My optician recommended going outdoors for three reasons: 1. Oxygen. We need fresh air and oxygen, as well as our eyes. 2. Physical activity (even if it’s mild like strolling). It makes our blood system work harder and encourages blood to go into every small blood vessel including eyes. 3. Eye muscles training. When we are outdoors, we have that near-and-far eye movement and adjustment, which makes our crystalline lens actually work and not be stuck in one position when we only look at something that is near. That one is pretty important, there are special eye exercises doing exactly the same; but when we are outdoors it happens naturally.

@samiraperi467

Жыл бұрын

#1 makes no sense, you're getting just as much oxygen indoors.

@michaelbowen4275

Жыл бұрын

Agree #1 makes no sense. Also opticians aren't doctors.

@otiebrown9999

Жыл бұрын

Great. This is how I went from 20/60 to 20/20.

@Demian1

Жыл бұрын

​@@samiraperi467 nope You are not, look it up

@nabranestwistypuzzler7019

Жыл бұрын

And also do endmyopia, wear lower or no lenses up close, and if even your phone is too blurry, just wear progressive lenses

I’m 61 and still progressing. I’m at -9.75 now. I swear I can feel my eyeballs protruding in the back of my head.

@faeriesmak

Жыл бұрын

I am 47 and mine is -10.00. I feel your pain.

@Mamby9Pamby

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@belleooo

Жыл бұрын

54 and mines -6, has got worse ever year. No myopic parents, lived outdoors in the 70s and 80s lol.

@shalomihemefor7907

Жыл бұрын

@@faeriesmak I'm 23 with -11.75 on left eye .. right eye -5.10 ... 😭

@44LillPuffin

Жыл бұрын

Guys I'm -10 in one eye and -10.75 in the other and I'm in my 30s. Wtf?

Funny story, I had a new peds patient today who was -1.00 according to her previous records, but today she was an easy 20/20 uncorrected and said she hates to wear her glasses. Came to the conclusion through more testing that she was just over-minused by her previous doctor. She couldnt have been happier to walk out of the office with no glasses needed!

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy 😅

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever think her eyes might be better due to her not wearing her glasses?

@AntonioTheOptom

2 жыл бұрын

@@vikkibradley123 man just said she was over-minused 😂

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

Antonio, the man did not state she was over minused but rather he made up his own opinion and conclusion on that, so it isn't fact and you shouldn't be going around spreading conclusions as facts.

@AntonioTheOptom

2 жыл бұрын

@@vikkibradley123 would have loved to be there to examine it myself 😂

I'd be interested in you making a video about vision changes during puberty! I had perfect eyesight as a child, but I developed myopia and astigmatism during puberty

@kkevinj1

Жыл бұрын

School/reading too long, no breaks, lack of distance vision not puberty, wild animals dont lose their sight during it and neither do we

@AllegraHayward

Жыл бұрын

@@kkevinj1 puberty changes hormones and neurotransmitters which can, in effect, affect vision

@kkevinj1

Жыл бұрын

Oh so thats why SO many ppl are nearsighted, puberty, damn mystery solved

@ADeeSHUPA

Жыл бұрын

@@AllegraHayward ReALLY

@otiebrown9999

Жыл бұрын

Progressive myopia is what you have. Caused by a minus lens.

My myopia was detected when i was in 5th class, with -2.5,,,, then 3 years later whesn i was in class 8 it jumped to -4.00,,,, then each year it continues to increase almost -1.00 every year,,,, now i am 19 years old and my left eye has -6.00 and right eye has -7.00,,,,, I am very much afraid becouse of it,,,,, i pray that it stop increasing by 21..! I badly want to be the part of that 90% people who's myopia stopped at the age of 21 😭please pray for me.I dont want to lose my eyes.

@BilalAhmed-sh8wt

Ай бұрын

Did it ever slowed down?

The absolute best video I have seen explaining this thank you! KZread randomly suggesting videos is very useful sometimes..

There was a girl who was strapped in a chair in a small room for most of her childhood, and when she was finally taken from that family she was unable to clearly see further than the distance she was used to seeing in the small room. I think that outside activities which force us to look into the distance and at several different distances in rapid succession may be what helps us maintain good vision. Like you said the eye grows and that’s normal but the refractive parts of the eyes are supposed to grow at the same rate as the eye. What if being outdoors doesn’t prevent the eye from growing long but helps regulate the growth of the parts of the eyes that adjust to focus on things

I really liked that you brought scientific articles! As a child I grew up climbing trees and going to the beach, but at 14 I started wearing glasses (-0,25 and -0,5). My younger brother, though, was that type of kid more into tv and videogames. At 8 he was diagnosed with -1,5 myopia in each eye. Our parents also wear glasses. Im 25 now, last time i checked I had -3,25, my brother (19 yo) -4,5, we both still progressing

@decadewgame9802

8 ай бұрын

what ? you myopia is increasing in 20s??

@miamfer

8 ай бұрын

@@decadewgame9802 yep. Actually, few months after I made this comment I went to a doctor to check, now my glasses are -4,75 and -5,00 🫠 and I also have astigmatism

@Utkarsh2607

8 ай бұрын

Dude that doesn't sound well...,my doc said it will stop progressing after 21..but what have u said is 😐.

