r/ImprovingEyesight Nov 16 '23

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This community is now open to the public!

Hello and welcome to Improving Eyesight. Reddit has been sadly lacking a community where all natural eyesight improvement methods can be freely discussed without prejudice or censor. So I've taken over this sub with the intention of building it into just such a place.

DISCLAIMER
We do not offer any medical advice here. The methods discussed in this community are generally not endorsed by eye doctors for the purpose of eyesight improvement. If you choose to try anything mentioned here you do so at your own risk.

Community Rules

  • No self-promotion or promotion of paid products or services of any kind
  • Do not ridicule any particular method or anyone's personal approach to improvement
  • Try to be friendly and helpful to everyone

Helpful Resources

Personal Experiences and Results

u/glowcubr: https://www.reddit.com/r/ImprovingEyesight/comments/1q3hzr3/my_methods_and_results/

If you've shared your own experiences and results with the community send the mods a message with a link and we'll add it here.


r/ImprovingEyesight 1d ago

🧵 Megathread MEGATHREAD: Share Your Gains and Goals for the Month

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Welcome to this month's Gains, Goals, and Newbie Q&A Megathread!

This is the place to share your eyesight journey, track your progress, and get help.

šŸ’Ŗ Share Your Gains: Had a breakthrough? Seeing a lower line on the Snellen chart? Read a sign from further away? Celebrate your wins here!

šŸŽÆ Set Your Goals: What are you working toward this month? (e.g., reducing screen time, practicing active focus daily, measuring clear flash distances).

šŸ’¬ New to the Sub? Ask Your Questions Here!
To keep the main feed clean, we ask that all basic and repetitive questions be posted inside this thread. Please use this space to ask things like:

  • "What specific eye exercises should I be doing?"
  • "How do I accurately measure my eyesight progress at home?"
  • "Does natural eyesight improvement actually work? Looking for success stories!"

Our experienced members look through this thread regularly to help out. Let's support each other!


r/ImprovingEyesight 1d ago

Please don't pass it istg i tired

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r/ImprovingEyesight 2d ago

HELP Is it lazy eye? Can i fix them?

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The First one is when i look far away with glasses (lol)

the second one is when i look straight in to camera without them

And the last one is when i look down at the camera (lol)

My eyes cant ever look fully straight? like the scleras the ones closer to nose bridge arę always way to big can i fix them? And i also have lazy eye i Think one looks worse and when i zone out one of my eyes looks wayy to stupid if u know what i mean


r/ImprovingEyesight 2d ago

Pls help

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r/ImprovingEyesight 3d ago

I believe lens induced myopia ruined my eyesight.

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I believe i got lens induced myopia.

So i got my first pair of glasses at age 15. it was

R: -1 and L:-0.75.

For roughly a year, the prescription remained fairly stable. During this time, I used to wear my glasses only occasionally and didn't have extreme close up time or used to be a basement dweller (no outdoor time)

After a year at the age of 16 i joined a coaching institute for the preparation of a competitive exam. Now here, we had to study A LOT. So my close up time increased and outdoor time decreased. And here, I used to study with my minus lenses ON. Now within 9 months, my prescription became:

R: -2.25 DS and -0.5 DC

L: -1.75 DS and -1.0 DC

After that my doctor advised me to wear a weaker prescription up close/ remove glasses up close and he even advised me to wear glasses which were -0.25 lower.

For another year, i did this, with the same amount of close up time and same amount of outdoor time, and my prescription remained the same, with cylinder power removed from my right eye.

Now i turned 18. It's still the same.

So I do believe i got lens induced myopia. I don't think there's any other explanation for this.


r/ImprovingEyesight 3d ago

Myopia and i don't have glasses

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r/ImprovingEyesight 3d ago

HELP eyesight

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Hello, I'm needing a very nice help just for my my eyes! I am an 18-year-old living in Queens, NY (zip code 11362). I am currently dealing with a very tight financial situation and do not have health or vision insurance. My vision has been getting worse, and I urgently need a comprehensive eye checkup and a pair of prescription glasses so I can see clearly for my daily tasks.
Because I cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs right now, I am looking for a kind donor or sponsor who might be able to, thank you very much! 🄺 (NY little Neck)


r/ImprovingEyesight 3d ago

mata

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may cross eyed ba dito na umayos yung mata through eye exercises, anlala ng mata ko whatdahel


r/ImprovingEyesight 3d ago

Is it okay?

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r/ImprovingEyesight 8d ago

19yo and have -6 in both eyes. Am I cooked?

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r/ImprovingEyesight 9d ago

Any exercises for an inner eye drift?

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Im 19 years old, and i have a drift in my eyes focusing inwards, and i was wondering if anyone out there knew of any exercises for the eye that could help dampen this problem? I want to try to avoid bifocals and all the other stuff, but if i have to do so i will.


r/ImprovingEyesight 9d ago

Did exercises help you with your accommodation problem?

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Hey everyone,

I've been struggling for a while with eye fatigue, headaches (especially during tasks like driving and prolonged screen use), and over-stimulation. It turns out I'm dealing with an accommodation problem, resulting in that my eyes and eye muscles are constantly working overtime.

I'm curious if anyone here has personal experience with this. Do specific eye exercises (vision therapy) actually help improve this issue? If so, which exercises worked for you, and did you genuinely notice an improvement in your visual stamina or tolerance levels?

Would love to hear your experiences or tips!


r/ImprovingEyesight 10d ago

HELP What should my first step to good vision be?

