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==Guides and notes== | |||
* [https://losetheglasses.org/cliffgnu-vision.pdf The No Bulls#*t <nowiki>[oversimplified]</nowiki> Guide to Vision Improvement] by C. G. Hayes | |||
* [https://www.visionsofjoy.org/pdfs/OrfieldSeeingSpace.pdf Seeing Space: Undergoing Brain Reprogramming to Reduce Myopia] by Antonia Marie Orfield (1994); [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/antonia-orfield-obituary?id=24225499 Author's obituary] | |||
* "the actual sustained improvement happens after, when that improvement appears consistent. Leave 3-4 months between diopter reductions, even (and especially if) things seem improved and consistent even after a much shorter time span." second-hand quote from jake | |||
==Anticipated Glasses Future== | |||
===Next glasses === | |||
====closeup/differential glasses==== | |||
OD - Right (SPH) -3.00 (CYL) -1.25 Axis 170 | |||
OS - Left (SPH) -2.75 (CYL) -1.50 Axis 177 | |||
==My Glasses History== | ==My Glasses History== | ||
I figured I should track this somewhere and maybe someday I will make enough progress that this level of detail will be interesting to someone besides me. Or maybe just knowing my context is useful. Also adding other non-glasses stuff that could be relevant. | I figured I should track this somewhere and maybe someday I will make enough progress that this level of detail will be interesting to someone besides me. Or maybe just knowing my context is useful. Also adding other non-glasses stuff that could be relevant. | ||
=== | ===April 2023=== | ||
====normal glasses - | ====normal glasses - brown frames==== | ||
OD/ | |||
OD - Right (SPH) -4.50 (CYL) -1.25 Axis 170 | |||
OS - Left (SPH) -4.25 (CYL) -1.50 Axis 177 | |||
===March 2023=== | |||
====Prescription==== | |||
"You have excellent focus for someone your age." No cataracts or glaucoma. Dry eyes. Eat walnuts (or other omegas), eat more fiber, drink more water. (Or get Blink Tears or Systane Ultra but don't touch anything that claims to get rid of red eyes.) | |||
:Right/OD: -4.50 sphere, -1.25 cylinder, 170 axis | |||
:Left/OS: -4.00 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 177 axis | |||
I answered one way for one eye, and the other way for the other eye. The eye doctor wasn't thorough and didn't double-check. So I feel ok about altering the prescription slightly for consistency (as reflected in my next pair of normal glasses). | |||
===January or February 2023=== | |||
Mouse broke. Back to wearing close-up/differential glasses and just using the laptop without an external monitor. | |||
===October 7, 2022=== | |||
====[https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Differentials Close-ups] - gold frames==== | |||
Had some icecream last night and chocolate this morning and was crying. My vision is typically worse in the morning and if I've had refined sugar. So I figured this was a good conservative time to test my vision. Tested. It is time. Now using for close-up glasses: | |||
OD/Right: -3.00 sphere, -1.50 cylinder, 171 axis | OD/Right: -3.00 sphere, -1.50 cylinder, 171 axis | ||
OS/Left: -2.75 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis | OS/Left: -2.75 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis | ||
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index | |||
===July2022=== | |||
====Bike trip ends==== | |||
Using borrowed tv screen as monitor. Quit all refined sugar again. | |||
====Bike trip review==== | |||
Didn't make any changes while bicycling. Rode my bike a bunch, used the laptop a bunch. Got a bit of a tan. Ate a TON of junk food. ALLLlll the sugary things. Traveled maybe 2,000 miles. | |||
===March 2022=== | ===March 2022=== | ||
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====Bicycle trip starts==== | ====Bicycle trip starts==== | ||
This is when I | This is when I left on a bicycle trip. I'm getting lots of sunshine and outdoor time. This is a dramatic change from my winter habits this year, so I won't make any changes to my glasses at this time. | ||
Abandoned keyboard and mouse, no room to pack 'em. | |||
===January 26, 2022=== | |||
=== | ====Found a free keyboard and mouse.==== | ||
I | Now I can get my laptop further away from my lap. Only problem is, I just switched to new normalized glasses a few days ago! So I am concerned about effectively changing two focal planes at once. Oh well. Will try to be conservative about where I set my computer, while still getting in the habit of using the keyboard and mouse. | ||
==== | In short, I have to be cautious about not effectively changing two focal planes at once. | ||
===January 22, 2022=== | |||
====normal glasses - black frames==== | |||
OD/right: -4.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis | |||
OS/left: -4 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis | |||