@awesome7732

5 ай бұрын

You can't use this as actual data for a conclusion lmao

Hello, I binge watch or listen to your video while im on a break from upskilling. Often thTs from 2pm-3pm And then you said, "the amount of light in tour eyes and the distance".... That brought me back to Mr. Huberman's podcast that said, "if you're looking at a screen, take a break every15 mins. and look at the horizon And every morning, have "sunlight exposure" for at least 5 mins. Look into the horizon where there is sunlight but DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE SUNLIGHT ☝🏽he said that would greatly adjust your body clock and it signals to your brain that it is day time & night time. I wasnt aware tht habit would also help prevent something qith our eyes. Thank you for making me realize so many things 😘

I'm in my early 30s and my myopia is still progressing since childhood. I had a corrected crossed eye when I was 5 in my left eye, have astigmatisim in my right eye and latent nystagmus in both. I've also noticed in the last few years that I have double vision if I'm not using correctives. So I'm thinking that it's a combonation of all these things that my myopia continues to progress lol

90% by age 21.. awesome. here i am, 37 years old , needed glasses since iam 6 or 7 still, iam getting another -0.25 added every 2 years and always hear "well, youre the exeption to the rule" as if that helps or makes it any better. as kid, a had a lot of outdoor time, yet my eyes got worse, since iam working, i way more insight doing near work but it didn progress faster. my wife was bookworm all her life, always indoor and only spends times infront of a book or computer but has 20/20

@agme8045

10 ай бұрын

It’s probably genetics

My sight was getting worse and worse each year until the age of 18 when it stopped at -7 the day I bought my first contact lenses (glasses were already too heavy). Now I'm almost 38 and still wearing the same prescription. My doc says it happens with contact lenses. Edit: I recently visited an ophthalmologist, she wrote out a prescription for new, weaker (!!!) glasses, but my astigmatism has slightly increased. And at the end of the visit, she referred me to the hospital because of a retinal detachment, which surprised me the most, because I haven't spotted anything odd.

@itselizah1394

Жыл бұрын

Give some updates

@silentevening2714

Жыл бұрын

Two doctors examined me thoroughly, it turned out, it was not a retinal detachment, but strong degenerative changes, thinning and (yet) self-scaring retinal atrophy, typical for the high myopic eye. So the laser is not necessary for now, although anything can happen.

@Efryd

Жыл бұрын

I've been wearing contacts since age 12 (used soft contacts until age 24/25 and then switched to rigid contacts due to irritation), I'm 26 now and my sight has not stopped worsening, although it did slow down after puberty

@laurisuurmaa2752

Жыл бұрын

My moderate myopia which occured when I was 11 began quickly worsening just after I started wearing corrective lenses when I was 18, my eyes worsened to -5 until stabilised by the age 26, when I was 28 I had lasik which liberated me from glasses and contacts.

@Flipper86

Жыл бұрын

This is true for hard or gas perm contacts but not soft.

i’m genuinely scared of the people with -3 out there who don’t wear glasses not even to drive. don’t wear them if you don’t want to, but my god someone will get injured if they continue that way

I started developing myopia at around 12 years of age. At the age of 21 I had -2.25 dpt in both my eyes. 10 years later, now at 31, I have -2.25 dpt in both my eyes. Got ICLs implanted a week ago and now my myopia has been corrected.

I never wore my glasses with -1 except while driving and to read the blackboard. I wear +0.50 glasses while reading long time and 15 years later my prescription is still -1. Friends that wore the glasses all the time and started the same have now over -3

Thanks for the video. I'm 34 years old and currently at -5.75 at both eyes. It's gotten progressively worse over the years. I'm finding myself going to my optician and getting stronger glasses 😑

@SBridge11100

Жыл бұрын

try endmyopia

@skvlsky

Жыл бұрын

don't wear stronger glasses, or atleast be aware if you got overprescription. Pay attention to your headaches with new glasses, that's 99% a sign of overprescription

I'm 38 and it's still changing.

Can't stop, won't stop!

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Unstoppable myopia

@otiebrown9999

2 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom with a minus lens.

I'm curious if the whole looking at far away stuff more often resulting in less myopia has something to do with the eye muscles and/or eye orientation in the skull that is impacting their growth development? With close things your eyes look out more parallel but with closer stuff like books, monitors, etc the eyes are in a more slightly cross eyed position. Perhaps this long term position change/tension with specific muscles is what results in the development of myopia otherwise I can't fathom how the changes in focus distances of the lenses inside the eye would somehow result in the eye's growth changes to that degree. There's also the angle of the optic nerve coming out of the back of the eyes to take into account too. Perhaps while looking at closer things this results in just a little bit of extra tension on the back of the eye balls from that and over the coarse of years the eye growth can become impacted by that? That's just my uneducated theory about it as I was watching this though so take it with a grain of salt. :P

A middle 40s here, I never experienced stabilisation of myopa. It just has slowed down compared to my teenage years.

