A few weeks back I wrote about my discovery of and experimentation with an app called Glasses Off!

With 145 comments and 141 views there was a lot of interest from many of you who wanted to be kept up to date with my progress before perhaps giving it a try yourselves! 

The creators claim that you should "see" some improvement in the first 2 weeks and that it will be about 3 months to "see" a great change. So, after about a month what has my experience been?

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Just as a Reminder

This app only works for those that need vision improvement in order to read. I can still read without reading glasses but I now have to take my distance glasses off in order to do so. This hampered me, for example, when driving because while I use glasses to drive I couldn't see the instrument panel with them on!

What is it Like to Use The App?

I have to say first of all is that I don't always remember to use it! You can set a built in reminder but when it flashes on my iPad telling me that it's time to train it is invariably not the right moment! But hey, that's on me! My Bad! You should train 3 times a week and I've managed to do it at least twice a week. If I really want this to work I'll have to improve on my regularity!

Using the app is like playing a video game but it takes intense concentration. By the time I've finished a session my eyes are actually smarting and they do so for quite some time afterward.

What About The Results so Far?

I can now see the car instrumentation with my driving glasses on. I don't claim that things are crisp and clear but I can make everything out at that short distance. When it comes to glancing at my watch with my distance glasses on I can now make out the number on the dial but things are definitely fuzzy! Still, progress has been made.

If I had to guess I'd say that I've improved about 20% but the app itself tells me that I've improved by only 10%.

Here Are The Stats That The App Gives Regarding my Performance

This is what the app indicates that my improvement has been!

While this looks impressive, I'm not too sure what it means!

 There it is a 10-20% Improvement in One Month!

Will I be able to throw may glasses away? I'll check in with you in another month and who knows? Maybe I'll be that much closer to doing so!

What do You Think?

• Am I deluding myself or will I really be able "throw away" my glasses!
• Are you at all interested in this application?
• If I am successful will you give it a try?

In closing, since many asked about it, the application costs about $10 for a month and then if you decide to go ahead it's $60.00 for a year. For more information you can have a look here.

I hope that you enjoyed having a look at my progress report!

Until next time,

@kus-knee (The Old Dog)