Angel

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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.
===January 22, 2022===
===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.


====normal glasses - black frames====
===October 7, 2022===
OD/right: -4.25 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis


OS/left: -4 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 axis
====[https://wiki.endmyopia.org/wiki/Differentials  Close-ups] - gold frames====


===~February 2022===
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:


====closeup/differential glasses will be gold frames====
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 will be leaving on a bicycle trip.  I'll be getting lots of sunshine and outdoor time.
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.


===~April 2022 ===
Abandoned keyboard and mouse, no room to pack 'em.
====Altitude====
===January 26, 2022===


I'm waiting until after I've biked over the first mountain range so that I'm not messing with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraocular_pressure IOP] while gaining altitude, which probably also messes with IOP.  My eyes should adjust before I hit the second mountain range.
====Found a free keyboard and mouse.====


====Normal glasses in brown frames====
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.


OD right: -4 sphere, -1.5 cylinder, 171 axis
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: -3.75 sphere, -1.75 cylinder, 176 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.
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
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