single comment made by the old woman who was the optometrist there. Usually that optometrist makes a series of exams and measurements and gives that report to the doctor for the actual appointment. And actually I didn't feel anything was particularly wrong with my eyes but she must have been a sadist because she said in a very theatrical tone "ohh dear this looks bad!". She didn't even say why, she just threw that at me and left me pale with dread. I felt so tormented. And the funny thing is the doctor didn't even seem worried about anything during the appointment but in truth that sadistic optometrist had actually looked into my eyes with some equipment so I don't know what the hell she saw there that was "so bad" or if the doctor was made aware of it. But that single remark took hold of me and I became so depressed and I never got any appointment since (and that was years ago!) for fear of hearing something terrible. I got so depressed and I still live in fear, I mean what did she even mean?? I have come across some pretty callous sadistic health professionals but that old bat took the cake and really put this dark cloud over me that never went away, and I got a sort of phobia of doctor's appointments in general and check-ups. I haven't been to any doctor in years even though I know I should, but the fear of hearing bad news is so paralysing I just don't. It's extraordinary how a single remark made by an evil btch can have such a huge lasting negative impact. I mean the fact she observed my eyes through equipment made it impossible for me to just shrug it off and move on. Later I kicked myself that I made no further questions but the moment she said that I felt this terror that I couldn't focus on anything else and was kind of in shock. I don't even know if my eyesight got worse over the years because that remark she made sank in and created this subconscious beliefe that there is something terribly wrong with my eyes.

[@tidingsoflife3918]

Just do another test in a different optician

[@aibekkarimov7457]

Man you really need to see psychologist. The fact that you become what you call depressed after a single commentary of some nurse is abnormal.

[@aibekkarimov7457]

and if you don't know if your eyesight become worse or not, it basically means that it didn't. You would've easilly noticed changes if they happened, you just can't see some shit that you could before. And visit damn doctor please

[@bassplayinghero2]

I can say that I've improved my eyesight from -3.25 to at least -1 to nearly clear vision. I can attest that natural eye healing works. It took years though and lots of training

[@liverpoolforlife8028]

Can u mentor me bro ? Like what excercises u did ,what u ate etc btw i am -2.5 in both eyes

[@otiebrown9999]

Yes, I have seen that type of success.

[@Shubhamarora562]

How?

[@chhayakankariya2748]

Really ? I don't believe

[@bassplayinghero2]

@@chhayakankariya2748 I have proof on my licenses. Old was states I need them, new one does not

[@Blacksquareable]

Thanks for covering this and the thorough review, Dr Allen. I'll give a fuller reply at a later date as I have quite a lot to say. As a hyperope, I found you comments on accommodative spasm and pseudo-myopia interesting and the first time I have heard this concept from an eye professional. You might want to check out some of my videos - but as I have an awful lot I might hunt some out and post the most relevent links here. Also I didn't realise the different cycloplegic agents worked a little differently as I have had to cycloplegic tests where I actually became shortsighted in the second one! Can't remember what it was called - I think something with a "Z" but it was like being hit with a sack of flour - very strange. I see the endmyopia type movement as generally establishing good habits and eye health even though I don't agree with every single thing. I got into it because I couldn't get the help I needed from the opticians!

[@otiebrown9999]

Hi Black, Pleased you ask questions.

[@star222333]

Great subject! I was reading about natural supliments helping stop the progression of macular degeneration. Doctor Allen, can you please cover this in a future episode? I love your videos, I always learn something new.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes, absolutely. I have mentioned it a bit in a livestream about AMD. But I hope to have a whole mini series about eating healthy for the eyes and eye vitamins in the near future. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWTXeZt5qrmhock

[@star222333]

@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks, I watched the video and it covered the subject very well, I even shared it with my friends on Facebook 😁. I'm looking forward to the miniseries. What do think about Bilberry and Eyebright?

