end myopia

Bassmansam · 31 Jul 2022 at 19:57

For all fellow myopic ocuk'ers

Has anyone tried active focus?

Active focus is a core principle of myopia rehab according to the #endmyopia Method. It stipulates that you need stimulus to improve your eyesight.

#endmyopia is based on habit changes rather than exercise routines. To that end, active focus is introduced as a way to challenge the eye to get clear focus from a slightly blurred image. The eye is capable of resolving a small degree of blur when challenged, which provides the positive stimulus necessary for long term vision improvement.

I am not sure what to think but may give it a go, nothing to lose right? People claim to have reduced their myopia from various levels of prescription. I am -5 and -7 so I am curious to see if i gain any improvement.

Bassmansam · 31 Jul 2022 at 23:58

MatsyLR said:
It's pseudoscience with no evidence to back it up.

Plenty of people claim to have improved their eyesight using this method. Im not totally onboard but its certainly interesting.

Bassmansam · 1 Aug 2022 at 10:29

Hotwired said:
You reckon the information is trustworthy that staring a blurry image corrected someones eyeballs.

Work this out then: why does your vision not autocorrect when it starts getting blurry in the first place.

Because controlling the ciliary muscle is what the active focus method try's to achieve. If you don't follow the instructions you won't gain control of the muscle and thus improve your sight. Thats the theory anyway, i started yesterday and will stick it out for a while. Nothing to lose..

Bassmansam · 1 Aug 2022 at 21:51

Meridian said:
Except short- and long-sightedness are not caused by problems with the cilliary muscle, they are caused by a physical deforamation of the eyeball. (And presbyopia is caused by sclerosis of the lens.) The lens is doing a perfect job of focussing on where the retina should be, not where is is. This technique cannot possibly work. As Hotwired pointed out, if it did then no-one would ever get bad vision in the first place.

And what causes elongation of the eye?

Bassmansam · 2 Aug 2022 at 08:10

pioneer2000 said:
This is stupid. It won’t work, especially with you being -5 and -7! Do you think you’re going to train yourself to overcome such a significant deformation of your eye?

I was as sceptical as you but reading forum/fb posts where people with similar prescriptions have improved 1-2 diopters has got me curious.

Bassmansam · 2 Aug 2022 at 08:47

pioneer2000 said:
Even if that were true, what difference would it make? You’d still need a form of correction (glasses or contacts).

1) Thinner lenses
2) Negates the risk that high myopia brings ( retinal detachment ect)

I'm still not totally convinced, but I have nothing to lose from trying these eye exercises a couple times of day.