The Myopia Myth

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CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE

POETIC WISDOM

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1 WHAT IS MYOPIA?

2 HOW MYOPIA DEVELOPS

3 WHY THE USUAL TREATMENT FOR MYOPIA IS HARMFUL

4 REFRACTIVE ERROR AND LENSES
   1. Spherical Lenses and Refractive Error
   2. Cylindrical Lenses and Astigmatism
   3. Prismatic Lenses
   4. How to Read Your Prescription

5 A SHORT HISTORY OF MYOPIA RESEARCH

6 THE TRUTH ABOUT MYOPIA AND HEREDITY

7 HOW TO PREVENT MYOPIA
   1. Proper Close-Work Habits
   2. Preventive Aids

8 THE MYOPTER: RATIONALE

9 THE MYOPTER: DEVELOPMENT

10 THE MYOPTER: APPLICATION

11 MYOPTER CASE HISTORIES AND MYOPIA REVERSAL

12 THOSE MIRACULOUS PINHOLE GLASSES

13 CONTACT LENSES AND ORTHOKERATOLOGY

14 ARE EYE "EXERCISES" OF ANY VALUE?

15 EYE DOCTORS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

16 HOW THEY HIDE THE TRUTH FROM THE PUBLIC

17 THE FOUNDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL MYOPIA PREVENTION ASSN.

18 HOW CAN WE END THIS TRAGEDY?

19 SAVE YOUR CHILD FROM A LIFETIME OF CRUTCHES

APPENDIX 1: PUBLISHED MYOPTER PAPER

APPENDIX 2: REFERENCES

APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX 4: ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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