[@ojp1692]

With all due respect, I think you completely missed the point on what you call the Active Focus/Endmyopia method (at 8:09) or what you could call 'reduced lens therapy'. Think outside the box on this. My interpretation is that ciliary muscle lockup contributes to only a small portion of the need for glasses (say 0.75 to 1.0 diopters). The rest is due to axial elongation (lens induced from hyperopic defocus). Endmyopia says that nearsightedness is first caused by ciliary musle spasm from too much up-close work. No need for correction at this point as it can be fixed with a lot of outdoor distance vision time. However, most optometrists will prescribe the first pair of glasses at this stage. If you wear these distance vision glasses for upclose, it induces worse vision and the need for stronger and stronger prescriptions (lens induced myopia). In a nutshell, Endmyopia states that the solution is to wear slightly weaker prescriptions (that get you to say 20/30). Now, with this small amount of myopic defocus, you will see slight blurry images which you attempt clear by up using active focus. This challenges and stimulates the eyes to get better by not only removing the ciliary muscle lockup, but reducing the eyeball length. Similar to physical therapy, this process takes time and is not instantaneous. Basically, you have to reverse all of the damage optometrists have caused by prescribing glasses in the first place and with too much correction. Optometrists should be performing vision therapy at the first onset of childhood myopia and not prescribing glasses. There are countless number of people that have had success with this method. Personally, I have been doing this since May 2019 and I have been able to reduce my prescription from -5.75 to -4.50 so far (optometrist confirmed). At about 1 diopter per year improvement, I should be glasses free in a few more years.

[@shadowgaming7585]

Fully appreciate you, vision can be improved , wwoooohoooo!

[@seeclearly]

Great discussion. I'm glad you covered it. Myself, I had a great success with using incrementally reduced strength glasses with active focus. I was at -2.00 dioptres SPH at my worst. Today I see 20/20. This was confirmed by my optician and I have had the glasses requirement removed from my driving license as I passed the eye test with flying colours. So, I absolutely believe that myopia is reversible. I am helping others also. The standout person so far has dropped from -6.00 dioptres SPH to -4.00 dioptres SPH and she's still making progress. You raise a great point though? What is the science behind this improvement. Is it reduction of spasm in the ciliary body? Is it improved interpretation of the image received by the retina by the visual cortex? Is it a reduction in axial length of the eyeball? Could it be a combination of these factors and more? I think so. @15:15 You talked about near sightedness physiology and how living in a world where everything is close-up leads to increasing myopia. I agree and think this is the case. However, is the converse also true? If that is the negative feedback loop which makes myopia worse, is the converse a positive feedback loop that makes your vision better? I think so and that is my working theory. I'm also a soft tissue therapist and have lots of experience with how other muscles in the body respond to treatment and reeducation of movement patterns. There is resolution of issues at the local level such as an injured hamstring, but there is also neurological reeducation that happens between the brain and the muscle which makes improvements in the condition. With regard to myopia, I think the role of re-education between what happens between the brain and the eye is underplayed. Anyway, thanks for opening up the discussion as it is a fascinating topic. As is all human biology. Have a good day!

[@otiebrown9999]

Thanks for your success!

[@lllo651]

How long does it take?

[@seeclearly]

@@lllo651 About 1 dioptre per year. So going from -3.00 to 20/20 would take approximately 3 years. It's an investment in your eyesight. That's a typical rate of improvement. Some people improve more quickly others a little less quickly. That said, I haven't met anyone who has regretted doing it. It's so liberating to be able to see clearly without the assistance of glasses or contacts.

[@khaledosama1836]

Do I do these exercises? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KWnJxnmaiWpNk

[@sumitsinghyadav285]

With the help of eye excercise or with any medicine Do comment plz It's very important for me

[@evaalonso4464]

Like some of the other commentators, I too think you might like to dig a little deeper into the endmyopia method. I have a PhD in biomedical engineering and do not jump into these things without doing some research myself and found that once I had done some background reading, this methods makes a lot of sense. I've been using it for about a year and a half and have improved my eyesight tremendously (this has been confirmed by two optometrists).

