Episode Details

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 optomet