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Endmpiauser: /* The Beginning Steps - Stop Myopia Progression: added more detail from the ref. */

2023-02-26T11:43:12Z

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	#* Measuring your myopia and visual acuity regularly will tell you when the steps you are taking are working.		#* Measuring your myopia and visual acuity regularly will tell you when the steps you are taking are working.
	# Take breaks from near work (Follow the [[3 hour rule]] or the [[20-20-20 rule]] for starters)		# Take breaks from near work (Follow the [[3 hour rule]] or the [[20-20-20 rule]] for starters)
	# Don't wear glasses for near work if you don't need them.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-57-myopia-progression-the-one-thing-you-have-to-stop-doing Myopia Progression: The One Thing You Have To Stop Doing]</ref>		# Don't wear glasses for near work if you don't need them.
			#* Avoid [[hyperopic defocus]]. The single worst thing, what you really don’t want to be doing at all, ever, is wearing your full-distance correcting prescription while looking at a screen 60 cm from your eyes.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-57-myopia-progression-the-one-thing-you-have-to-stop-doing Myopia Progression: The One Thing You Have To Stop Doing]</ref>
	# Get separate glasses for near work if you do need them. We call these [[Differentials]] if your doctor is willing to prescribe them, he may call them computer glasses or reading glasses.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-67-differential-glasses-for-close-up-use Differential Glasses for CLOSE-UP Use]</ref>		# Get separate glasses for near work if you do need them. We call these [[Differentials]] if your doctor is willing to prescribe them, he may call them computer glasses or reading glasses.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-67-differential-glasses-for-close-up-use Differential Glasses for CLOSE-UP Use]</ref>
	# Give this a few weeks, you may be able to release [[Pseudomyopia]] with these steps alone, which will change your eye measurement that you will base your next pairs of glasses on.		# Give this a few weeks, you may be able to release [[Pseudomyopia]] with these steps alone, which will change your eye measurement that you will base your next pairs of glasses on.

Snax: /* Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia */

2023-01-09T22:04:46Z

Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia

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	# Find Active Focus, a way of getting your eyes to see slightly further than their normal distance to blur. [[Guide:How_to_find_Active_Focus\|Guide: How to find Active Focus]] <ref>[https://endmyopia.org/active-focus-links/ There is a category of blog posts about Active Focus here.]</ref>		# Find Active Focus, a way of getting your eyes to see slightly further than their normal distance to blur. [[Guide:How_to_find_Active_Focus\|Guide: How to find Active Focus]] <ref>[https://endmyopia.org/active-focus-links/ There is a category of blog posts about Active Focus here.]</ref>
	# When you're ready, do your first [[reduction]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzrQb4pCFkQ Reduce Normalized Diopters]</ref>		# When you're ready, do your first [[reduction]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzrQb4pCFkQ Reduce Normalized Diopters]</ref>

			== Putting it all together==

			[https://endmyopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/one-page-cliff-notes-endmyopia.jpg The one page cliff notes]

	==Keep Learning==		==Keep Learning==

Ninebalasan at 16:47, 6 July 2022

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	'''Welcome to EndMyopia''', the prime place on the internet for regaining your own natural eyesight and reversing your [[~~myopia~~]].		'''Welcome to [[EndMyopia]]''', the prime place on the internet for regaining your own natural eyesight and reversing your [[Myopia]].

	'''EndMyopia isn't a simple program of steps. This page is just the entrance to the rabbit hole.''' Nobody here can tell you how well your eyes will react to a specific change, or what glasses are right for your eyes and your vision habits and your work requirements, we can just give you the tools to understand your own eyesight, what causes myopia progression and how to stop and reverse it.		'''EndMyopia isn't a simple program of steps. This page is just the entrance to the rabbit hole.''' Nobody here can tell you how well your eyes will react to a specific change, or what glasses are right for your eyes and your vision habits and your work requirements, we can just give you the tools to understand your own eyesight, what causes myopia progression and how to stop and reverse it.

Angel: /* Time to Learn */

2022-02-16T18:01:20Z

Time to Learn

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	# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]		# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]
	# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.		# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.
	# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[EndMyopia Forum]] and/or [[EndMyopia_Discord_Server]] Community.		# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[EndMyopia Forum]] and/or [[EndMyopia_Discord_Server \| Discord]] Community.

	==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==		==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==

Angel: /* Time to Learn */

2022-02-16T18:00:48Z

Time to Learn

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	# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]		# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]
	# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.		# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.
	# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[EndMyopia Forum]] Community.		# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[EndMyopia Forum]] and/or [[EndMyopia_Discord_Server]] Community.