@faeriesmak

Жыл бұрын

Same with me.

Can you make a video about ortoqueratology? I'm using it rn, so I've been reading and hearing a lot about it before, but would like more information from you, as you seem very knowledgeable and trust worthy.

The reason is mainly because of our surroundings, genetics is only a bit of factor(not as imp as the first), people are encouraged to go outdoors because you would naturally always be looking at a distance, therefore the surroundings do not make us lose the ability of distant looking. It is very important with young children and infants especially, as that's typically the time where they spend alot of time indoors, and once they get myopia they can never reverse it, so this is imp for parents with newborns..prevention is always better than cure(except we dont have a cure, lasik isn't natural so that doesnt count either). I've seen people who wear glasses yet none of their parents does, and vice versa but its more common in the first scenario as we have things like mobile phones and computer nowadays which makes people spend alot of time indoor and less outdoor.

@AntonioTheOptom

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on 👍

@isuzuke

2 жыл бұрын

u can fix myopia

I'm 28 and have been using glasses since 4th grade (though I probably needed them before that lol). I "started" With -3 and -8 (+astigmatism in both eyes) and now I'm in -6 and -11. In my case, I practised different sports through all my childhood but I guess that couldn't beat my genetics, (mom and grandma both had high myopia). Thankfully, it's been stable for 7 years now :)

@aspiringbeing

Жыл бұрын

I am 23 nd it's still increasing every year . When will it stop . I have been using specs for last 10 yrs

@Chix_desi69

Жыл бұрын

@@aspiringbeing what is your Power number

@aspiringbeing

Жыл бұрын

@@Chix_desi69 -3 but I think it's increased now

@macirutledge7372

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had glasses since 3rd grade, should have had em in first. I’m now a -9 in one and -9.5 in the other, and it has changed every year getting worse and worse

@grazz_er

Жыл бұрын

@@aspiringbeing I guess it's pretty small increasing, probably you will be ok till your death. You may try laser surgery if it bothers you so much

Hello Antonio, I just want to tell you that EYE like your videos. I Just started 6 months ago with the study to become a optician. And the way you speak and show pictures is realy pleasing to lissen. I'm from the Nederlands and just started the subject astigmatism. Do you have a video about that subject? I will recommend you to nu fellow students! Keep up the good work!

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul! Thanks for the feedback! I do have a video on astigmatism, although it’s one of my earlier videos so the quality might be a bit different haha

Am 23 now but my prescription got -0.75 worse than two years ago... Possibly due to COVID staying at home all the time :(

Once you start wearing that first minus lens, your refraction always goes down. Then you can not get out of it. Why is that true, as science?

Was at -9.5 -10 had PRK laser a few months ago. 🥳 I see better now than I did even with my glasses.

@sweetbeep

Жыл бұрын

..lots of people get myopia after the lasik. I assume same with PRK laser. Many ways to prevent recurrence

@clint1285

11 ай бұрын

do you mind telling me your age?

@Nyxar-2077

4 ай бұрын

​@@sweetbeep they get lasik cause the eye wasn't stable yet

@sweetbeep

4 ай бұрын

@@Nyxar-2077 huh?

@Nyxar-2077

4 ай бұрын

@@sweetbeep i was high lol, what i meant to say is that they get lasik even if they don't have stable vision yet

Hi Antonio, When can I start a prevention program? Or is prevention impossible, in your opinion?

I would suggest reversing myopia so you don't get taken advantage of by the corrupt optometry industry.

great video. keep it up

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, occurs when the eye elongates, and rays of light entering the eye are focused in front of the light-sensitive retina rather than directly on it. This causes blurry distance vision. Over one third of our children, although born with normal vision, become nearsighted during their school years. Research by Francis A. Young, Kenneth H. Oakley, Ira Schwartz, N. Elaine Sandberg, Frank Schaeffel, Adrian Glasser, Howard C. Howland, Desmond Cheng, etc. proves directly/indirectly that after doing prolonged close work, the focusing muscle inside the eye locks up into a state of near focus. Over time this leads to permanent nearsightedness, an abnormal lengthening of the eye. The wearing of distance or minus power (concave) glasses aids the vision of myopes by bringing everything closer so that distant objects are within the range of focus. A book may still be held at arm's length but from a focusing standpoint it has now been moved closer to the eyes. This begins a vicious circle which soon results in the need for stronger glasses. Increasing amounts of effort are necessary to focus each time the power of the glasses is increased. Knowing this wouldn’t it then not be logical to put a strong plus lens on children for all close work, to totally eliminate focusing effort?

@Akira-jd2zr

5 ай бұрын

"Knowing this wouldn’t it then not be logical to put a strong plus lens on children for all close work, to totally eliminate focusing effort?" You are exactly right about this. It's common to prescribe a bifocal in children whose myopia is increasing to quickly. And of course, a bifocal has a less minus/more plus Rx at the bottom of the lens for close work.

