I appreciate living vicariously through your example, and I'm using the knowledge to do some serious self-reflection on my own approach. Thank you for sharing with all of us!

Oh wow! 7 subs to go for 1000! So exciting! I would love to help you get there, but I am already one of your horde. I love your straight talk. And your tendency to believe in yourself - that is truly great.

@Reannon5

3 жыл бұрын

Same... but I have a few friends I might get to bump that... and you too Gem

Excellent video - this should be required viewing for anyone starting out on Endmyopia-style methods! Some hard-won wisdom and refreshing humility in there. The two tips are really spot on and excellently articulated. Before I recently discovered EM, I had been blur adapted for TEN YEARS, to the point of thinking that my prescription was 2D lower than it really was (even though I had initially achieved 1.25 of legit improvement over where I started from). It can really fool you (again and again if you're not careful) and it can take a long time to undo. My tip is basically- be VERY strict with your prescription calculation! If you're doing it using the "cm to blur" method, do it in fairly low artificial light indoors (but not in the dark as some optometrists do) and be totally honest with the results (though if you're blur adapted it becomes hard to be accurate, a double whammy/downward spiral!). You'll still get plenty of outdoor active focus opportunities at only 0.25 under this; you just need to realise that you can make everything beyond 4m sharper, even if you can already see it OK (e.g. you can make the whole scene seem more "three dimensional" when there are objects of varying distances in view and you do some active focus on one of them, then another etc.) People (e.g. me until recently) can think things like "I can get perfect clarity without lenses at 50cm in natural light on a sunny day [probably with active focus], therefore my full prescription is probably -2D"- WRONG!! Especially wrong if you live in Northern Europe and it's winter. Even going 0.25 too far undercorrected can mess things up. Your vision should never be uncomfortable or annoying or completely inconsistent or a struggle to clear - as you say, the normalised should only be the difference between "1 or 2, 1 or 2" etc. TLDR - Blur adaptation is a thing, try to avoid it. Watch this vid.

The glare is why I nearly never wear my glasses for videos and pictures. I definitely give you a lot of credit for being completely upfront "so this is where I went wrong, don't make my mistakes."

@Reannon5

3 жыл бұрын

Also big time good on you approaching 1000 subscribers! Here's me on the other hand cheesed to be coming up on the 100 threshold 😀 maybe if I had a smashing accent I could be riding that train 😉

@Reannon5

Жыл бұрын

@G E T R E K T yep little by little making my way by millimeters 😂

Great video. Thanks man!

great videos hope to see them frequently

this video literally cleared things up for me

Always a successful efforts.

Hi, Always pleased to see you making your effort. I just wish I had prevention help, when I was at 20/60. You are a victim of a strong minus lens.

5:00 You and Jake have my total support. Here are my thoughts. Wise Self Measurement. I hope you allow a difference of opinion, on Personal Eye Chart Visual Acuity Testing. 1) I totally distrust OD measurements. 2) By reading 20/60, and 20/40, on my Snellen, I confirm I pass the required DMV test, at home. 3) Once I confirm that level of vision, I quit wearing a minus lens. 4) I know Jake does not like the idea, but I begin wearing a Plus Lens, like Todd Becker, for all close work, and continue, untill eventually, I get into the 20/30, to 20/15 range. 5) To be safe, I also measure my own refraction. It saves me a massive amount of money. I also gain the expertise of doing it myself.

I like your videos a lot. I see you haven’t updated in over a year 😂. From the KZread videos I’ve seen people seem to make some gains but then it plateaus. It would be nice to see someone who went from really nearsighted like -3.00 down to 20/20 but maybe that’s too good. I guess I’m not sold on why you should only decrease by 0.25. I’m waiting for my first “normalized” glasses to come in the mail but I got some readers that might give me 20/50 or so vision in the distance and I actually like wearing them for shopping. There is a lot of blur, especially at night or indoors but I can also find something to focus on to challenge myself. To be honest I don’t know if I active focus or not though. Anyway, I subscribed if you put another video out I’ll be looking forward to it.

You are perfect If people try and give you hate, just dont take it seriously because they are trying to annoy you ;o;

What do you say, i have made a big mistake? Making differetials prescribtion I substracted only 1 diopter from normalized glasses prescribtion and left 0,5 cylinder correction. I made it to see screen clearly at the distance of stretched hand ~60 cm. It is a deal or no?

I would say, for normalized wear the correction which makes you things at 20/20 look just bit less crisp. That is a good balance between being practical and the perfect stimulus for your eyes to chase.

