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Myopia progression isn’t related to eye strain or muscle use. Over focusing on the peripheral parts of the retina tells the eye to grow longer because it thinks

Myopia progression isn’t related to eye strain or muscle use. Over focusing on the peripheral parts of the retina tells the eye to grow longer because it thinks it’s over focusing, especially in youth. You should wear corrective lenses as little as possible especially if you do work that keeps your peripheral vision in focus like reading or using a screen.

copperx 5y ago
In that last sense are you referring to young people?
_jsdw 5y ago
What do you mean by "over focusing on the peripheral parts of the retina"? And if this is true, could one reverse myopia progression by doing the opposite?
- stevebmark 5y ago
  The eye grows automatically in response to what is in focus. If too much is constantly in focus the eye grows longer to blur it. This is especially important in peripheral vision which is why lenses are finally coming out with blurred edges to slow myopia progression. Ophthalmologists who don’t know this and don’t tell people to use lenses as little as possible and dont think screens cause myopia are negligent (and hopefully will start getting sued until they learn) especially when prescribing lenses to children when this matters most. The eye generally stops being able to respond to the over focus stimulations in adulthood. And children with unnecessarily worsened myopia from negligent doctors are at higher risk for permanent blinding illnesses earlier in life and more frequently. If your eye doctor doesn’t know about low dose Atropine for children, then leave them (or explore legal options if your child’s myopia has gotten significantly worse). There is no known way to reverse the elongation of the eye and therefore reverse myopia, for now it’s permanent. Any claims to reverse myopia without surgery are pure quackery, like the Bates method.

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Myopia progression isn’t related to eye strain or muscle use. Over focusing on the peripheral parts of the retina tells the eye to grow longer because it thinks

by stevebmark 5y ago

copperx 5y ago
In that last sense are you referring to young people?
_jsdw 5y ago
What do you mean by "over focusing on the peripheral parts of the retina"? And if this is true, could one reverse myopia progression by doing the opposite?
- stevebmark 5y ago
  The eye grows automatically in response to what is in focus. If too much is constantly in focus the eye grows longer to blur it. This is especially important in peripheral vision which is why lenses are finally coming out with blurred edges to slow myopia progression. Ophthalmologists who don’t know this and don’t tell people to use lenses as little as possible and dont think screens cause myopia are negligent (and hopefully will start getting sued until they learn) especially when prescribing lenses to children when this matters most. The eye generally stops being able to respond to the over focus stimulations in adulthood. And children with unnecessarily worsened myopia from negligent doctors are at higher risk for permanent blinding illnesses earlier in life and more frequently. If your eye doctor doesn’t know about low dose Atropine for children, then leave them (or explore legal options if your child’s myopia has gotten significantly worse). There is no known way to reverse the elongation of the eye and therefore reverse myopia, for now it’s permanent. Any claims to reverse myopia without surgery are pure quackery, like the Bates method.