@cjbartoz

5 ай бұрын

@@Akira-jd2zr Are bifocals a good alternative? Bifocals are a combination of reading glasses and distance glasses. The upper portion of the glasses contains distance (minus) lenses and the lower portion contains reading (plus) lenses. Bifocals are not recommended because the child is likely to use the distance lenses in the upper half of the glasses for close work, thereby further elongating the eye and causing irreversible myopia. As an example, when using a computer, the child may use the lower portion to look at the keyboard, but will almost certainly use the upper portion to look at the screen.

I am 62. I just got my new glasses from a National Lens company. My glasses are -8.5. However, my vision in my left eye is -8.5. Without my glasses I can read all the micro printing and fine lines on a $100 dollar bill. As long as that bill is within 5 inches. Makes it great for catching counterfeits.

I can't deal with this. I don't want to get older. I don't want to lose my f****** eyesight. I said, I use it for so much. I used for my painting. I used for my video games every single hobby I do I use my eyes on my hands. I can't f****** lose my eyes, man.

@minimayhem1996

8 ай бұрын

I feel like I'm gonna puke.

@sanyakou1244

3 ай бұрын

don't worry you'r not alone, i have -3 in my left eye and -1,25 in my rigth eye :(

Had +1,5 diopters at 17, now in my final year of dental school at 25 I’m at -1,75 and I can basically link every 0,5 diopter Progression to one exam season.

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy.. that’s a big change, hopefully it should start stabilising now

@dawinderpreetsingh5976

3 жыл бұрын

So u had hyperopia at 17 and got myopia after that?

@mandelade

3 жыл бұрын

@@dawinderpreetsingh5976 yeah I guess so. I wasn’t really wearing glasses at 17 though.

@dawinderpreetsingh5976

3 жыл бұрын

@@mandelade ok , what is ur current prescription? And at what age u got myopia, and at what rate did it increased

@mandelade

3 жыл бұрын

@@dawinderpreetsingh5976 current prescription is -1.5 and -1.75 and I got my first prescription of -0.25 and -0.5 at 21 I think?

I started at -1 at the age of 12 it progressed until it reached -6 around 25-30 year old, now at 44 it has gone down to -1.5 -2 and it continues to go down every year, very unusual they say

@Tb-on4fx

Жыл бұрын

How did you do it

I know someone whose vision is still getting worse. She's almost 30 and been wearing glasses since she was a kid. She really wants lasik surgery but can't at the moment because of this

I feel comfort reading these comments🥹, we are not alone guys

When will you help me go from 20/60, to 20/20. Or must I do this myself?

I am having -4.5 ( 22 age)in both eyes... In my 16 age I had -3 but by wearing a spectacules it increases too.. if I continue wearing spectangles is that increases myopiya more power?? And it's not stable.. -4 in 2020 and increased to -5 2021 then decreased to -4 now -4.5.. in 2022 what can I do? Sir.. is there is any eye yoga or excercise for vision improvement

I'd like someone to work out a study based on the kinds of outdoor activities as much as whether or not outdoors time is spent in regards to eye-sight. I know for a fact, I'm not the only person who would self report myopic issues diminishing within a year of owning a motorcycle, for instance... Those of us who take riding seriously, emphasize things like "Road Strategy" as much as the particular skills with the controls and wearing decent ARMOR at all times, SO we religiously scan as far ahead as we possibly can to "read traffic" which is simply wasted effort if you can't see well enough to tell an 18-wheeler from a volkswagen bug at the distance in question (greater than a mile)... AND quantifiably, I'd struggle to read the text on my TV set across the room for "Jeopardy" (so you have something to see for yourself) just 15 feet away... Now, I can easily enough read the fine-prints on those disclaimers for medicine commercials across the bottom of the screen... where text is frequently less than a quarter inch tall... It comes down to it, whether drivers get taught or not, there's a LOT for your eyes to have to do if you wish to survive long riding a motorcycle. From the mirror checks to glances in the periphery for wheels of other vehicles liniing up (or not) with the markings on the road, lights and signals, and whether traffic ahead of the car you're following is getting snarled... You want every advantage you can possibly get to respond to trouble ahead rather than limiting yourself to simply reacting to the vehicle right in front of you... Just for a year or two riding a motorcycle though??? Something's going on. I still have astigmatism, admittedly, and it fluctuates with sinus pressures... BUT perhaps there is something to "exercising your eyes" if we just studied the idea. I'll also admit that I've had a license to ride since I was 15 (legal age in my State) 30 years ago... I had noticed a somewhat alarming progression since taking a hiatus to see to my mother's end of life care... BUT it's nearly "fixed" itself since getting back on the bike as a normal habit. AND no, I'm not suggesting it's a cure or anything worthy of tossing your prescription lenses. As discussed in the video, we can't entirely "cure" myopia... We CAN however (apparently) pretty seriously arrest the progression. I'll probably never have perfect 20/20... BUT I've kept a legal license in spite of the 20/40 limit before being commanded to get glasses in order to drive legally in my State. Anyways... just a thought, and since I haven't seen too many comments about it, someone should share it. I've spoken to other riders who (at least anecdotally) share similar experiences since getting a bike and license to ride... Maybe not everyone will benefit, but there just seems to be something to it... or not nearly so many should mention it. ;o)

man i'm so glad i can do basic tasks without glasses just fine and my myopia progresses only a little bit every 5 years

Why do researchers not have proper answers for some people recovering from their myopia , most o' their answers are based on assumption or either they want to earn from people's miseries , it astonishing that we do not have any proper treatment for one of the oldest disorders faced by humans

@otiebrown9999

10 ай бұрын

Because all the researchers are optometrists. Exactly the reason.