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index | |||
=== November 7, 2021=== | === November 7, 2021=== | ||
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:OS/Left -4.25 sphere,-1.75 cylinder, 176 axis | :OS/Left -4.25 sphere,-1.75 cylinder, 176 axis | ||
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index | |||
===Mid-October 2021=== | ===Mid-October 2021=== | ||
====[https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Differentials Close-ups]==== | ====[https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Differentials Close-ups] - blue frames==== | ||
:OD/Right: -3.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis | :OD/Right: -3.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis | ||
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:Zenni frame 411516 because it's got half a dozen colors so I can keep track of new glasses easier, and it's the cheapest metal frames they sell. These frames are blue. | :Zenni frame 411516 because it's got half a dozen colors so I can keep track of new glasses easier, and it's the cheapest metal frames they sell. These frames are blue. | ||
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index | |||
===Mid-September 2021=== | ===Mid-September 2021=== | ||
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:OS: -4.5 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 175 axis | :OS: -4.5 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 175 axis | ||
1.61 Blokz Photochromic - Gray | |||
===May 2011=== | ===May 2011=== | ||
====Prescription==== | ====Prescription==== | ||
:OD: -5 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 168 axis | :OD: -5 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 168 axis | ||
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===Late 1980s=== | ===Late 1980s=== | ||
'''I was warned.''' When I was given my first pair of glasses, I was told, repeatedly, ''don't wear these glasses when you don't need them.'' I was living in England at the time. Not sure if it was an English doctor or a US military doctor. | '''I was warned.''' When I was given my first pair of glasses, I was told, repeatedly, ''don't wear these glasses when you don't need them.'' I was living in England at the time. Not sure if it was an English doctor or a US military doctor. In my medical records, my early glasses are "for distance only". | ||
==Why I'm here== | ==Why I'm here== | ||
At this point, just habit. Also people with low-to-no myopia are less prone to retinal detachment. Eye problems run in my family. I figure I should do what I can to keep my eyesight in working order. | |||
Things I'd like to be able to see clearly without glasses again: | Things I'd like to be able to see clearly without glasses again: | ||
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==Leave a message == | ==Leave a message == | ||
You won't find me on the EndMyopia forum. But you can leave me an eyeballs-related message here! | You won't find me on the EndMyopia forum. But you can leave me an eyeballs-related message here! | ||
Glad you had a good trip! -snax 8/1/22 | |||
Latest revision as of 16:15, 22 April 2023
Guides and notes
- The No Bulls#*t [oversimplified] Guide to Vision Improvement by C. G. Hayes
- Seeing Space: Undergoing Brain Reprogramming to Reduce Myopia by Antonia Marie Orfield (1994); Author's obituary
- "the actual sustained improvement happens after, when that improvement appears consistent. Leave 3-4 months between diopter reductions, even (and especially if) things seem improved and consistent even after a much shorter time span." second-hand quote from jake
Anticipated Glasses Future
Next glasses
closeup/differential glasses
OD - Right (SPH) -3.00 (CYL) -1.25 Axis 170 OS - Left (SPH) -2.75 (CYL) -1.50 Axis 177
My Glasses History
I figured I should track this somewhere and maybe someday I will make enough progress that this level of detail will be interesting to someone besides me. Or maybe just knowing my context is useful. Also adding other non-glasses stuff that could be relevant.
April 2023
normal glasses - brown frames
OD - Right (SPH) -4.50 (CYL) -1.25 Axis 170
OS - Left (SPH) -4.25 (CYL) -1.50 Axis 177
March 2023
Prescription
"You have excellent focus for someone your age." No cataracts or glaucoma. Dry eyes. Eat walnuts (or other omegas), eat more fiber, drink more water. (Or get Blink Tears or Systane Ultra but don't touch anything that claims to get rid of red eyes.)
- Right/OD: -4.50 sphere, -1.25 cylinder, 170 axis
- Left/OS: -4.00 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 177 axis
I answered one way for one eye, and the other way for the other eye. The eye doctor wasn't thorough and didn't double-check. So I feel ok about altering the prescription slightly for consistency (as reflected in my next pair of normal glasses).
