The Problems of Eye Fatigue

Eyes are precious; you need to look after them. It is easy to understand after a busy day that you can be physically tired but sometimes less easy to believe that your eyes will be tired. Believe it; your eyes do get tired, typically be spending too much time in front of a computer screen, reading or writing where you are focussing on the pages in front of you. Bright light or straining in poor light can have a similar effect. There is no reason why you should be working or reading in such conditions and in the case of bright light, wear sun glasses.

It is common for your eyes to feel hot and itchy in these circumstances. It should be purely temporary but it should be a lesson to you to take regular breaks, even just the time it takes to make and drink a coffee. You can go to an optician if any problems persist, or you have associated headaches.

In today’s world, so many people spend time staring at the small screens of their smart phones that it is not a problem that will go away, though again it needs to be stressed, that the condition is temporary is the vast majority of cases.

When you are focussing on a page or screen you are likely to blink far more infrequently than you would when you are just looking around. The result is that your eyes are not naturally lubricated as frequently. Likewise, if you are struggling to sleep, you will not be getting the nutrients that sleep naturally gives you.

Take for example a computer screen that you spend your day looking at. There are some simple steps you can take, practical ones like not getting too close to a screen and having it slightly below the level of your eyes. Keep the screen clean and have a glare filter on your screen. You should make sure you work in good, balanced light at home and at work. Of course, that regular break from work for a coffee will help and actually probably make you more productive.

The other side of the advice relates to looking after your eyes in a practical way. You need to keep your eyes lubricated; naturally formulated eyedrops are cheap, easy to apply and readily available. You will even find them on the popular trading website, eBay.

You can use eyedrops as a regular thing without any need to consult an optician as part of your health regime. A healthy diet and regular eye checks should be something you do as a matter of course. These simple things will help prevent any eye problems because that is far better than having to get treatment because you have contracted one of the common diseases that are associated with eyes. Some are more prevalent in the elderly but just because you may be fairly young, it does not mean that you are automatically safe from such things.