Visionworks Optometrist Calls Us A Hoax
If you found this site by searching for help with your eyesight, you're in good company. Most everybody who visits here did it the same way. Welcome, to you. 😉 It's less word of mouth, […]
View ArticleYou Want A Quick Hack, Or Years Of Tweaks & Testing?
Marie-Claire writes in the forum: UpdateClose up:I reordered the differentials with AR this time, what a difference! No more glare fatigue. I take walk-around breaks every hour, and look away from the...
View ArticleTime For Science: Logging Tool About To Go Live!
Logging tool. The latest in a decade long journey of coming to understand the grand mystery that is myopia. Let's start this post with a quick recap of my own myopia story, up to right now, […]
View ArticleIgnorance is Bliss
Written By DespinaContributing Optometrist I've always said this, that ignorance is bliss, and the older and wiser I get, the more I believe it to be true. Since my monumental first reduction in...
View ArticlePaul’s Progress: -3.25 Reduced To -2.25 (& eliminated astigmatism)
Today was supposed to be about optometry, hypocrisy, and pseudoscience. Very fun and interesting stuff. Understanding pseudoscience as a premise will help understand where retail optometry strayed...
View ArticleGiant Eye Q&A Roundup Time!
The forum, I keep saying, is gold. Whenever I feel a moment of inspiration, it's usually answering a very specific question in the forum. I read something, and it reminds me of a previous...
View ArticleTorturing Kids: You Might Not Want To Read This One
People sometimes suggest that I'm too hard on mainstream optometry. Hopefully lately the tone has been a little less definitive on that front. I'm trying to be more inclusive of potentially open...
View ArticleMake Time!
Written By DespinaContributing Optometrist I was really struggling with the active focus this week. It just seemed to be harder work, like a real strain on the eyes, whereas I usually get it really...
View ArticleFixing Astigmatism: Should You Do Laser, Or Go Natural?
From Ophthalmology Times: Lake Villa, IL—Use of a proprietary femtosecond laser system (LENSAR Laser System, LENSAR) is making astigmatism correction easy, efficient, and more accurate, according to...
View ArticleGlasses Cause Serious Psychological Stress In Children
Kairi posts a great study link in the forum today (published in OVPJournal, site here), looking at psychological stress in children from myopia development. As you already know, myopia isn't a real...
View ArticleShould You Try Plus Lenses?
I have mixed opinions about the use of plus lenses. A recent forum reply sums them up fairly well: I’m not a huge proponent of plus in general. For kids and prevention, yes. For professionals […]
View ArticleThe Case Of The Mysterious Sprinkler Head Breakage
Dead horses theme, today. It's so satisfying, I can't help it! Let me just beat it this one more time, and we'll move on to more productive shores. Just one quick round, in video format today, […]
View ArticleWARNING: “Investor Owned” Optometry Practices
Steve, who is a long time participant and active contributor in the forum, posts "The Dark Side of the vision industry" in the forum: No, I’m not talking about Star Wars, but I’m sure Jake […]
View ArticleA Brief History of Myopia Correction
Written by DespinaContributing Optometrist Myopia correction goes way, way back. The concept of myopia has been known for over 2000 years and was first described by none other than the ancient Greeks....
View ArticleSome Interesting Forum Commentary
If you're following my semi-secret Instagram, you probably figured out that we've been on a family beach weekend. Out of town trips make the girl happy. Not the easiest of undertakings, with a wee […]
View ArticlePro Topic: Differential Now, Normalized In 4-6 Weeks
Semi-pro topic, this one. A supportive optometrist is a great idea for any type of lens adventure. Be aware of local laws regarding prescription lenses. This as usual, not optometry or medical (as...
View ArticleStudy: Bifocal Contact Lenses For Myopia Control
Bi-focal contact lens study: 72% reduction in myopia progression. 80% reduction in the rate of axial elongation. YES. More mainstream science proving that myopia isn't the uncontrollable...
View ArticleSemi Secret Low Myope No-Glasses Trick
Matthew posts in the forum: Original thread If you have forum access, I suggest you hop over for a quick read of my comment to Matthew, for some low myope tips. Short version: You want […]
View ArticlePro Topic: Switching From Contacts To Glasses (For Close-Up)
As you probably already know, the single prescription paradigm of mainstream optometry is the #1 contributing cause of progressive myopia. Glasses intended to correct the focal plane for distance,...
View ArticlePro Topic: How To Reduce Prescription Complexity
Super quick today, the roadmap of how you want to untangle your complicated lens prescription. Note: Don't go monkey around with lenses if you don't know exactly what you're doing. A friendly...
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