Comments on: Reducing Myopia With Plus Lenses http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/ Tod is an iOS and Mac App Developer Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mickeydyl http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-5364 Mickeydyl Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:20:50 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-5364 I did the same same thing you did when I was 20 years old many years ago. At age 18, I had -4.5 diopters to "correct" my left eye, -5.00 diopters for the right and -1.75 or stronger correction for astigmatism. I was not of sound mind at the time, but as of yesterday when I went to get my drivers license renewed, I could easily see, with both eyes the 20/20 line with a prescription of -2.25 for both eyes and without any astigmatism correction. At age 18, I was legally blind with 20/400 vision. Now I can see the Snellen chart with between 20/70 to 20/50 unaided. By using plus lenses, you teach your eyes/ brain ( subconscious) to learn how to see, literally, from a larger perspective. I admire what you're doing. I look at it like lifting weights: The harder you make it on yourself, the stronger you become. Good luck! You'll need much discipline and an enormous will power to overcome the desire to see things the easy (but corrupted) way. I still have a ways to go and it's been over twenty years; I 'm not giving up! I did the same same thing you did when I was 20 years old many years ago. At age 18, I had -4.5 diopters to “correct” my left eye, -5.00 diopters for the right and -1.75 or stronger correction for astigmatism. I was not of sound mind at the time, but as of yesterday when I went to get my drivers license renewed, I could easily see, with both eyes the 20/20 line with a prescription of -2.25 for both eyes and without any astigmatism correction. At age 18, I was legally blind with 20/400 vision. Now I can see the Snellen chart with between 20/70 to 20/50 unaided. By using plus lenses, you teach your eyes/ brain ( subconscious) to learn how to see, literally, from a larger perspective. I admire what you’re doing. I look at it like lifting weights: The harder you make it on yourself, the stronger you become. Good luck! You’ll need much discipline and an enormous will power to overcome the desire to see things the easy (but corrupted) way. I still have a ways to go and it’s been over twenty years; I ‘m not giving up!

]]> By: Otis http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-4792 Otis Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:31:09 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-4792 Hi Tod and group, I think that the use of the plus is difficult, and must start early. This is for people posting a -1 diopter prescription, and don't want to wear it. Here is one man's experience. http://schwerdfeger.name/articles/pluslens.shtml This works in the early stage, but it does take intense insight and personal motivation. Hi Tod and group,
I think that the use of the plus is difficult, and must start early. This is for people posting a -1 diopter prescription, and don’t want to wear it. Here is one man’s experience.

http://schwerdfeger.name/articles/pluslens.shtml

This works in the early stage, but it does take intense insight and personal motivation.

]]> By: Edwin http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-4758 Edwin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:50 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-4758 Hi, I've been reading myopia.org, it says about the same theory to save children vision from harmful minus glasses, very informative. I am transforming all the close work to far work. I daughter do her reading on visualizer that display on 42" TV at a distance. I copy & paste web content from Safari to a free App called Arrow Notes on my iPhone/iPad, this App is capable of changing the font size to 48! I read them at 1 arm distance. Hi, I’ve been reading myopia.org, it says about the same theory to save children vision from harmful minus glasses, very informative. I am transforming all the close work to far work. I daughter do her reading on visualizer that display on 42″ TV at a distance. I copy & paste web content from Safari to a free App called Arrow Notes on my iPhone/iPad, this App is capable of changing the font size to 48! I read them at 1 arm distance.

]]> By: Otis http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-4682 Otis Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:01:55 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-4682 To help with this (preventive) process, I prepared some videos on how to obtain and set-up a Snellen eye chart, and then use test lenses (from Zennioptical) to do everything your self. Just go to YouTube, and type, "OtisSumnerBrown", and watch the videos. Leadership is doing everything yourself. To help with this (preventive) process, I prepared some videos on how to obtain and set-up a Snellen eye chart, and then use test lenses (from Zennioptical) to do everything your self. Just go to YouTube, and type, “OtisSumnerBrown”, and watch the videos. Leadership is doing everything yourself.

]]> By: Tod http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3272 Tod Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:03:12 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3272 Yeah, who knows if our myopia is permanent, partially correctable, or totally correctable. Seems like correcting it naturally is worth a try before going under the laser. Yeah, who knows if our myopia is permanent, partially correctable, or totally correctable. Seems like correcting it naturally is worth a try before going under the laser.

]]> By: Phil http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3271 Phil Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:01:42 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3271 Ok great thanks for the clarafication. Ill give it a go and hopefully be able to stop or even reverse my condition. Though i have found many sites saying the shape of your cornea effects your ability to focus also. So hopefully mine isnt too distorted lol. Ok great thanks for the clarafication. Ill give it a go and hopefully be able to stop or even reverse my condition. Though i have found many sites saying the shape of your cornea effects your ability to focus also. So hopefully mine isnt too distorted lol.

]]> By: Tod http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3270 Tod Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:46:23 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3270 Oh, no. I meant that during all the years I focused up close on a computer screen or a book for hours at a time without focusing on the distance, my vision gradually got worse and worse. So if I put similar stress on my eyes in the opposite direction, forcing them to focus a little bit further and further, maybe it will gradually improve. Oh, no. I meant that during all the years I focused up close on a computer screen or a book for hours at a time without focusing on the distance, my vision gradually got worse and worse. So if I put similar stress on my eyes in the opposite direction, forcing them to focus a little bit further and further, maybe it will gradually improve.

]]> By: Phil http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3269 Phil Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:33:49 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3269 You stated 'Still, since I can sharpen up my vision slightly, if I keep practicing it, maybe I can gradually make it better and better. My vision gradually got worse and worse, probably through the same process of accommodation.' Did you mean wearing plus lenses worsen your vision? You stated ‘Still, since I can sharpen up my vision slightly, if I keep practicing it, maybe I can gradually make it better and better. My vision gradually got worse and worse, probably through the same process of accommodation.’ Did you mean wearing plus lenses worsen your vision?

]]> By: Tod http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3268 Tod Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:46 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3268 You have to find out what works for you. For me, using my computer without glasses is sufficient, but I found plus lenses useful when reading books. Maybe I'll graduate to needing plus lenses for the computer. Regarding your last comment, in what way did I state that my vision worsened? You have to find out what works for you. For me, using my computer without glasses is sufficient, but I found plus lenses useful when reading books. Maybe I’ll graduate to needing plus lenses for the computer. Regarding your last comment, in what way did I state that my vision worsened?

]]> By: Phil http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-22/#comment-3266 Phil Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:50:13 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=402#comment-3266 Further to my last post my initial idea was to buy some +1.00 reading glasses. With these glasses sitting in my normal position away from my computer, my screen would appear slightly blurry. But my eyes would be relaxed. My thoughts were eventually my eyes would relax to the point where i could see the monitor clearly. My thoughts were to then buy some +1.25 glasses, rinse and repeat. Just a theory from the ignorant but cheap and simple to test. Further to my last post my initial idea was to buy some +1.00 reading glasses. With these glasses sitting in my normal position away from my computer, my screen would appear slightly blurry. But my eyes would be relaxed. My thoughts were eventually my eyes would relax to the point where i could see the monitor clearly. My thoughts were to then buy some +1.25 glasses, rinse and repeat. Just a theory from the ignorant but cheap and simple to test.

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