[@demian2325]

Could you go into the numbers? At what diopters did you start and at what diopter are you currently (confirmed by optometrist). Im asking because Im seriously trying the method already for 1,5 years. Went only from - 6,to - 5/-5,5 so this seems very minor to me. Im highly in doubt whether I should get lasik.

[@Reannon5]

@@demian2325 if you are still into numbers pop into my channel where I video log 1.75 diopters of spherical gainz and half a diopter of cylinder gainz

[@TechVHD]

Demian update

[@TechVHD]

Reannon ?

[@tomredal01]

what is your diopter improvement?

[@Ashikikbaldewan]

I have started doing eye focus exercise daily 👁️👁️

[@lapmobile5369]

Changes in the muscles is not really how "Active Focus" works to improve your vision. The idea is that you wear a slightly reduced prescription and then "actively" make the eyes focus to squeeze out a little more clarity to make up for that reduced prescription. This in turn, signals the eyes that your eyeball is too long and is focusing in the wrong spot. And here is the magic... your eyes slowly over a few months get shorter(!) to the point where it's now focusing in the right spot without using active focus. Then it is time to reduce your prescription again and you repeat the process.

[@khalilcool7507]

It is a shame for him to claim that he did his research just shame ...

[@killculator8124]

Really? That works?

[@lapmobile5369]

@@killculator8124 It's a little more complicated to know when to reduce and by how much but it does work.. Go to endmyopia.org watch all the videos and read everything. I've dropped from (-7.50, -6.00) diopters to (-5.75, -5.25) so far.

[@vype3rx]

Jetpad omg is it trueeeeee

[@lapmobile5369]

@@vype3rx Yes, but very slowly. Every quarter diopter reduction takes 2 to 3 months.

[@mr.anonymous8756]

I am going to improve my vision and get rid of these glasses natuarly

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I wish you the best!

[@mr.anonymous8756]

@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks

[@Vidyut_Gore]

About the personality-vision feedback loop - it could be the other way around too - if someone has difficulty seeing distant objects, they may not be as good at activities requiring working with distant objects and may gravitate toward interests that are sharply in focus...

[@spiderdoom]

Much respect to you for being open-minded about this topic. I myself, have went from wearing -3.00 diopters to perfect eyesight (20/5 to be exact, due to me having high density cone receptors, but that's a different topic). It is a long process...took me about six years and vigorous effort. If you are interested and have the time, I would love to have this discussion with you.

[@jjjj34545]

how did you improve your vision so much??

[@spiderdoom]

@@jjjj34545 From -3.00 i started wearing weaker glasses, dropping half a diopter each time my eyes got to 20/20 with the current pair. I was highly determined to get my vision back, so i spend vigorous amounts of time outdoors. Once i got to 20/50, i stopped using minus lenses, unless i was driving at night. I began using plus lenses for all close work and no glasses for distance until my vision got all the way to perfect. The plus lens is life-long prevention and as long as i wear it, i can maintain my sharp vision.

[@jjjj34545]

@@spiderdoom that’s amazing! I’m so glad you were able to get your vision back. how long did it take you?

[@spiderdoom]

@@jjjj34545 6 years, but i ran into some hurdles. Had an office job for a while and not much progression happened during that time.

[@mikelin6381]

@@spiderdoom thank for the share, i will try !

[@faintmoey8462]

Notice how these doctors never talk about those who got their eyesight back. Like how does that happen

[@otiebrown9999]

I did. They are no help.

[@faintmoey8462]

@@otiebrown9999 yeah my dad started getting his vision back we had appointments at the same time. When the doctor finished testing him and I went it I asked her for fun has anyone had their vision back or if it's possible she said there's no way. Then I told her my dad was here a second ago and you saw his eyesight test she got quiet

[@otiebrown9999]

@@faintmoey8462 while honestly difficult, it is possible, to go from 20/50, to 20/20.

[@faintmoey8462]

@@otiebrown9999 no one wants to tell you that though

[@ykyjohn]

but if there is a screen that makes my eyes worst through time, so it must be a way to reverse it. But not exercise alone will do, it must come together with rest and nutrition too. That leave us with all kinds of possible solutions for even the worst cases. Life is about what works and what not, and there is only one way to make sure, trying...