@TheAlison1456

10 ай бұрын

because THEY'RE RESEARCHING WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT DO YOU MEAAANNNN

Hi Antonio, do muscles around the eyeballs slowly contract and cause the eyeballs to elongate?

at my last eye appointment the doctor said there was no real change from my last appointment...which was 10 years before... so i guess i am really lucky!

They really need to make bigger street signs 😂

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@therealfrank6393

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Saw a reddit post that claimed their parents wouldn't buy them glasses as a child because, "Glasses will make your eyes lazy," and they instead needed to teach/force their eyes to work better.

my vision was fine until this year when my right eye which was better than the other eye felt super dry / weird.. it went from -6.5 with -2.25 cycl to -7 sph with -4.25cycl while my other eye was the same 😭. Hopping my eye just chills out and stops changing lol

luckly i don't think my myopia has ever progressed in the ~22 years i've had it (since i became a teenager more or less). hyperopia however seems to be setting in... i can't see as near WITH the myopia glasses anymore. minimum focus distance is noticeably longer now, like twice as long as it used to be. still normal without the glasses, but used to be normal with them too.

I never played outside and that made my eyes go worse i am 15 and my eyes are currently -6 and -6.5 . my main problem was my posture . but since the day I started playing outdoors and sleeping also included drinking more and water . my myopia has slowed down a little . So , start playing outside chads !

@HistoryChef

Жыл бұрын

I literally use insta once in 2-3 hrs

@TheAlison1456

10 ай бұрын

do you have to rock a nazi profile picture as a fan of history? makes me wonder if you're a just a fan of history.

@HistoryChef

10 ай бұрын

@@TheAlison1456 I mean ya I'm more of a history and science person myself

I didnt need glasses until I was 23… very mild myopia and astigmatism (which wasnt there 2 years prior).. at 26 needed new glasses, slight increased strength. 27 major increase, new glasses and checked by doctor. Now 28, just got new glasses again, and now I’m -1,75 myopia and -3/-4,25 astigmatism (right/left eye)… would be fun to know why my eyes changed out of nowhere, and why they changed so much, in such short time? Mainly the astigmatism, because my myopia isn’t that bad…

@enriqueguillory296

11 ай бұрын

I thought it would stabilize during your 20s to 30s

@NINJAxxLEMUR

9 ай бұрын

@@enriqueguillory296 Mine didn't even really progress that much growing up, but then it started to when I got into my 20s.

@winterrelaxingambience8900

8 ай бұрын

Because you wearing glasses your eyes become lazy

I started with -1 at 18. After the university years and my PhD, I was -4.🤷🏻‍♀️ My condition hasn't changed much since then. Did I pay for my knowledge with this?🙄

@shinygiratina2360

Жыл бұрын

Yes lol

@lorep7412

Жыл бұрын

Did you wear the glasses? I never wore them, used a lot of computer and 15 years later still -1

Great video, Antonio. I agree I think myopia progression ceases around mid twenties but you still get those who progress. Reducing near tasks and increasing outdoor time - great ways to prevent. OrthoK is my favourite way to reduce progression. It's like magic for patients and there is immediate feedback when skipping a day of treatment.

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Shivan! Yeah I agree, have seen some people in their 40s still progress which is the most bizarre thing 😆 OrthoK is excellent option I feel, although some ophthalmologists seem to be against it due to the rate of infection 🤷🏼

I'm 14 and have -10 and -8.50 myopia as well as astigmatism - it's been developing quicker these last 3 years, and ever since I was about 8 I had -5 and -5.50, this terrified me even more, since I'm constantly in a state of anxiety when I think about my eyesight. I was told my first time at the Optometrist (?) that once I reach puberty it will most likely get better, to my surprise it was the opposite of that, family started blaming it on my phone and even that's mostly like true, I believe there's more factors to that, plus I was myopic from birth, and when I was 8 it still was really high and I barely used any devices back then. It really doesn't help my worries when the people around tell you "you know you'll go blind one day at this point" when there's still some hope for it to improve in the future, or at least stop getting worse. I'm terrified of surgery tho, so once I'll be able to get it, I don't think I'll can.

@Rodo079

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Do not worry, I have myopia since 8 and now Im 22 and I dont visit an ophthalmologist for about 2 and a half years When I hit puberty my vision started to go worst, felt like I needed a new pair of glasses every 6 months, but as soon as pimples stopped appearing my myopia slowed down Im 100% sure that you'll get better, and dont listen to those saying that using the phone is bad, I used ALOT of computers back in my puberty and my myopia still slowed down when I became an adult.

@zaraamina1568

Жыл бұрын

​@@Rodo079 the degree of myopia when u r 8 years old please ???

I had no idea there were things that could reduce myopia progression.