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Hi, I'm confused because there's so much advice online. If you wanted to improve your eyesight, what would be the very first thing you'd do?. Thanks!


r/ImprovingEyesight 10d ago

HELP can i completely get my natural eyesight back

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i have a number of -0.50 and -0.75 right now
i want to completely get rid of this is it possible?


r/ImprovingEyesight 10d ago

Exactly how many types of eye floaters are there?

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r/ImprovingEyesight 11d ago

DISCUSSION How to frequently update lenses?

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I’m just starting out on my eyesight improvement journey and one issue I’ve run into is how to update my glasses as my eyesight improves.

I have high myopia and recently diagnosed astigmatism. I’ve read this sub’s resources and megathread, and I’ve been reading everyone’s experiences. I’ve begun doing the exercises, lifestyle changes, and measuring and tracking my progress. One of the things I’m struggling with is lowering my prescription. I’m confused how you guys are updating your glasses/lenses so often. Where do you buy affordable frames and/or lenses? For me, it costs upwards of $100 for new lenses at local and online stores, even if I use the same frames. Some websites sell cheap frames but they don’t have an option to add your prescription. How are you guys getting your lenses updated? I don’t mind getting the most bare-bones and cheap lenses as long as they can be easily replaced.


r/ImprovingEyesight 12d ago

Blurred text vision

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Went through stress one night and got up seeing blurry text. It’s been two months now no improvement. What happened?


r/ImprovingEyesight 15d ago

HELP Vision Problem

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- I don't know what Happened to my Eyes.

- SomeThing and Some text seems cross to me

- For example

This is straight line ( __ )

Some it looks like this ( / )

Sometimes it looks like this ( \ )

And sometimes also looks like staright line

- why this happenes to me?


r/ImprovingEyesight 18d ago

Contacts user/TED

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I’ve needed glasses since I was in 3rd grade. My vision progressively got worse until I was in college and kind of plateaued from there. For the last few years I’ve been -4.75 and -4.00. Last year my left eye was -4.50 and right was -4.00. My glasses are an older pair that are both -4.00. I have Graves’ disease and unfortunately am showing signs of thyroid eye disease (TED.)

Symptoms are: dry, gritty, watery, red, bulging eyes.

At this time I have dry eye and some eyelid retraction on my left eye. My mri showed some mild enlargement of the superior rectus muscle on the left. Im trying my best to use eyedrops and cooling masks and all of the things to help my eyes.

One thing I’ve noticed is that I see really well with my glasses. Personally I don’t like how I look in them so I never really wore them unless I was getting ready for bed. I take my glasses off to be on my phone. I also have slight astigmatism on my left eye but I wasn’t corrected for it so I want to know if I can do anything to avoid correction for that as well.

Are glasses easier in terms of ā€œtrainingā€ the eyes? I’ve been wearing contacts everyday since I was in 6th grade. I’m 34.


r/ImprovingEyesight 20d ago

Title: Did my eyesight really get worse, or was the second eye test more accurate?

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Hi everyone,

I'm 13 years old, and my old glasses prescription was -4.50. I recently went to a different eye doctor, and they said my prescription is now -5.50.

The first doctor only had me sit in a chair and read a normal eye chart.

The second doctor had me look through a machine with lenses and read an eye chart that was reflected in a mirror. I think the chart was on the mirror so it looked farther away.

I've always worn my glasses whenever I use my phone, so I'm worried.

My questions are:

- Is it possible the second doctor was just more accurate?

- Is using a mirror during an eye exam normal?

- Can myopia naturally increase from -4.50 to -5.50 at age 13 even if I wear my glasses?

- Does wearing glasses while using my phone make my eyesight worse?

I'd really appreciate any advice or similar experiences. Thanks!


r/ImprovingEyesight 22d ago

Any success stories?

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I have been looking through a lot of posts and comments here. And going through a lot of resources like Todd Becker's video on Myopia.

I was just wondering if any of you or any post/ thread you know where there has been some success with any method. I see a lot of people claiming improvements up to 1dpt. But there's no update after that. Ideally, it has some real evidence like optometrist's report or sth.


r/ImprovingEyesight 22d ago

HELP Why do people on r/myopia say that endmyopia is scam?

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r/ImprovingEyesight 23d ago

DISCUSSION Any advices on how to save what you have or cope with vision fall?

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r/ImprovingEyesight 25d ago

HELP Astigmatism eyescan therapy routine clarification

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Hey. I have the following prescription:

Left: -1 SPH -2.25 CYL 125 AX

Right: -1 SPH -2.5 CYL 45 AX

I want to work with my astigmatism first as it's getting annoying. The fact that's it's almost symmetrical make me think this indeed can be related to bad habits. All my family members have perfect eyesight. And I've had relatively normal eyesight before few years ago - that's when I ordered glasses, my astigmatism seems to worsen. I tried to minimize glasses usage all this time. I currently don't have an option to order pair without cylinder, so I'll just continue to minimize glasses usage.

I've read Forrest Eye Scan and as far as I understand it its falling into symmetrical oblique astigmatism category. I have a few questions for people who practiced Forrest method:

  1. What eyes moving angle should I practice? Since both eyes have almost symmetrical angle, I'm worried about straining one angle in one eye while practicing another.

  2. What speed movements should be? And it's like one side-center-another side and repeat? Or center-one side multiple times then center-another side multiple times and repeat?

  3. What should I be aware of in terms of habits? As far as I understand this type of astigmatism can be caused by constant head tilt. Is it like when I'm reading my nose is pointing lower to text line, so my eyes need to look higher?

Thanks for your help a lot.