Myopia Prevention

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Did you know nearsightedness also called myopia often results from the way we use our eyes and is preventable?
This 2 minute animation will be an eye opener.
Special thanks to the International Myopia Prevention Association

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[blabblab1212]

I actually had an eye doctor tell me to read with my near sighted glasses on. What a fucker. That didn't make sense to me then but I was a kid and I believed him. Maybe next lifetime he will be born and not be able to see. You never know.

[MyopiaPrevention]

@blabblab1212 One optometrist I interviewed told me that kids may loose their glasses if they take them off so they certainly have ways to justify this. Off course, I would recommend the risk of loosing glasses over wearing them none stop.

[Commando303X]

3. Are you suggesting myopic children be prescribed no minus correction? How will they see distant objects?

4. If you put plus lenses on a child to restrict his accommodation, he'll have trouble focusing at far, and his eyes may develop a tendency to turn out when trying to do so, which can lead to amblyopia (i.e., gradual, irreversible usefulness of one eye).

5. Is one sure that prohibiting the natural system of accommodation of the eye (with plus correction) is healthy?

[MyopiaPrevention]

@Commando303X Distance (minus) prescriptions continue to be the main method for nearsightedness correction and we want people to see clearly with glasses if necessary. We are suggesting children read without using their prescription distance (minus) glasses so their eyes are subject to only the natural amount of accommodation that is required to read. We are just recommending against prolonged close work with distance glasses and advocating generally accepted good reading habits.

[camera31]

When i was younger i had been diagnosed with myopia and i never used my glasses but my vision still got worst in time.

[MyopiaPrevention]

@camera31

Minus lenses are not the immediate cause of the acquired type of myopia. The accommodation it may cause the eye to experience is the more direct reason. We believe the predominant reason why vision become "worse" (more nearsighted) is because the eye experience too much close vision regardless of whether minus/distance lenses are used. For this reason we are advocating the reduction of close visual accommodation in general either through proper reading posture and reading glasses.

[Esully7]

this comes up after the mannix the pirate vid lol

[otissumnerbrown]

If you are very serious about you distant vision, and no 'deeper" than about -1 to -2 diopters get a free Snellen (visual acuity) chart, set it up, and confirm your vision. 20/40 passes the driving requirement in most states. (Just type the W ' s) then

.i-see.org/eyecharts.html

Select the first PDF chart, print it out, and start checking.

[otissumnerbrown]

Don is indeed correct in this video -- and medical people have recognized the necessity of it. When used as Dr. Prentice recommends -- then people do clear their visual acuity back to normal. A formal study could succeed by following his recommendation before your Snellen goes below 20/50.

[otissumnerbrown]

@kenjorko I would suggest getting a Snellen (visual acuity chart) FOR FREE. If you can still read the 20/40 to 20/50 line, then there is a chance for you -- of successful prevention.

[otissumnerbrown]

@iamabond007 You say -1/2 diopter? What you do is your choice, of course. If it were ME, I would get a Snellen (visual acuity chart) and determine if I could read the 20/40 line (or better). If I could, I would NOT wear a minus lens. If I had 20/30 (with is probably true for you) I would get a +2 and use it for all close work, and continue to check the Snellen eye chart. This is indeed a matter of your wisdom and choice.

[iamabond007]

there is eye problem in my right eye of -.5 a doctor prescribed me lens please tell me should i stop wearing it............................­..