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'''Myopia is Mental''' is a vision improvement method created by Mark Warren.

~~An emphasis on~~ [[peripheral vision]] ~~is very good~~ for ~~relaxing the eyeball, and reduces~~ [[tunnel vision]] in ~~many cases~~.

Emphasizes noticing the relative movement of objects in [[peripheral vision]] as a way to relax the eye for clearer vision. Suggests that [[tunnel vision]] can cause people to not notice peripheral vision, keeping the eyes in a tensed state.

The method has existed ~~for less than a year (as of~~ start of 2020~~) and lacks many of the~~ details to ~~improve vision in the majority of adherents, in the long term~~. ~~Due to a reliance on~~ [[clear flashes]], ~~although some might have good results with it, the effect~~ may be hard to reproduce consistently across ~~many people~~. It also ignores the scientific consensus that [[myopia]] is caused by a longer [[axial length]] of the eyeball, ~~and~~ is ~~not purely~~ a ~~psychological effect~~.

The method has existed since the start of 2020.

==Criticism==

Myopia is Mental has been criticized as lacking details on certain topics, such as how to handle glasses prescription. Emphasizes [[clear flashes]] as a signal for improvement, which may be hard to reproduce consistently across various individuals. It also ignores the scientific consensus that [[myopia]] is caused by a longer [[axial length]] of the eyeball, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rXN4C-sKY by suggesting that the eye is squeezed by chronic tension]:

: I believe both. Tension is the enemy in both cases. Too much tension in the ciliary body makes the muscle stiff so now the lens can't move/focus. The lens can become hardened over time from lack of movement. Think about an engine that sits for a long period of time. It can eventually deadlock. As for eye elongation. I don't think the eyes grow long or rather grow at all. I believe the tension caused my the extraocular muscles squish the eyeball to make it long. Think about a round balloon and you use your hand to smash it down. It becomes long. Learn to relieve the tension in both the ciliary and extraocular muscles and you fix both!

Do feel free to give it a go. Make your own mind up - be skeptical and avoid [[Blind belief]].

There's a minority contingent of EM participants who find the material interesting from the angle of learning about what to notice in peripheral vision.

==Habits, practices, and concepts suggested by Mark Warren==

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* Combining the practices of multi-object tracking and "stationary movement" by talking walks to see how objects move relative to each other as you move in different directions (either by turning in place, or by walking away/toward/past objects).

* Maintaining awareness of peripheral vision even when looking at objects in central vision. A specific technique Mark calls "peripheral triangulation" involves looking at a target object with your central vision, while noticing the positions and distances of objects in the peripheral awareness relative to the target object in view.

* Maintaining awareness of peripheral vision even when looking at objects in central vision. A specific technique Mark calls "peripheral triangulation" involves looking at a target object with your central vision, while noticing the positions and distances of objects in the peripheral awareness relative to the target object in view. One suggestion [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rXN4C-sKY mentioned in a video comments thread] is to turn on a muted TV as a peripheral vision background while looking at a central vision target:

: "A lot of people say the peripheral isn't important but I'm going to tell you why many have trouble seeing the full field of view while looking at something with their central vision. . If you spend a lot of times indoors in rooms, you're surrounded by stationary objects that don't move. This isn't natural! The only way for them to move is for "you" to move! If you think about being outside in nature, nothing is ever perfectly still! The wind blows ever so slightly and it will cause trees, plants and flowers to sway. Also you don't sit in square, confined boxes in nature (which is why it's easier to improve vision outdoors vs indoors). To improve your ability to see movement indoors try reading with a TV running in the background to your left or right. Turn the sound off so you're not distracted by it, but as you read notice the movement on the TV as you read. I'm actually doing this while I type this reply!"

== One unofficial analogy to think about the above techniques ==

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 '''Myopia is Mental''' is a vision improvement method created by Mark Warren.
-An emphasis on [[peripheral vision]] is very good for relaxing the eyeball, and reduces [[tunnel vision]] in many cases.
+Emphasizes noticing the relative movement of objects in [[peripheral vision]] as a way to relax the eye for clearer vision. Suggests that [[tunnel vision]] can cause people to not notice peripheral vision, keeping the eyes in a tensed state.
-The method has existed for less than a year (as of start of 2020) and lacks many of the details to improve vision in the majority of adherents, in the long term. Due to a reliance on [[clear flashes]], although some might have good results with it, the effect may be hard to reproduce consistently across many people. It also ignores the scientific consensus that [[myopia]] is caused by a longer [[axial length]] of the eyeball, and is not purely a psychological effect.
+The method has existed since the start of 2020.
+==Criticism==
+Myopia is Mental has been criticized as lacking details on certain topics, such as how to handle glasses prescription. Emphasizes [[clear flashes]] as a signal for improvement, which may be hard to reproduce consistently across various individuals. It also ignores the scientific consensus that [[myopia]] is caused by a longer [[axial length]] of the eyeball, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rXN4C-sKY by suggesting that the eye is squeezed by chronic tension]:
+: I believe both. Tension is the enemy in both cases. Too much tension in the ciliary body makes the muscle stiff so now the lens can't move/focus. The lens can become hardened over time from lack of movement. Think about an engine that sits for a long period of time. It can eventually deadlock. As for eye elongation. I don't think the eyes grow long or rather grow at all. I believe the tension caused my the extraocular muscles squish the eyeball to make it long. Think about a round balloon and you use your hand to smash it down. It becomes long. Learn to relieve the tension in both the ciliary and extraocular muscles and you fix both!
 Do feel free to give it a go. Make your own mind up - be skeptical and avoid [[Blind belief]].
+There's a minority contingent of EM participants who find the material interesting from the angle of learning about what to notice in peripheral vision.
 ==Habits, practices, and concepts suggested by Mark Warren==
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 * Combining the practices of multi-object tracking and "stationary movement" by talking walks to see how objects move relative to each other as you move in different directions (either by turning in place, or by walking away/toward/past objects).
-* Maintaining awareness of peripheral vision even when looking at objects in central vision.  A specific technique Mark calls "peripheral triangulation" involves looking at a target object with your central vision, while noticing the positions and distances of objects in the peripheral awareness relative to the target object in view.
+* Maintaining awareness of peripheral vision even when looking at objects in central vision.  A specific technique Mark calls "peripheral triangulation" involves looking at a target object with your central vision, while noticing the positions and distances of objects in the peripheral awareness relative to the target object in view.  One suggestion [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rXN4C-sKY mentioned in a video comments thread] is to turn on a muted TV as a peripheral vision background while looking at a central vision target:
+: "A lot of people say the peripheral isn't important but I'm going to tell you why many have trouble seeing the full field of view while looking at something with their central vision. . If you spend a lot of times indoors in rooms, you're surrounded by stationary objects that don't move. This isn't natural! The only way for them to move is for "you" to move! If you think about being outside in nature, nothing is ever perfectly still! The wind blows ever so slightly and it will cause trees, plants and flowers to sway. Also you don't sit in square, confined boxes in nature (which is why it's easier to improve vision outdoors vs indoors). To improve your ability to see movement indoors try reading with a TV running in the background to your left or right. Turn the sound off so you're not distracted by it, but as you read notice the movement on the TV as you read. I'm actually doing this while I type this reply!"
 == One unofficial analogy to think about the above techniques ==

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