[lithocarpus]

I believe myopia is primarily caused by less use of the eyes to focus on a variety of distances and scenes. We mostly are indoors looking at books and now screens -> myopia goes way up. I also believe it can be reversed by using the eyes differently and this happened for me.

I had myopia from when I was a teenager. I didn't realize it till I was 21 and tried glasses and could suddenly see what I didn't know was possible to see. I then wore glasses from 21 to 27. Quit wearing glasses at 27 and left the office and computer to be mostly full time in the woods. Two years later my myopia had mostly reversed and I could see crisp detail at long distances without glasses for the first time. Six years now since I noticed the reversal and I still can see clearly at long distances. I love it.

[mgh2]

Happy for your anecdote. How much was your prescription?

Additional sources? Quick literature search doesn't confirm this: t.ly/k4I_1

[lithocarpus]

Eye Spherical Cylindrical Axis Prism Base O.D. (Right) Pl -1.00 075 1.5 OUT O.S. (Left) -1.00 -0.50 076 1.5 OUT

Mildly nearsighted in left eye, with astigmatism in both eyes.

I am not sure to what extent it was a reversal of myopia or reversal of astigmatism. It must have been one or both as far as I can understand. Neither are considered to be at all reversible "officially" but I've seen other people claim that their myopia has reversed naturally.

What I do know for sure is that I can see crispness at long distance in both eyes that I could not before. I imagine I was mildly nearsighted in my right eye as well and that the eye test was not granular enough and rounded down to it being considered perfect. My right eye is still a little better than the left. But even with both eyes open things are crisp now.

I don't have health insurance that covers eyes now so I haven't bothered to get another test. Someday I will.