How Dangerous Are Contact Lenses? (& when to wear them anyway) | Endmyopia | Jake Steiner
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Published 2018-03-12
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I grew up with glasses, 5.00 diopter high myopia, and yet today have 20/20 natural eyesight. No surgery, no glasses, I figured out how myopia actually works and how to reverse it (and no, not eye exercises!) The mainstream tells you it's impossible - but the whole concept that myopia is an illness, is complete unscientific nonsense (a 100 billion dollar a year profitable nonsense, though).
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DISCLAIMER: We see myopia as a refractive state. Not an error, and certainly not an illness or medical condition. We explore scientific ideas here, not medical ones. Any advice and suggestions provided by Jake or @endmyopia is 100% unlicensed, unsanctioned, un-endorsed by the optometry establishment - because we discuss science and not medicine Everything we discuss is also highly experimental, and you should absolutely always seek a sanctioned opinion if you are experiencing health issues or medical concerns. Lens use specific comments are for discussion only, and should not be considered medical advice, nor any of other suggestions provided herein. Depending on your local laws you may need to consult a local optometrist for prescriptions and medical advice. When driving, or any activity requiring full 20/20 vision, you should always wear your glasses that provide the full correction necessary for the task. If you have symptoms that might require medical attention, please visit an ophthalmologist or hospital!
All Comments (21)
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Health care needs to become non-profit. Profit within health care is a terrible conflict of interest.
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The cornea actually heals super fast, in a couple of days (I should know, I scratched mine when I was little). It can scar, however.
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Cornea actually fixes themselves from minor scratches, but I've heard people loose eyesight permanently due to infection...
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Jake, thanks for this post. Very important stuff. For years as a late teen I had to take a long break from wearing contacts because I had developed small polyps or something similar on the eyelids. I'm guessing there were - and still are - scratches on the cornea. It's frustrating as I find I can drop a half diopter with contact lenses and also have faster improvement than when I wear glasses. Moreover as you noted there is the peripheral vision benefit as well. Your epilogue is noteworthy as well. Urban life in bright places facilitates the fastest improvement in my vision. Particularly in places with signs and in a spot that encourages walking, biking (or motorbiking, it seems). Without a doubt, building a life that is less based on the screen, and that invites spending more time outside with various objects on which to focus, seems to help greatly. The myopia is a telling effect of a broader pattern of our screen-based lifestyle. Thanks, Jake.
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Nice message at the end bro.
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My cornea was scratch as a kid. I remember not seeing clearly because it was right across my vision. the optometrist gave me some drops and an eye patch. After a couple or so weeks my cornea was repaired. That being said I don’t like contacts and I don’t doubt that it will cause damage to your eyes.. if not the contact then your finger nail when removing them! Bad stuff!
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I had Cornea inflammation and back then. I wore contact lenses everyday and since then I only wear now glasses and maybe one or two times Contact lenses. Glasses are way better and i don‘t want to get blind for really.
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Love the last two minutes of the vid
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this is interesting because I used to wear glasses all the time and my myopia worsened, once I lost my glasses and only wore contacts (when needed, I was smart enough to realize on my own that I don't need contacts to work on a computer) my vision stopped getting worse and actually improved. I wonder if it's because contacts correct much better than glasses
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Glad that I watched this video, thank you so much!
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I had a 9 day eye infection that resulted in a corneal ulcer. My vision was blurry for 4 weeks and it gradually improved back to normal. My cornea healed from the ulcer.
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I'm glad I saw this video. I used to wear contacts a lot back in like 7th and 8th grade. They were circle lenses so they were larger and probably heavier on my eyes. I was considering wearing color contacts again, but now I don't really think it's worth the risk especially since my eyes are more sensitive now which may have something to do with my previous contact lense use.
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I've been wearing contact lenses for over 2 decades, (since I was 13 or so). I blink often, as a normal habit, and I would consider myself to be a very well adapted contact lens wearer. The most important thing I can say is use good lenses, be conscious of the lenses, and if they don't feel right, they aren't right. I also believe that contacts have a far greater clarity than poly lenses in glasses, and my vision has been totally stable for nearly that same time. Of course, there are occasional (once a year) irritation which require not wearing them for 3-4 days.
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2:07 huh? Corneal scratches do heal
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Love the new video quality! Was never really a fan of the optical store background actually haha. What camera/lens and microphone are you using this time?
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You should make a video about floaters
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Exactly what my opthalmologist said.
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So i came here from another channel. She recommended you. I wear contacts a lot just because i feel so ugly with glasses lol. But i never knew how bad it was. Every year my eyesight gets 2x worse. I went from -3 to -5.00 last year. I desperately need to figure something out. I still don't understand where to start
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They told me. The reason why you now feel discomfort when reading with lenses on, is that you eyes needs to learn to relax now... What the actual fuck.
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Can you please tell me how can I make my eyesight better? At this point I mainly wear contacts for special occasions. However, I have poor vision and have to wear glasses.
