After living in extreme proximity to two cellular towers for three years, my health was damaged in a number of ways — and I thought my vision was going to be worse forever. But then I discovered Jake Steiner’s work, and for the first time, I saw hope in fixing my eyes. 20 years ago, Jake Steiner began a journey to reverse his -5.00 diopter myopia. It took a great deal of experimenting and trial and error to apply theoretical concepts found in clinical journals and peer-reviewed studies, but through that work, he managed to regain his natural 20/20 vision without any surgery. Now he’s on a mission to end myopia forever. If you’re someone who suffers from myopia, this conversation is going to be vital for you. And if you have 20/20 vision, there will still be valuable information to protect your eye health and to share with others. You’re going to love this eye-opening conversation. 08:41 — Jake’s origin story Jake started wearing glasses in his early teens, and he actually liked the rituals of wearing them. His eyesight continued to get worse, and his glasses began to distort his face. He started asking questions to optometrists in different countries and reading biology books Now he’s returned to 20/20 eyesight with no vision correction It is incredibly straightforward to reverse myopia He started questioning optometrists telling him it was genetic: the problem seemed to have cropped up somewhat recently, and no one in his family wore glasses 14:07 — The premise of the Bates method and why vision exercises don’t work Dr. William Bates had the idea that close-up vision was what caused vision problems His solution was to relax the eyes and get out of close-up vision It was effective in low myopia, but not when it’s already too far gone, and not when we are addicted to our smartphones The invention of glasses was for monks How it can help with pseudo-myopia Visit scholar.google.com to view only peer-reviewed articles Using pinhole glasses to train your vision Is all myopia reversible? The way our eyes adjust because of wearing glasses or looking at objects closely Finding opportunities to use long-range vision 34:03 — Managing your life to support your eyesight Dealing with an epidemic of device addiction Avoid using your phone as much as possible Taking breaks and getting outside often Focusing on practicality as much as possible People want the quick fix, not to reform their habits How optometry is meeting the demands of the people Non-native blue light and how blue light blockers stop you from changing your habits Eyesight is related to so many things A bad night of sleep or stress can hurt your eyesight as well 01:06:50 — Testing your own eyesight You will begin to improve your eyesight as soon as you start measuring it yourself Jake is developing an app to help you test it The reason...

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