I will focus on improving my reading conditions, such as increasing working distance. If I am forced to do close up work is it helpful to increase the size of the text?

@AntonioTheOptom

2 жыл бұрын

If it means it’ll help increase working distance 👍

My vision dropped very rapidly to like -1/-2 (don't remember the number, but it's bad enough to be inconvenient, especially in low light, but still good enough to live without glasses) when i was 14 or 15 and i was very scared, but now i'm 25 and it basically haven't changed at all and i'm still not resorting to glasses, even though i'm basically permanently staring at a monitor in low light. Does this mean i have bad genetics, or good genetics?

@deatheater4805

Жыл бұрын

mate..its better to get it checked and use a prescription glass. Anything around -1 and above needs correction or else it can bring strain in eyes, headche and can gradually decrease your vision.

@lorep7412

Жыл бұрын

​​@@deatheater4805 he saved his eyes by not wearing glasses. I was prescribed -1 at 14 years old and only used the glasses to drive and watch the blackboard. I wear +0.50 glasses while reading and using my phone. I am now 30 and my prescription is the same. My mates who started wearing -0.50 glasses around the same age and worn them all the time are now blind without them with -3 or -3.75

@deatheater4805

Жыл бұрын

@@lorep7412 untrue... Im using glasses for 4 yrs... My prescription is same

@EvilNeuro

Жыл бұрын

@@lorep7412 genetics can also play into it. 2 people is not enough to make the statement you used.

My eye doctor only says my eyes are now 1950 degrees. They never mentioned anything about negative # or 20/##. All i know my myopia worse and worse. And its true i spend so much time on the phone now. And being introverted i hate going outside

My myopia is still getting worse, I'm 38. Actually im surprised to hear its supposed to stabilise, i just assumed it just kerps getting worse forever.

Hi doctor !! I am 19+ years old with myopia of -3.00 I consider of getting lasik in 2022 when I turn 20 . Is it a good age ? I hate glasses because lenses are a bit thick and contacts are irritating my eyes after a few hours ...

@spicy13

Жыл бұрын

I heard at age 25 or after is better, that's when our eyes stop growing. So that if we do get surgery, it won't get messed up later. But yeah, I would ask a professional.

Hi Antonio! Thanks for the information, can i just ask if there age limits to take low-dose atropine eyedrops, I'm 17 btw. :)

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

There shouldn’t be but some practitioners may choose to not start you on low dose atropine due to your age, most start around the early teens. If you are still progressing, best thing to do is to see your optometrist

@ashleyvincent8641

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom Thanks.

i’m 18 and i’ve been wearing glasses since i was almost 3, not sure about the the exact prescription but i’m pretty sure both of my eyes are almost -13.00 😞

There is a very easy solution to stopping myopia progression. In situations where you don't need your glasses to see clearly, simply don't use them. Activities like using your phone, a computer, or reading a book simply don't need the same strength of glasses as driving a car. If you make this your habit, you will likely never need glasses for any of these activities. If you already need glasses for these activities, then your solution is to get another pair of glasses that are about +1.0 diopters from your primary glasses (meaning if you are normally -3.0, if you add +1.0, you get -2.0). By using the correct glasses for short distance activities, your eye focus muscles will remain relaxed, which will completely eliminate one major source of eye strain and stop your myopia progression. This also eliminates the need for goofy things like taking breaks to stare off into the distance.

Hi Antonio, I am from india and my son is 6.5 yers old with high myopia and i like to know if glasses are better or contact lenses will be more effective to slow down progression and helps him read in school.Thanks.

@isaacc8074

2 жыл бұрын

glasses in my opinion, there are glasses made to weaken the progression of myopia

I started wearing glasses when I was 6. By 16 my prescription topped out at -7.25. Now I'm 41 and my prescription is reversing. I was told by my optometrist its likely due to old age onset of longsightedness. My god mother had the same happen with her and in her late 60's didn't need glasses at all but eventually the longsightedness took over too.

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I'm 24 and I had retinal detachments in both my eyes. before that my prescriptions were only around -4.25 but now they're -7.5 with some bad astigmatism too. kinda lame

Is it normal that my near-sightedness has decreased progressively over the last 3 months and before that my eyes were farsighted? but now whether you look close or far, it's getting blurry.

I wish eye never change and remain the way it is

I'm 24 and it's still worsening, my optometrist repeats that it should slow down soon but it's not.

Mine slowed around 30, but it is still progressing 7 years later.

Hii I am 27 years old...I have minus 11 and minus 10.5...only 2 months back I went to the dr. but i think it has increased again...anti oxidants are not helping to stabilize it...plz help what to do...I have to watch laptop around 3,4 hrs per day...

The Best idea. Start recovery no later than 20/50. Then gradually get to 20/30, and then to 20/20. You avoid progressive myopia.

I first got my glasses at 15, -.50, after nine months it has increased for -1.00 and an astigmatism of .25 diopter

I have a question, might there be a eye/vision related reason that light gives me headaches and make me light headed. (I have an SPH of -7, 5and -7 and a CYL of -0, 25 and -1 / probably worst because that was my prescription 7 months ago and my vision is getting worse)

Where can i find the video for myopia control? Is it out yet? I can't find it :( would love to see it!!!!!

