Say what you will about not being able to reverse myopia, but I didn't really believe it. My brother recently wrote a book about his experience of going from -4 to 0 diopter over the course of less than a year without surgery: https://www.discoveryournaturalvision.com/
I tried the same technique. I went from wearing -3.5 contacts to -1.5 in about 3 months. The basic concept is forcing your eyes to read any text closeup (computer screen, books) at the edge of blur instead of it being in focus. That's basically all there is to it. People prefer laser surgery because it's less work than putting in the effort 8 hours a day for 3+ months at a time. I admit, I've given up after reaching -1.5, since it's good enough, but I'd like to rid myself of contacts entirely. The last 20% is 80% of the work, same principle applies :)
I saw a similar technique posted here a few weeks ago [0]. This guy is even worse, as his blog sounds like the typical "five simple steps to loose 200lbs, only $99 a month!" (and he does actually charge $99 a month for coaching). I have a really high bullshit radar, so at first I was just "nope this is nonsense", but I saw past that (as it was mentioned here) and started reading more, and I'm starting to believe there is some truth to it.
The basic premise is that opticians often over prescribe glasses. I've had this personally, an optician prescribed me glasses that were 0.75 dipole too strong for computer use, as the way they test (unless you ask otherwise) is for long distance vision (i.e. driving), not for 50cm in front of your eyes.
The theory is that your eye muscles become lazy as they don't need to work so hard, and you get used to that, so you need glasses to see clearly. If you look at distance text that is ever so slightly out of focus, eventually your vision system will figure out how to correct for that blur, and you will be able to see in focus. If you rinse and repeat, changing ever few months to a slightly weaker prescription (e.g. a reduction of 0.25) you can greatly reduce the strength of glasses you need.
I've only just started, but there are other comments on HN about people who have done this.
God, just the frontpage of this site makes it look even more quacky. The call to urgency, the secret knowledge, the rant against Big Glass, the frankly cult-ish photo of this guy, etc...
And I wouldn't like to describe myself as "having really high bullshit meter", it makes one overconfident when you do fall for one. I'd rather think I try to avoid emotional arguments and contexts in which I would be vulnerable.
the funny thing is that, this method that you are trying to call it out as being 'fake', 'quackery', does not allow other people directly earning money from it (indirectly maybe)
it litereally only cost people money to purchase different power of glasses and time and effort to do practices on their eyes
The muscles controlling focus are smooth muscle*. That means it can't be exercised, it doesn't get bigger/stonger with use. It also doesn't get tired, which is fortunate since it's basically working all day.
Anything purported to "exercise" your eye into better vision is either outright sham or probably teaching you to recognize fuzzy things better.
* Quick review: you have three types of muscle: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Smooth muscle lines round things: arteries, intestines, iris, lens, etc.
I thought it may be helpful for others, it’s a consolidation of knowledge and anecdotes, you can find the same info for free on forums and by reading research papers :)
I can’t. I think the eye is oblong shaped for myopes, and correction worsens this oblongity. By training your eye like a muscle, you’re decreasing it, hence the focus improves. I’m sure someone can explain it better. Don’t trust me, try it! And eat carrots and look at long distances in the daytime when taking breaks from work. Some old wives’ tapes have some truth to them.
I tried the same technique. I went from wearing -3.5 contacts to -1.5 in about 3 months. The basic concept is forcing your eyes to read any text closeup (computer screen, books) at the edge of blur instead of it being in focus. That's basically all there is to it. People prefer laser surgery because it's less work than putting in the effort 8 hours a day for 3+ months at a time. I admit, I've given up after reaching -1.5, since it's good enough, but I'd like to rid myself of contacts entirely. The last 20% is 80% of the work, same principle applies :)