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==Practical Guidelines==
==Practical Guidelines==


* <div> '''I have ''High Myopia''. How does Vertex Distance effect me?'''</div>
* <div> '''I have ''High Myopia''. How does Vertex Distance affect me?'''</div>
If you wore contact lenses before EndMyopia (EM) and continue to use contact lenses throughout your EM journey - Then vertex distance doesn't effect you.
If you wore contact lenses before EndMyopia (EM) and continue to use contact lenses throughout your EM journey - Then vertex distance doesn't affect you.


If you wore glasses before EM and continue to wear glasses during EM then it is recommended to invest in a [[Lens Kit]] and choose your reduced lenses based on testing your visual acuity - Then vertex distance doesn't effect you. If you do not have access to a lens kit and you want to reduce in pre-defined diopter steps - Then vertex distance can effect you: For example, reducing from -14.0 dpt to -13.75 dpt at a vertex distance of 15mm results in an effective perceived diopter drop of only 0.17 dpt, further reducing to -13.5 dpt would result in an effective diopter drop of 0.34 dpt.
If you wore glasses before EM and continue to wear glasses during EM then it is recommended to invest in a [[Lens Kit]] and choose your reduced lenses based on testing your visual acuity - Then vertex distance doesn't affect you. If you do not have access to a lens kit and you want to reduce in pre-defined diopter steps - Then vertex distance can affect you: For example, reducing from -14.0 dpt to -13.75 dpt at a vertex distance of 15mm results in an effective perceived diopter drop of only 0.17 dpt, further reducing to -13.5 dpt would result in an effective diopter drop of 0.34 dpt.


If you switch from glasses to contact lenses at high myopia or vice-versa you definitely will need to account for vertex distance before buying new corrections.
If you switch from glasses to contact lenses at high myopia or vice-versa you definitely will need to account for vertex distance before buying new corrections.