@crystalfumes4915

Жыл бұрын

Same, I really want that video 😭

I got prescribed glasses about 3 years ago and in that time I went from 20/40 to 20/200 :(

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Wowsers how it stopped now?

@snick6448

3 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain

@user-rg1ll5bu6v

3 жыл бұрын

What's your age

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

Look into the Bates Method. It's currently helping me cure my myopia

Hi Antionio. Do you need as myopic patient full prescription for near work such as working at PC? I Understand for driving you need to see 20/20 so of course you need full prescription. But could be a reason for myopia progression because you use full prescription at near work?

@AntonioTheOptom

6 ай бұрын

You should be able to use a non-full prescription for the computer provided that the vision has been stable and is known to not change anymore. Otherwise I would still use the full prescription even for near.

@sebastiant.7032

6 ай бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom and my question is what does full myopia correction mean? You must see 20/20 or 20/16 ? If my eyes are healthy and I am 30 years old male.

can use control lens progressive in the age 30 years old above?

Sir, my age is 17 and doctor said my eye power is -3, i have to study by phone what can i do. I also use blue cut glasses and eye exercise and eating salad (fruits). Will my eye progression start

I have -4.00 and -4.25 however I dont thing i have a potruding eye however I do have doe eyes. I started wearing them 12 years ago as a elementary kid. I started wearing contact lenses a few times a week and will probably switch to daily ones. If my vision reaches the numbers -7 I might go through LASIK and reduce the myopia. My myopia staid stable for 4 years and each year it seems to go down by -0.25 A lot of my family members wear glasses. However I have the worst vision of them all. As long as I can see somewhat near me, i am alright.

Hey man can my myopia can be treated by the way I'm 17 years old and I have -1.75 on left and -2.00 on right

Can you please make a video on trusted sites that you know of to buy prescription glasses please

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

sure ill see if I can make something for ya!

I’ve started with - prescription and now I’m on +50 on the L and R and a stronger reading I prescription And is exercise good for my eyes

I've had myopia since childhood, hereditary. Very blurry on my left eye, and "ok" on the right. Left eye also had strabismus that corrected itself with time. I hated using glasses as a child, and they didn't really improve my vision that much. I was around university when I got my first correct prescription (around -4 to -5) and it was like "whoa i didn't know it was possible to see so clearly". But that's mainly on my right eye, my left eye still is blurry no matter what prescription I get. I also use the computer pretty much all day so I don't think that helps lmao.

@sweetbeep

Жыл бұрын

Hereditary? You mean environmental.

@anna-5104

Жыл бұрын

Omg, my left eye has also always seen blurry no matter what. When I got my first glasses at age 13 I had -1 on my left and 0 on my right eye my first reaction was: "Wait a minute, but why do I still see blurry?". Since the glasses disappointed me, I hardly ever used them. When I was 18 I noticed that my right eye got worse, so I got -0.5 on my right eye, and my left eye was still -1, but I still couldn't see properly with them. All doctors and optometrists just measured -1 on my bad left eye with a little astigmatism, but my prescription didn't change from -1 for 10 years! When I was 23 I decided to undergo eye surgery on my left eye, because it drove me crazy that my right eye worsend, because my left eye couldn't do it's job. At this point I didn't care about negative side effects on my left eye, because I didn't care about my left eye too much. The doctors were not okay with me getting eye surgery at first, but ultimately they could understand my concerns and I checked up with three different doctors to make sure I made the right decision. It's been a year after the eye surgery now. Don't get me wrong, my prescription is a Zero now and I see so much better, I loved having done this surgery and I don't regret it one bit, but no joke, my right eye is -1 now and still a lot more reliable. I just did one of the eye sight tests where you read out of a book from a distance and my left eye (although a 0) performed worse than my (now) myopic -1 right eye. Before surgery I thought it was because of the astigmatism, but since it's been corrected with the laser and three different doctors measured perfect vision, I now think it's because of my brain. Talking with the doctors a lot, I learned so much about how our vision works and why I have the perception of bad vision on my left eye. I think my brain just doesn't process the signals of my left eye as well as my right, that's why it can't see perfectly no matter the distance. But my subjective perception can't be measured by a machine, that's what the doctors told me. I'm fine with my eyes now, I just hope that my right eye doesn't get worse anymore.... :'(

@crimsonrain9570

11 ай бұрын

​​@@sweetbeep She/he meant that she/he inherited from her/his parents and she/he probably means she/he had it since early childhood

@sweetbeep

11 ай бұрын

@@crimsonrain9570 .it's much more common to acquire then have some sort of inherent myopia

@Vnettt

9 ай бұрын

Same bro my left eye is lazy af im trying to improve it i think it work abit

i have -1.75 in my left eye and around -2.50 in my right eye. the doctors told me that my right eye only seed 90/100 with my current - 1.75 glasses which i find kinda odd, because i dont think its that high. well see tommorow when im getting my eyes checked :(

Is it possible that corrective glasses increase the worsening myopia progression in adults? I feel every time I go to the doctor the rx gets stronger

@sarawright6781

3 ай бұрын

Yes, look up lense induced myopia

Hi doctor, 7 months back my son was having myopia with -2.00 d but 2 months back doctor prescribed him -2.50 d lenses ... But recently he was saying that again objects (far) are a little blurry ... Me and my husband both don't wear spectacles ... he also spend 4+ hrs outside daily ... he is 15 yr old... What to do, is it a thing to worry???

