Myopia: A Global Epidemic | Dr. Kevin Chan | TEDxBethesda

[daniellin]

Man, I dream is to end any eye problem.

[drgerbermentalist]

Inspiring talk that every parent with a nearsighted child needs to take to heart! Myopia isn't just an inconvenience to be compensated with eyeglasses or contact lenses. It often leads to serious sight threatening conditions! Kids need to have their myopia treated with the special non-surgical methods Dr. Chan was talking about so that their eyes don't continually deteriorate! Parents - you wouldn't stand idly by if your child was diabetic - you would seek treatment to stop the progression. Do the same with myopia!

[persie]

Why everyone has myopia? Cause since 6 years of age you have to 6+hours per day stare into books in school

[otiebrown]

5:00
Roots of myopia, are a kid reading at 6 inches (-6 Diopters) for endless hours.

[otiebrown]

Doing a great job.
Hope to go from 20/50 to 20/20.
Wish me skill and luck!

[otiebrown]

It is great to go from 20/60, to 20/20.
Refraction change, -0.75 D to +0.25 diopters.
Took two years to do it.

[khfanlife]

My bad vision is genetic. My mom, nana, and great-grandmother all needed glasses. I think this is an epidemic because kids are staring at screens for hours all day, even in school. I have noticed my eyesight has gotten worse as computers and smartphones became more prevalent. Currently, my vision is 750 in one eye and 725 in another. My eyesight is mostly self-inflicted, but it doesn’t have to be that way with children. It’s important to makes sure they are getting enough air and sunlight instead of cooping them up all day.

[parranoic]

Mine got corrected by 0.25, then I lost my glasses, and got up by 0.50 :)

[Vy-Vin]

Where can I find a vision doctor like this?? I had Myopia since I was born

[otiebrown]

So are you helping children go from 20/50, to 20/20 in one year.
From -0.75 D, to +0.25 D.
That should be possible!

[otiebrown]

My, "big and wild dream", is to take personal measurement responsibility, and get a refractive change from -0.75 Diopters, to +0.5 Diopters.
That is from 20/50 to 20/20, even if it takes a year to achieve that goal.
This means wearing a, "prevention plus 2.5 Diopters", for all close work.
Pilots do this - under their control.
A study, by Dr. Frances Young, proved this much is possible, if the young person will take self measurement and this science - very seriously.

[otiebrown]

Why do they immediately start selling Ortko-K?

[romeovelasco]

How can we actually stop the elongation of the eye and deformation of the cornea? I have myopia since I was 13yo at 250 grade. Now at age 62, my grade increased to 900 od/800os. But when I started wearing ionspec medical eyewear, afte 1 and 3mo of use, my eye grade decreased to 700od/550os. As I continue wearing it my vision still improves. Though I have a normal tension glaucoma and cataract, that too I believe has been prevented from worsening wearing the ionspec. I am not endorsing any product, but just sharing my experience. I thank God my healer for I am not taking any drops, just faith and lifestyle change called repentance. 🙏🏾🕊️

[magnetkhuraijam]

Cheak out Mark warren videos. Will can do it.

[joiamed]

He must have read Donald Rehm's book "The Myopia Myth"

[romcallis]

I live in Southern California where there is a large Hispanic population. It may be my imagination but I see very few Hispanics wearing eyeglasses

[mythicalrp]

"Benefits outweigh the risks" why can't we apply it for myipia research? If we can somehow know a way, surgery or through genetic therapy to shorten the elongation of the eyes and to find a cure for the complications too in result of the eyes being so abnormally elongated for years due to myopia. Everyday I am hoping that our researchers in the field will actually begin to race for an effective cure for it because admit it, prevention isn't actually a better option if you can't actually have it if our modern lifestyles demand too much near work from us with little rest from jobs or school.

[otiebrown]

Prevention is possible, at 20/50, in an objective scientific sense.
You will not get help for this major goal from this OD.

[ThunderKat]

Gotta love when a scietist say 80% of the brain is use to process vision...
An Eagle with the brain the size of a nut probably goes like: whaaaat?
Also if you fill this guy find a solution, you are just digging into another type of correction with same end-results as laser surgery.

[TheGaguur]

In this day and age, Kids should be able to read "books" from 2-5m distance. The "book" should be a private 100inch e-ink panel in a well lit room or even outdoor, decentralized also. No need for gathering huge bounch of kids in one place for studying. A lot of studying should be done by listen to audios not watching and reading. They should learn to write in chalkboard style not on tiny paper which strains their eyes. All these wont be too expensive if we make use of the internet and change the mindset.