Hi Steven
My Last official prescription was in may 2012 ( L=-5.0, CYL=-0.75 R = -4.25 , CYL =-1.0 ) & was binocular 20/17
Now I have only home measured values
1 I am 20/20 or with L= -4.25 , R = -3.25
CYL= -0.5 , CYL = -0.5
2) around 20/40 with L=-3.75 , R= -2.75 ( I am not using any CLY, as my axis of both eyes are 90 degree to each other & compensate in binocular vision )
3) reading laptop at around 43cm using L= -1.5 R = -0.5
Proh
OK,
Remember that i started fixing my problems when i was -4 spherical in both eyes and -2 CLY both eyes. (20/20)
First what you need is motivation and this will motivate you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal_detachment"The lifetime risk in normal individuals is about 1 in 300""Retinal detachment is more common in people with severe myopia (above 5–6 diopters), in whom the retina is more thinly stretched. In such patients, lifetime risk rises to 1 in 20. About two-thirds of cases of retinal detachment occur in myopics. Myopic retinal detachment patients tend to be younger than non-myopic ones."So wearing a -5 will most likely result in a big chance to get blind when doing any kind of effort, and you do not want that to happen.
Another good thing to do is to try and no longer wear different glasses for each eye. Most of the image is formed anyway in the brain by the dominant eye. I assume in your case the dominant eye is your right one. Correct ?
Using different diopters for each eye creates problems in the perceived depth of field when you take your glasses off. If the weaker eye has a lower lens it will actually heal faster ! The only thing that makes it stay weak compared to the dominant eye is the higher minus lens that you use.
1. Forget about your 20/20 glasses (L = -4.25 , R = -3.25). Every time you put them on and focus on anything but infinity your eyes will become more myopic.
2. If you need to drive a car and you have a pair of glasses that gives you the legal vision 20/40 (you can read the letters but the image is not perfectly clear) you should use them only for driving.
For example if -2.5 for both eyes gives you 20/40 you should use them for driving the car.
3. The laptop thing is tricky. Why ? On a normal monitor you can get as close as you want without glasses, but on a laptop it's much harder to move your head closer to the screen without neck pain.
So here is the plan i would do if i were you.1. Buy a very strong plus you can find for little money. At least a +2.5 or more.
2. Buy a -2.5 for both eyes for driving if you are able to read the 20/40 line (even if it's blurred). Remember the image is build mostly by the dominant eye. So even if you put no lens on the weaker eye you should still be able to see 20/40.
3. When you are home never use any minus glasses. When you go in the park never use any glasses. When you use the computer never use any minus glasses.
4. Now, in order to greatly accelerate the process of reducing myopia you need to wear the strong plus lens when you are at home or taking a walk in the park (or staying on a bench in the park or near your home) for as long as possible.
This will bring your eyes around -2.75 right one -3 left one (20/20) in no more then 1 month.
The more you avoid the minus lens and the the stronger the plus lens is, the faster the fix.
If you don't need to drive forget about the minus lens altogether. Use the 20/40 minus only for the
ultra important activities. Otherwise use the plus and no minus glasses.