January or February 2023
Mouse broke. Back to wearing close-up/differential glasses and just using the laptop without an external monitor.
October 7, 2022
Close-ups - gold frames
Had some icecream last night and chocolate this morning and was crying. My vision is typically worse in the morning and if I've had refined sugar. So I figured this was a good conservative time to test my vision. Tested. It is time. Now using for close-up glasses:
OD/Right: -3.00 sphere, -1.50 cylinder, 171 axis
OS/Left: -2.75 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index
July2022
Bike trip ends
Using borrowed tv screen as monitor. Quit all refined sugar again.
Bike trip review
Didn't make any changes while bicycling. Rode my bike a bunch, used the laptop a bunch. Got a bit of a tan. Ate a TON of junk food. ALLLlll the sugary things. Traveled maybe 2,000 miles.
March 2022
Bicycle trip starts
This is when I left on a bicycle trip. I'm getting lots of sunshine and outdoor time. This is a dramatic change from my winter habits this year, so I won't make any changes to my glasses at this time.
Abandoned keyboard and mouse, no room to pack 'em.
January 26, 2022
Found a free keyboard and mouse.
Now I can get my laptop further away from my lap. Only problem is, I just switched to new normalized glasses a few days ago! So I am concerned about effectively changing two focal planes at once. Oh well. Will try to be conservative about where I set my computer, while still getting in the habit of using the keyboard and mouse.
In short, I have to be cautious about not effectively changing two focal planes at once.
January 22, 2022
normal glasses - black frames
OD/right: -4.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis
OS/left: -4 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index
November 7, 2021
Normal glasses
Couldn't find my original prescription when I wanted to change glasses from my close-ups (differentials) so I decided it was time to switch to my first normalized glasses. It feels like it has been about a month. I also received my over-the-glasses sunglasses yesterday!
- OD/Right -4.50 sphere, -1.50 cylinder, 171 axis
- OS/Left -4.25 sphere,-1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index
Mid-October 2021
Close-ups - blue frames
- OD/Right: -3.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis
- OS/Left: -3 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
- Zenni frame 411516 because it's got half a dozen colors so I can keep track of new glasses easier, and it's the cheapest metal frames they sell. These frames are blue.
Lens: 1.57 Mid-Index
Mid-September 2021
End Myopia discovery
- Found endmyopia.org somewhere. I had been looking for wrap-around sunglasses that would work with my prescription, which was apparently not in "cheap sunglasses on Zenni" territory.
Eating more fiber
- Figured out I can get most of my vitamins and minerals from 2 cups cooked greens and a can of beans every day. My fiber intake just went up dramatically and permanently.
July 2021
Prescription
- Right: -4.75 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis
- Left: -4.5 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
January(ish) 2020
Checkup
- Talked optometrist into just checking eye health. Eye health was fine.
June 2019
Quit refined sugar
- Did someone refine the fiber out? I won't eat it. Juice? Unacceptable. Honey? Refined by bees. Maple syrup? Sure, if I'm gnawing on a maple tree. Cane sugar? Sure, if I'm eating the cane alone with it. And so forth.
- NOTE: This took me 20 years of effort before it finally stuck. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. I get refined sugar on my birthdays.
July 2018
Prescription
- OD: -5 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 175 axis
- OS: -4.5 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 175 axis
1.61 Blokz Photochromic - Gray
May 2011
Prescription
- OD: -5 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 168 axis
- OS: -4.5 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 175 axis
Early 1990s
Kept forgetting my glasses at home and not being able to see the blackboard clearly from the first row. Annoyed teacher told me I needed to start remembering to bring my glasses. This is when I started wearing glasses full time.
Late 1980s
I was warned. When I was given my first pair of glasses, I was told, repeatedly, don't wear these glasses when you don't need them. I was living in England at the time. Not sure if it was an English doctor or a US military doctor. In my medical records, my early glasses are "for distance only".
Why I'm here
At this point, just habit. Also people with low-to-no myopia are less prone to retinal detachment. Eye problems run in my family. I figure I should do what I can to keep my eyesight in working order.
Things I'd like to be able to see clearly without glasses again:
- the stars
- my toes
My friends on the Wiki (add yourself!)
Leave a message
You won't find me on the EndMyopia forum. But you can leave me an eyeballs-related message here!
Glad you had a good trip! -snax 8/1/22