@D_egi

2 жыл бұрын

oh crap- im 12 and im -4.5d

@Hugo-xj2mj

2 жыл бұрын

Let him go without glasses as much as possible, especially when doing close up tasks. Also look up endmyopia

I can read a book or mobile near 45cm distance with left eye clearly but not much right eye How my glasses no.are ?

4:32 how about the fact the way your eye muscles are used affects the shape of your eye, and that this way changes from near to far?!

Well my myopia has stayed the same for three plus years now, also I no longer need my astigmatism corrected. However, my vision has improved a bit.

@insanedino7189

Жыл бұрын

How do you improved it ?

My vision was -1.75 in 2016 Now it's -3.50 for both in 2021 Planning to do LASIK SURGERY

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes, double in 5 years! I hope it stabilises soon! 🙏

@jonathanhauhnar1186

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom Hey Antonio thank you for your response One question! My glass prescription is -3.50 for both my eyes What should be the prescription for my Contact Lenses?

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanhauhnar1186 should be the same precription. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jI6B0cSzlq_Zado.html this video explains it a bit better haha

@jonathanhauhnar1186

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom ❤️

@MUHAMMADISHAQ-sy1lx

3 жыл бұрын

Check endmyopia

Oh okay, but if I'm looking outside to decrease my myopic progression, do I do it with or without my glasses?

@slendii366

10 күн бұрын

With.

My myopia is still progressing despite the fact I'm 36... I've bought glasses half a year ago with new prescription and already everything is getting blurry at the distance.

@silentevening2714

Жыл бұрын

Maybe try contact lenses. My progression stopped this way.

@ShubhamMishrabro

Жыл бұрын

@@silentevening2714 what is difference between two

@silentevening2714

Жыл бұрын

@@ShubhamMishrabro I've been told it may happen when eyes get an accurate, comfortable correction straight on the eye.

What's better for ur eyes, glasses or contacts?

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

They are better for different things!

only wear glasses when you need them and go outside a lot and look far away. Glasses all the time only make your eyesight worse.

To be honest, since high school my vision kept going downhill. Now i’m blind as a bat without glasses.😂😂😂

Is there any kind of vitamin or supplement I can take to strengthen my vision and eyes in general?

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Not really, Lutein and Zeaxanthin are good for those with macula degeneration

@pastelsky1

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom thank you.

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you wanna be eating things high in beta carotene. So stuff like sweet potato, and yes carrots too but sweet potato has way more beta carotene in it. Blackberry and bilberry is really good for the eyes too

I have myopic astigmatism i got glasses for it my eye grade is -1.50 for right eye and -1.25 on my left eye its not even a month yet and my eye grade became higher its only been 2 weeks and it became -1.75 for right eye and -1.50 on left eye i got it changed and i wear contacts sometimes now i feel like the new glasses are getting weak not as strong as they were new i think i need to get checked again 1st march 20 2nd april 3 or 4 now its april 18 i think i need to get checked

I think I might have bad eyes because of gaming all the time. I am nearsighted and my right eye is the worst. My left is not that bad.

Hi I'm 13 years old and I have -5,5 glasses do you have any tips to get my eyes better? Also, will I go blind before the age of 18 bc of myopia?😭 When I play sports, should I do it with or without glasses?

@AntonioTheOptom

3 жыл бұрын

Try to reduce near work and indoor time if possible and contacts are a good option for sports

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

Look into Nathan Oxenfeld on youtube. Eyes do not need to keep getting worse and it's in fact the glasses that make them worse. I've stopped wearing mine, and only wear for night time driving and now I have gone down from 3.25 to 3.00

@AntonioTheOptom

2 жыл бұрын

@@vikkibradley123 and you don’t wear them while driving during the day?

@rynoekam1411

2 жыл бұрын

@@vikkibradley123 CAN YOU EXPLAIN BRIEFLY MY FRIEND PLEASE...

@vikkibradley123

2 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioTheOptom nope, no using through the day. Can see just fine without them. I have found too that since not wearing them while driving, my eyes are getting exercised the whole time as, as a driver, your constantly shifting the vision from long to short distance so I'm actually strengthening my eyes while driving. Was talking to a good friend the other day too and he's like 45 and he was saying that years ago his eye sight started degrading a little and then I think he said he got a job as a driver and just by driving and using his long distance vision a lot, it just sorted itself out on its own so he wasn't surprised when I told him all what I had been finding out. Also as a foot note from something else I have been researching into - when you wear glasses or sun glasses, it is usually blocking out uv light, which is essentially the sun and we need sun on our eyes to keep them strong and functioning well. So another reason why it's best to keep glasses off your face through the day especially.