@NottNott

3 жыл бұрын

This is what my current reduction does!! Spot on. How much have you improved?

How much did you improve from the start...... what was your initial prescription before endmyopia

Hi is it ok to reduce 1 dipoter on first normalized.

Hey!Can anyone tell me why reducing quickly is bad?I am new and have been trying hard to active focus

How to reduce if you've never worn glasses before anyway? My sight is getting worse in only one of right eye. My left eye is perfectly fine.

If you get lazy and again start loving indoor screen life. It screws uo

Missed you

@NottNott

3 жыл бұрын

...missed you too 🥺

Jake, are you there? Would you anecdotally maybe suggested I try what is said in this video? 👍

Hai, when active focusing.. Does the background turn a little white or is it just me?

That first minus lens, was a huge mistake for me.

cool, wasn't aware this video is new. 8-)

How do i get into the forum?

I have -7.0 and -1.0cyl in right eye and -8.0 and -0.75cyl in left how I reduce the no. in differentials and normalised glasses do I have to reduce cyl or the main no. Or reduce both in glasses?Please reply fast its really important?

@prince-ky7ry

3 жыл бұрын

Only reduce spherical first for 2 times then reduce cylindrical

Do NOT mess with your answers on the 1 or 2 questions, you could end up getting assigned the wrong cylinder axis.

Thank you for the video But I am all confused now. What about 20/50 correction Jake was talking about? Is it too much then? What about dropping 1 whole diopter to start with? It seems I understand nothing))

I'm -1.70 and -1.50 . with an axis of 110 and 73. So not terrible, How do you get the optometrist to give you a little less strong? Or do you just buy an extra pair of glasses that are not as strong. When you go outside to do active focus do you do it with your glasses on or not? @NottNott

@NottNott

3 жыл бұрын

Buy online. AF with glasses always

@joesanders3563

3 жыл бұрын

@@NottNott Ok buy glasses online. How does this relate to any of the questions I asked? Also how do you get the fit right if your buying glasses online. I bought a pair from Walmart and they had a device that read how far apart my pupils are. AF what does that even mean?

@soheal3674

3 жыл бұрын

@@joesanders3563 what do you Nate how am I suppose to know what glasses to buy online...

@otiebrown9999

3 жыл бұрын

@@joesanders3563 - Start checking your Snellen for 20/50.

Very helpful. Fellow Brit with -13.25 l eye and -13.50 in r eye -12 contacts. Birmingham.

@DeniseSkidmore

3 жыл бұрын

-13.5/-14 in contacts. Don't know what I'd do without contacts.

@hybridangel3403

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeniseSkidmore I wear contacts. I just got my zenni differentials. They are -12.25 AND -1200 but I went for the 1.61index and should have gone 1.74. Index. I wanted to save money. Now to get my normalised.

@Nesggy

3 жыл бұрын

@@hybridangel3403 I got my differentials glasses from Zenni too. I reduced by 1.5 diopters. I have -11.50 on my right eye and -11.25 on my left eye. I'm only 20 though 😭

@hybridangel3403

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nesggy its just refractive error that does not mean bad eyes. Read the wndmyopia site. Start there

@penguinsc477

3 жыл бұрын

Nesggy Mine are -6.50 at 20 😞

Hey friend . There s any relation between eye floaters and active focus because when i started this program i didn t see any eye floaters but i see a lot do u have any idea ?

@spirittouchrecords2785

3 жыл бұрын

hm how old are you? I thought floaters would come with age. But who knows if the eyeball shrinks who knows what happens with the water inside?

@lolicoli1726

3 жыл бұрын

hey friend i started this endmyopia active focus and i have floaters too whats your email so we can talk

@spirittouchrecords2785

3 жыл бұрын

@@lolicoli1726 xuuu at gmx dot de

Ok so I reduced too quickly now what? Am I guaranteed to never see results? I’m fine if it takes a little bit longer I just don’t want to spend the money to get a slightly pair of stronger glasses. I’ve heard stories of people going from -3 to nothing and eventually they still get to perfect vision. Is this true? If I were to just completely ditch glasses would I get there eventually maybe it will just take longer?

@NottNott

3 жыл бұрын

You'll be succeeding in spite of reducing too much. Personally it stopped all of my improvement.

he called me a genetic failure and I can't even get mad because he's right

Is Getting differentials necessary?

@spirittouchrecords2785

3 жыл бұрын

only if you are forced to look at a closeup screen and have more than -2 myopia

You need better lighting and better community interaction

@NottNott

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hello there Totally seconded about the lighting