	==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==		==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==

Iwona at 00:36, 7 December 2021

2021-12-07T00:36:00Z

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	==Beginner's Guide to Vision Improvement==		==Beginner's Guide to Vision Improvement==
	<youtube>XPIGDSY_xBs</youtube>		<youtube>XPIGDSY_xBs</youtube>

			==Translations==
			This guide has been translated to Polish. See [[EndMyopia Translated]]

	==See also==		==See also==

NottNott: /* Time to Learn */ accessible gif

2021-10-17T01:10:28Z

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	==Time to Learn==		==Time to Learn==
	[[File:Cute cat with glasses and tie reading laptop.gif\|right]]		{{gif fixer\|[[File:Cute cat with glasses and tie reading laptop.gif]]\|right}}
	Experience has shown many times that without adequate knowledge of the process, people are really unlikely to make any improvements in their eyesight. There is always more to learn about vision improvement, and you should not be afraid to spend significant amounts of time reading the resources already available to you. Arm yourself with knowledge to deal with any bumps in the road that come your way. The community won't answer your medical questions or diopter specific questions, take medical questions to your doctor, and do your own work to understand your specific diopter needs.		Experience has shown many times that without adequate knowledge of the process, people are really unlikely to make any improvements in their eyesight. There is always more to learn about vision improvement, and you should not be afraid to spend significant amounts of time reading the resources already available to you. Arm yourself with knowledge to deal with any bumps in the road that come your way. The community won't answer your medical questions or diopter specific questions, take medical questions to your doctor, and do your own work to understand your specific diopter needs.
	# Get the [[seven day free email guide]] - This is a must, if you ask a question in the community that's answered in this guide, your thread will quite possibly be closed by a moderator.		# Get the [[seven day free email guide]] - This is a must, if you ask a question in the community that's answered in this guide, your thread will quite possibly be closed by a moderator.

Shaerah: /* Time to Learn */

2021-09-09T15:01:58Z

Time to Learn

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	# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]		# Watch [[List:Community YouTubers]]
	# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.		# Use the Wiki as a reference when you need an overview of a new topic.
	# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[~~Community~~]].		# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[EndMyopia Forum]] Community.

	==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==		==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==

Shaerah at 19:06, 8 September 2021

2021-09-08T19:06:12Z

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	#* The [[Snellen chart]] measures all the combined factors of [[Visual acuity]] and is necessary for checking if your vision meets the legal requirements in your jurisdiction for driving.		#* The [[Snellen chart]] measures all the combined factors of [[Visual acuity]] and is necessary for checking if your vision meets the legal requirements in your jurisdiction for driving.
	#* Measuring your myopia and visual acuity regularly will tell you when the steps you are taking are working.		#* Measuring your myopia and visual acuity regularly will tell you when the steps you are taking are working.
	# Take breaks from near work (Follow the [[20-20-20 rule]] for starters)		# Take breaks from near work (Follow the [[3 hour rule]] or the [[20-20-20 rule]] for starters)
	# Don't wear glasses for near work if you don't need them.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-57-myopia-progression-the-one-thing-you-have-to-stop-doing Myopia Progression: The One Thing You Have To Stop Doing]</ref>		# Don't wear glasses for near work if you don't need them.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-57-myopia-progression-the-one-thing-you-have-to-stop-doing Myopia Progression: The One Thing You Have To Stop Doing]</ref>
	# Get separate glasses for near work if you do need them. We call these [[Differentials]] if your doctor is willing to prescribe them, he may call them computer glasses or reading glasses.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-67-differential-glasses-for-close-up-use Differential Glasses for CLOSE-UP Use]</ref>		# Get separate glasses for near work if you do need them. We call these [[Differentials]] if your doctor is willing to prescribe them, he may call them computer glasses or reading glasses.<ref>[https://endmyopia.org/day-67-differential-glasses-for-close-up-use Differential Glasses for CLOSE-UP Use]</ref>

NottNott: /* Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia */ format

2021-05-10T16:07:32Z

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	# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[Community]].		# Read the [[Guide:How to ask for support]] then join the [[Community]].

	==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia ==		==Future Steps - Reverse Your Myopia==

	# Get slightly reduced glasses for other times when you don't need perfect vision. We call these [[~~Normalized~~]]. They give a slight blur challenge at a distance. Because glasses are generally rounded off to the nearest quarter diopter, full strength lenses are likely to be slightly over prescribed even if your [[optometrist]] follows the best practices and procedures of his profession. A quarter diopter low would put your distance to blur at 4m, or about 13 feet, and allow your [[~~Ciliary~~ muscle]] to relax when viewing at that distance and beyond. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI9JphYXQ6A 20/50 Rule For Improving Eyesight]</ref>		# Get slightly reduced glasses for other times when you don't need perfect vision. We call these [[normalized]]. They give a slight blur challenge at a distance. Because glasses are generally rounded off to the nearest quarter diopter, full strength lenses are likely to be slightly over prescribed even if your [[optometrist]] follows the best practices and procedures of his profession. A quarter diopter low would put your distance to blur at 4m, or about 13 feet, and allow your [[ciliary muscle]] to relax when viewing at that distance and beyond. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI9JphYXQ6A 20/50 Rule For Improving Eyesight]</ref>
	# Find Active Focus, a way of getting your eyes to see slightly further than their normal distance to blur. [[Guide:How_to_find_Active_Focus\|Guide: How to find Active Focus]] <ref>[https://endmyopia.org/active-focus-links/ There is a category of blog posts about Active Focus here.]</ref>		# Find Active Focus, a way of getting your eyes to see slightly further than their normal distance to blur. [[Guide:How_to_find_Active_Focus\|Guide: How to find Active Focus]] <ref>[https://endmyopia.org/active-focus-links/ There is a category of blog posts about Active Focus here.]</ref>
	# When you're ready, do your first [[~~Reduction~~]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzrQb4pCFkQ Reduce Normalized Diopters]</ref>		# When you're ready, do your first [[reduction]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzrQb4pCFkQ Reduce Normalized Diopters]</ref>

	==Keep Learning==		==Keep Learning==