- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Pagefree Publishing; Revised edition (8 Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 158961271X
- ISBN-13: 978-1589612716
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,476,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Unbiased summary of the literature about myopia, some ideas about linkages between the various published results, and recommendations for shortsighted people and people who don't want to become shortsighted at all.
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For a long time traditional medicine taught that myopia is simply fate and prescribing glasses is the only way to treat the symptoms.
However, a lot of exciting research over the last twenty years has given new insight into mechanisms, which lead to myopia. This new information also justifies a number of therapies that had been considered to be scientifically invalid before.
This book is an impartial summary of numerous publications about myopia (containing more than 1000 references), and its purpose is:
- to increase the overall knowledge about myopia in an easy-to-read but scientifically correct format without skipping opinions and results that are still controversial,
- to offer suggestions for the best ways to handle myopia.
These recommendations do not replace treatment by a health professional, but it should enable the reader to enter detailed discussions with the treating optometrist, ophthalmologist or physician.
The typical reader for whom this book was written is somebody who has myopia, or whose relative has myopia, and who is willing to take the tough route through a lot of scientific results. Maybe even some professionals in the area of myopia can benefit by getting a guide to numerous research results.
This book is based on a paper, which is published on the Internet (look with your search engine for "Myopia Manual"). On this Internet page updated versions will be published when appropriate.
However, a lot of exciting research over the last twenty years has given new insight into mechanisms, which lead to myopia. This new information also justifies a number of therapies that had been considered to be scientifically invalid before.
This book is an impartial summary of numerous publications about myopia (containing more than 1000 references), and its purpose is:
- to increase the overall knowledge about myopia in an easy-to-read but scientifically correct format without skipping opinions and results that are still controversial,
- to offer suggestions for the best ways to handle myopia.
These recommendations do not replace treatment by a health professional, but it should enable the reader to enter detailed discussions with the treating optometrist, ophthalmologist or physician.
The typical reader for whom this book was written is somebody who has myopia, or whose relative has myopia, and who is willing to take the tough route through a lot of scientific results. Maybe even some professionals in the area of myopia can benefit by getting a guide to numerous research results.
This book is based on a paper, which is published on the Internet (look with your search engine for "Myopia Manual"). On this Internet page updated versions will be published when appropriate.
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Old-fashioned traditional medicine stated that myopia is an inherited condition and the only solution is to prescribe glasses. Read the first page
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Extraordinary, 22 Nov 2005
By Paul Bridges - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Myopia Manual - An Impartial Documentation of All the Reasons, Therapies and Recommendations (Paperback)
I've never seen such a comprehensive resource on myopia that is directed at the consumer. It covers the "what is myopia" in great detail (down to details of saccadic motion, convergence, monochromatic aberration, etc.), then an exhastive analysis of the various theories of causation (genetics, close-work, nutrition, visual habits, brain function, oxidative damage, auto-immunity, personality/psychology, neurotransmitters, melatonin, cortisol and other hormones, and more). There are over a thousand end-note references that back up the information.
In regard to treatment, we get the same careful, exhaustive analysis. Everything from biofeedback devices, plus lens therapy, vision therapy, etc., and the degree of success each appears to offer.
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Myopia Manual, 19 Jan 2005
By Reza Moradi - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Myopia Manual - An Impartial Documentation of All the Reasons, Therapies and Recommendations (Paperback)
Dr. Schmid has done a really good job collecting all the information available concerning myopia and adding his own opinion to it.
I have read many books about myopia but this is without any doubt the most complete,accurate and most up to date myopia book that is currently available. The knowledege that Dr.Schmid,as a physicist, has about myopia amazed me. This is truly a myopia "bible" and i recommend it to anyone interested in increasing his/her own knowledge about this "epidemic" problem.
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