[@cgrassen]

What about Jacob Liberman of 'Take Your Glasses Off And See'. He had empirical evidence vision derives from the brain not your eyes primarily.

[@BoomVang]

Yes, vision therapy worked wonders for me in reversing a death spiral of shortsightedness from intense near focus work. I made detail graphs of spherical decline and rebound over time to quantify this. My eye doc offered a program paid for by my company. I used the principles of it to maintain progress after the program. Rather than speculate, give it a try on your own.

[@otiebrown9999]

Good success for you.

[@AlphaG33k1]

You can't expect someone that makes their living off of tests/devices/surgeries to "correct" vision to tell you that something you can do for free on your own is going to work, now, can you? Of course not. I'm surprised your eye doc offered a program, but I guess he probably did profit in some way from it. Still, better to correct it naturally, if you're motivated to keep up with it, than to need various devices for the rest of your life. Good job!

[@j.bridges2921]

I just recently went to a month long military training that did not allow the use of phones and after the ~30 days I noticed a drastic inprovement in my vision

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I would not be surprised. Near device use and even reading for prolonged periods of time have been associated with not only more eye strain but a higher risk toward nearsightedness. You may have learned to relax your ciliary body (the inner eye muscle) and focus better in the distance.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Also what kind of military training? did it go well?

[@otiebrown9999]

Successful prevention, getting a refractive change of -0.5 diopters, or 20/40, to +0.25 Diopters, or 20/20, is possible. This is because all fundamental eyes, control their refractive state, to their average of accommodation. A matter of pure objective science, not medicine.

[@otiebrown9999]

I agree, Bates was a little LOOSE, for 1913. But at least Bates made an attempt at long term prevention.

[@A2Z1Two3]

My eyesight has just ‘improved ‘ at my last test. I have been wearing glasses for 40 years, and now instead of my prescription going all in one direction, certain aspects have ‘improved’ .

[@janny.p]

Presbyopia

[@otiebrown9999]

Hi Dr. Allen, 3:00 Please do not push Bates, OFF THE CLIFF. Bates had some good PREVENTION ideas. I suggest reading his 1913 paper, "Myopia prevention by Teachers". Before you, "trash Bates", I would suggest reading his paper. He responds by saying that ONLY PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE, from 20/50. Prevention is a scientific issue, not a "medical issue". So, I do it myself.

[@doyochii127]

I wish I can go back to the time when I don't have an eye problem and protect my eyes.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for the comment Doyochii. What type of vision problem do you have?

[@doyochii127]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I have floaters and I noticed that when I look at into the sky I can see move ng light dots. It's not floaters, it's different.

[@jobro1991]

@@doyochii127 Like electricity/ fireflies? I have that when i look to much at my screen

[@doyochii127]

@@jobro1991 yes, but I see that everyday. Since I used phone and computer for my work. It scares me so much.

[@doyochii127]

@@jobro1991 yes, but I see that everyday. Since I used phone and computer for my work. It scares me so much.

[@distraccion]

I've only heard of Bates, all the other stuff is new to me. I don't think I've followed any scientific methods exactly, but 4 things that helped me stopped using my glasses: 1) massaging my eyes, eye muscles, positioning of skin around my eyes, and applying pressure on my eye ridge bone and very very slight pressure directly on my eyeball has helped my lens find specific positions where it can focus better (almost 20/20), 2) eating very well especially cutting out sugar, carbohydrates, and eating massive amounts of blueberries, 3) adjusting the posture of my jaw, skull, and column seems to affect the positioning of my eyeballs and immediate improve vision, and 4) slight bulging or pulsing of the eyeballs and frequent cleaning with nearly frozen water, as well as rotating the eyeball in such a cold solution, which probably has more affect on the muscles. The only other thing I do that is not a bio method is focus on objects at absurdly far distances using pinholes or some other very small hole, its basically the same concept as a high F stop in the aperture of a camera, the more light is constricted onto the lens, the more everything goes into focus. That's my basic experience.

