Comments on: Myopia is on the Rise – Can I Reverse Mine? http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/ Passion Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Otis http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-4818 Otis Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:56:05 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-4818 There is no "perfect" way to say this, but as soon as we started reading, our eyes started to change their status, from plus to minus. The Eskimo data (study) shows this conclusively. The grandparents (Barrow, Alaska), had no school, and positive refractive status (excellent distant vision), and their kids, with 12 years in school with intensive, long-term close work, became 88 percent negative (or myopic). When a plus is used (difficult with children), the eye stops going down. Here is the graph of this effort. http://myopiafree.i-see.org/bifig1.gif What this graph shows, is that our (un-protected) eyes go down at -1/2 diopter per year, from age 7 to 17. When a plus is worn (in a bifocal) the eye does not go down. This is why it would be wise to start with the plus before your Snellen goes below 20/40 to 20/70 -- in my opinion. An OD simply will not tell you these facts, because they believe that even prevention is impossible. There is no “perfect” way to say this, but as soon as we started reading, our eyes started to change their status, from plus to minus. The Eskimo data (study) shows this conclusively. The grandparents (Barrow, Alaska), had no school, and positive refractive status (excellent distant vision), and their kids, with 12 years in school with intensive, long-term close work, became 88 percent negative (or myopic). When a plus is used (difficult with children), the eye stops going down. Here is the graph of this effort.
http://myopiafree.i-see.org/bifig1.gif
What this graph shows, is that our (un-protected) eyes go down at -1/2 diopter per year, from age 7 to 17. When a plus is worn (in a bifocal) the eye does not go down. This is why it would be wise to start with the plus before your Snellen goes below 20/40 to 20/70 — in my opinion. An OD simply will not tell you these facts, because they believe that even prevention is impossible.

]]> By: Otis http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-4681 Otis Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:57:33 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-4681 Hi Tod, Like you I am totally interested in prevention at 20/40 to 20/60. I know all the "difficulties" and believe we should be taught to do this (plus prevention) before we begin to wear that wretched minus. Keep up your excellent work -- we all learn TOGETHER. Best, Otis Hi Tod,
Like you I am totally interested in prevention at 20/40 to 20/60. I know all the “difficulties” and believe we should be taught to do this (plus prevention) before we begin to wear that wretched minus. Keep up your excellent work — we all learn TOGETHER. Best, Otis

]]> By: Tod http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-2987 Tod Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:38:06 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-2987 Thanks for your comments. I'm a skeptic too. My vision did improve a little bit, but I don't know whether that is due to increased focusing power, some kind of limited ability for vision to temporarily change, or genuine improvement. I guess I'll find out! I still question much of the common wisdom. I was stupid to wear my glasses all the time, including in front of the computer, as my doctor recommended. If I can see the display fine without glasses, why wear them at all? And the fact that you're prescribed glasses under dark conditions, then go out and wear them in bright sunlight when your prescription naturally goes down a bit, is ludicrous. But since the optical community doesn't believe glasses cause or worsen vision, they wouldn't believe that being overprescribed is a problem. Hey, I'm glad you like Calvin and Hobbes too. Do you also like scuba diving? Or hockey? I'm not a medical student, but I play one on the internet. :) Thanks for your comments. I’m a skeptic too. My vision did improve a little bit, but I don’t know whether that is due to increased focusing power, some kind of limited ability for vision to temporarily change, or genuine improvement. I guess I’ll find out!

I still question much of the common wisdom. I was stupid to wear my glasses all the time, including in front of the computer, as my doctor recommended. If I can see the display fine without glasses, why wear them at all? And the fact that you’re prescribed glasses under dark conditions, then go out and wear them in bright sunlight when your prescription naturally goes down a bit, is ludicrous. But since the optical community doesn’t believe glasses cause or worsen vision, they wouldn’t believe that being overprescribed is a problem.

Hey, I’m glad you like Calvin and Hobbes too. Do you also like scuba diving? Or hockey? I’m not a medical student, but I play one on the internet. :)

]]> By: Ben http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-2977 Ben Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:41 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-2977 Wow, I recently (yesterday) began wearing glasses. I am only 23 and cannot see 15 ft in front of my face. The glasses are great, I mean I can read road signs, see people's faces, etc. However, I know that when I take them off, my vision is worse than it was before I put the glasses on, and within a minute it returns to normal (which is not quite as good as it is with the glasses). I am a skeptic by nature and think that glasses only beget more glasses. And at 500$ a pair of glasses there is no incentive for natural vision improvement in the ophtho/opto field. I hope your vision improves with the natural test. I am not sure if I should wear my glasses or not. Sacrifice my mediocre vision without glasses for perfect vision with glasses? By the way...I agree about Calvin & Hobbes, I had all of the collections. Comics will never be the same. We have much in common, are you a medical student as well? (I am) I will continue reading you blog. Wow, I recently (yesterday) began wearing glasses. I am only 23 and cannot see 15 ft in front of my face. The glasses are great, I mean I can read road signs, see people’s faces, etc. However, I know that when I take them off, my vision is worse than it was before I put the glasses on, and within a minute it returns to normal (which is not quite as good as it is with the glasses).

I am a skeptic by nature and think that glasses only beget more glasses. And at 500$ a pair of glasses there is no incentive for natural vision improvement in the ophtho/opto field.

I hope your vision improves with the natural test. I am not sure if I should wear my glasses or not. Sacrifice my mediocre vision without glasses for perfect vision with glasses?

By the way…I agree about Calvin & Hobbes, I had all of the collections. Comics will never be the same.

We have much in common, are you a medical student as well? (I am) I will continue reading you blog.

]]> By: Do Glasses Make Your Vision Worse? http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-60 Do Glasses Make Your Vision Worse? Wed, 19 May 2010 16:33:43 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-60 [...] value of what I am learning, be sure to check out the other articles in the series: Day 1 – Day 4 – Day 12 – Day 21 – Day [...] [...] value of what I am learning, be sure to check out the other articles in the series: Day 1 – Day 4 – Day 12 – Day 21 – Day [...]

]]> By: tod http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-59 tod Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:12:21 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-59 I'll be describing those in detail very soon. I jumped in to this thinking it was as simple as taking off my glasses and doing some exercises, but there are various schools of thought on what to do. I do have some interesting stuff to report. I’ll be describing those in detail very soon. I jumped in to this thinking it was as simple as taking off my glasses and doing some exercises, but there are various schools of thought on what to do. I do have some interesting stuff to report.

]]> By: Benpercent http://tod.fm/unglassed-day-4/#comment-58 Benpercent Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:40:34 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=355#comment-58 What kind of exercises are you doing? Or do you plan on reserving that for a later post? What kind of exercises are you doing? Or do you plan on reserving that for a later post?

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