Risks from:
- High Screen Time; Very bright artificial lights; Glare
- Reduced Blink Rate
- No Breaks
- Contact Lens Use
- Inaccurate Prescriptions
- Poor Viewing Posture
Symptoms:
- Headache
- Eye Pain
- Eye Strain
- Eye Muscle Spasms
Why care? The longer this condition is left to fester or neglected in terms of seeking professional intervention, the harder it becomes to treat. Discomfort can become substantial or even debilitating.
Digital eye strain can also worsen conditions like dry eye. Risk of eye strain in general may increase with age as the various lubricating structures in our eye’s anterior start to function suboptimally.
These conditions are relevant to those in academia and the workforce. You can learn more about them in our section for Corporate Eye Screening.