[@otiebrown9999]

Good. Verify results on your Snellen chart.

[@distraccion]

@@otiebrown9999 How would I verify it unless it is being administered by a trusted third party (i.e. an optometrist, ophthalmologist, etc.)? Is that what you are asking for? If so, I would gladly do it if I wasn't responsible to pay for the consultation, and they agree to me implementing my methods to determine what my eye sight is when I do this, as compared to when I am not training my eyes. As I do the Snellen myself, I am 20/20.

[@gozechan4041]

I wish all the ophthalmologists were as passionate and informative as you are

[@Only60GamesPlayed]

He’s an Optometrist😊

[@jamesmatthews304]

Have learned a lot. Once was called upon to assist an Optomologist remove eyes from recently expired patient. Severing the four muscles surrounding the eye and removing them to transport.

[@khakwaki9677]

The online classes has spoil my eyesight 😭😭😭😭

[@Reannon5]

Try endmyopia.org it does work

[@AM141972]

I am loving eye exercises and have improved my vision drastically. I will throw away my glasses in a few months.

[@otiebrown9999]

Excellent.

[@saintbenedictscholacantorum]

Thanks Doctor for the honest and open-minded video! Really interesting stuff. Out of all these natural methods, the one that sounds to me like it is actually based on science is the Reduced Lens method with active focus ("endmyopia"). I think you've left out some essential parts of the theory of how it is supposed to work, and so, you haven't succeeded in debunking it. It is not just about relaxing the ciliary muscle, as if that by itself is enough to eliminate your need for glasses. All relaxing the ciliary muscle does is to enable you to focus a *little bit further* than you could if the muscle is tensed up or in spasm. If you have any significant myopia (say -1D or more) this will never be sufficient to give you 20/20. The point is to combine this with reduced lens use, so that your lenses are just powerful enough to help you achieve clarity with active focus, but not powerful enough that the eye is always forced into clarity without any effort by you. So, with your reduced glasses, you can see clearly just enough that your brain maintains a reference of clarity, and is motivated to seek it out, and this provides stimulus that causes the eyeball actually to shorten over time, over months and years of gradually reducing the lens power. They say typically you can reduce .25 diopters every 3 or 4 months, or .75 per year on average. It is the same process in reverse that led to the myopia gradually growing in the first place. It is not a quick fix based on training muscles or any such thing. And it has to be combined with lifestyle changes such as improving close-up work habits, never wearing the full distance correction for close-up, and spending a lot of time outside in activities that heavily engage the distance vision. I found your thought experiment with the eye drops really interesting and thoughtful - I'm slightly suspicious of those dilating drops in the eye exam, and I wonder if they somehow skew the results of the test one way or the other, compared to how I see in real life. I think it is a bit of a leap to equate the paralyzing effect of the drops with the relaxing effect that is achieved during active focus. I have no idea, you might be right, but it seems equally likely to me that the paralyzing drops might actually lock the muscle in a contracted state, or at least prevent it from relaxing fully. I have heard stories about optometrists getting frustrated with active focus patients, because they can see equally well through a lot of different test lenses, so they threaten to paralyze their ciliary in order to figure out their "real" prescription! So, I imagine these drops to be anti-active focus, not equivalent to it, though I don't know how the physiology works. And like I said at the beginning, nobody claims that active focus by itself will cure myopia, without the other pieces of the puzzle. One thing that I can attest personally is that active focus is undoubtedly a real thing that your eyes can learn how to do. Some people cannot sing or wiggle their ears, and it's very hard to explain to such a person how to do it, but it's equally clear that the human body is capable of doing it. I can look at slightly blurry distant text and blink and bring it into focus, no exercises needed, just a familiarity with how the sensation feels. And I can wear glasses that are a full diopter less than what the optometrist prescribed me two months ago, and still see 20/20 with effort.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks so much for this detailed response and info. I will have some more content addressing myopia, glasses and new research in the next few months. Greatly appreciate you sharing all this.

