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Computers can damage your eyes! Between 50% and 90% of people who work at a computer screen experience eye trouble, including pain and eye strain.
How to work at your computer without straining your eyesBlurry vision is often a normal eye problem that can be solved with glasses or contact lenses. Occasionally, blurry vision can indicate a more serious problem. This piece looks at what people can mean by ‘blurry vision’, what the causes are, and when you should seek medical advice.
Blurred vision is when the sharpness of eyesight deteriorates, causing objects to look hazy, fuzzy and out of focus – either close up, far away, or both. However, blurry vision can sometimes refer to a range of other vision problems, including:
Narrowing down what kind of blurred vision you have can usually make it easier to work out the cause. Possible causes include:
It is always best to see your GP to get a diagnosis of the cause of your blurry vision in order to receive the appropriate treatment.
There isn’t a huge amount that you can do from home to treat blurred vision. If your vision needs correcting with glasses, we recommend making an opticians appointment, and wearing the prescribed glasses or contact lenses as instructed.
Aside from this, you can improve your diet to make it more eye-health friendly by including more leafy greens and brightly coloured foods such as citrus fruits, bell peppers and carrots. We have a guide on the foods to eat for healthy eyes that will help you improve your diet. Depending on the cause of your blurred vision, this can help greatly.
We don’t have herbal remedies to fix this symptom specifically, but we do have a couple which may help the underlying causes of your problem.
If you’re blurred vision is caused by eye strain, tiredness or dry eyes, we recommend Euphrasia, a herb that has been used since the 14th century to treat eye problems, earning its alternative name ‘Eyebright’. The A.Vogel Eye Drops contain this herb and can be used to treat tired, itchy and dry eyes.
Vision Complex will also help improve general eye health and vision. It contains lutein and zeaxanthin which have a protective function in the eye – they prevent harmful light from reaching the inner structures of the retina and have been shown to improve vision generally.
Blurred vision is often not a serious risk to health and can be easily managed or treated. However, some causes of blurred vision are more serious so it is important you go to your optician to get an diagnosis. After that they can advise you on what course of treatment you can take. These may include surgeries, diet control, eye drops or simply using glasses to correct your vision.
If you experience a sudden onset of blurry vision or seeing double, if your blurry vision is severe, or if you experience pain in your eye or eyes or severe headaches, you should seek medical advice right away.
Computers can damage your eyes! Between 50% and 90% of people who work at a computer screen experience eye trouble, including pain and eye strain.
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