Preventing / Coping Up Eye Strain
Monday, November 5th, 2007The most common reason why patients see an eye doctor because of their experiencing of some degree of eye “pain” or eye “strain” which in layman’s terms, eye pain simply refers to “any discomfort in the area of the eye. The following are some its possible causes:
a) Eye strain, which can occur when the eyes are overused, lack of sleep, stress, astigmatism(improper focus) or poor illumination while reading. Studies also has shown that most office workers who are exposed to prolonged use of computers, have complained of eye strain. Normal use of our eyes are design to shift focus between objects that are close and that are far away, prolonged focusing on a single object can caused eyestrain. This usually affect people whose work involves holding an object close to the eyes, those who read a lot or spend extended hours watching TV. Symptoms of eyestrain includes headaches, blurred vision, pain or soreness of the eyeball, red and watery eyes, dry eyes that feel scratchy, tired aching heaviness of the eyelids or forehead, backaches, neck aches and muscle spasm.