[@CuriousDrifter]

Exactly! I was really hoping the doctor would have addressed this. I'm starting the reduced lens method (endmyopia) soon, and it seems totally legit. Wearing full prescription doing so much close-up work for 20 years seems so wrong looking back. If the axial length was increased because the convergent power is too high, then the reverse for sure should happen as well.

[@saintbenedictscholacantorum]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Thanks Doctor for taking the time to read and respond to my earlier comment! Here is an update a year and a half later, using the reduced lens method ("Endmyopia"): After going through seven pairs of distance glasses, from my starting point, I've reduced my right eye's correction by 1.25 diopters sphere and 0.75 diopters cylinder; and my left eye by 0.75 diopters sphere and 1.5 diopters cylinder. I started with a complex and highly unequal prescription, and now I've completely eliminated the cylinder correction and brought the eyes a little closer together. I still see 20/20 with effort, and my eyes are much more comfortable, less dry and less headache-inducing than at any time in my adult life. In my car I keep driving glasses that are just 0.25 more powerful in each eye, and with those I can see pretty much perfectly (20/15 or 20/13). I just don't wear them all the time because I want to keep improving. :) If you haven't tried this method yourself or researched it in depth, I highly recommend it! The main spokesman, Jake, is really offbeat and often cynical, but the science makes more and more sense the deeper you get. Thanks for all your content and I hope you've been well.

[@dianacristinamorosanu656]

My original eyesigth couple of years ago was -4.5 myopia. During summertime I didn't use the phone, laptop or TV and after a checkup the doctor said my eyesight was -4 if I remember correctly, so i can say that was a big improvement. But can you survive nowadays without using Tv or phone? No, but you can definetly minimise it

[@RedVynil]

I'm a bit near-sighted but only wear glasses when I'm trying to read smaller print. I just got new glasses about 2 years ago and can't notice that, the more I use them, the worse my eyes get! I DID ASK for corrective lenses!! However, there are times when I'm trying to see something without glasses and it's kinda hard to see it that well and, all of a sudden, my vision clears up almost 100% for a few seconds! I enjoy the sudden boost in my vision for as long as it lasts but, if I blink, it tends to go away! Like, right now, I can see what I'm typing without glasses and can see almost everything perfectly (except for a couple of letter combos I need a tiny bit of help with). However, if I lean way back away from the screen, I need a LOT more help being able to read this!! Then, last night, I just finished writing a bunch of stuff and decided to lean back all the way, again, just to take a break and, all of a sudden, I had no problem at all reading the screen!! The screen and where I'm sitting are perfectly static and do NOT move! I'm the only moving portion of this! So, what is it that I'm doing to make my vision better by itself and how can I get it to do that all the time so I don't need glasses anymore?

[@abuela5674]

Thank you an actual video by a doctor not some random guy on the internet.

[@JBad06]

Thank you. I just got glasses today, and I makes the world seem so much clearer. It’s awesome, but I miss not having to wear them. I’ve started watching some of your videos and they help me accept glasses more. Thanks man and keep up the good work!

[@alexwharton7407]

Endmyopia.org

[@chronicfatiguesyndromefind9000]

I have myopia, -4.50 in both eyes. I am following what Mark Warren has to say, and it is helping. Please check out his videos, if your mind is truly open. Thank you.

You haven't studied active focus enough. the point is not in that but the fact that the eye accommodates to the focal plane! It works and a ton of people have (optometrist confirmed) proofs. Me too. I got from -0.75 to -0.25 (20/20). I'm having trouble with the last quarter. but the reason I even started with this is that I initially noticed I couldn't see TV after I started using glasses without them, and I was perfectly able to. then I realized what Jake is talking about, about how wearing minus lenses for closeup (for low prescription) is hurting your eyes, even more, adding more strain, making eye elongate further. This makes so much sense! And also, for higher myopes how they should just wear the amount of minus they need to see closeup. And after doing that they need much less for distance! ANd over time they improve. People with the highest numbers often fastest improve.

[@otiebrown9999]

I now confirm 20/20.

[@_danila5185]

@@otiebrown9999 hi 👋 can I ask you in numbers how much you improved?