Eyestrain - Causes, Symptoms And Home Treatment To Get Relief From Eyestrain 

What is Eyestrain? 

Eyestrain can be experienced as burning, tightness, sharp pains, dull pains, watering, blurring, double vision, headaches, and other sensations, depending on the person. If you have any eye discomfort caused by viewing something, you can call it eyestrain. 

In terms of eyestrain, our ancestors had it easy. Today, we spend hours every day staring into computer monitors or TV screens, squinting through dirty windshields, or simply opening our eyes every morning in a world that's full of smoke and smog. As a result, our eyes often are tired and dry. To give your eyes a break while keeping them moist and lubricated. 

Causes of Eyestrain 

Eyestrain causes a dull, aching, sensation around and behind the eyes that can expand into a general headache. It may feel painful or fatiguing to focus the eyes. Eyestrain is commonly caused by reading books or watching TV screens  and computer screens continuously without getting break. The most overlooked cause of eyestrain in offices is contrast - usually, a dark screen surrounded by a bright background  such as a window  or a lit wall. Eyes are also strained more by close viewing than by distant viewing.

Symptoms of Eyestrain. 

Some  of the common symptoms of Eyestrain  and dry  eyes are :- 

• Eyes become red. 
• Headache. 
• Blurred vision. 
• Difficult to view some thing, it's temporally. 
• Feeling Fatigue. 
• Itching, or burning eyes. 

• Bat  your eyelids. Your eyelids  are like windshield wipers. Every time you blink they spread a soothing layer of lubrication across  the surfaces  of the eyes. When your eyes are getting tired, blinking them several times will  give quick relief. As  a bonus, blinking helps remove dust  or grift from  the eyes before  it causes irritation. 
• Cover  your eyes. To soothe the eyes, do what some professional massage therapists do: Rub your hands together  to warm them up,  and then place  the heels of  your palms over your eyes  for a few seconds. The warmth  from your hands will quickly penetrate into  the eyes, making them feel rested  and relaxed. 
• Give nature  a hand.  When your eyes are unusually dry, put in a few drops of artificial tears. Sold in pharmacies,  these "re-wetting drops" will help remove debris while providing soothing relief. You can use artificial tears whenever your  eyes are feeling dry  and tired. 
• Keep them cool. Many people have found that putting slices of cool cucumber over  the eyes can be very soothing. Or you can simply cover your eyes with a cool compress. Wet a towel in cool water, wring it out,  and place it over your eyes for about five minutes. 
• Give  your eyes a break.  Most eyestrain is caused by overuse - from staring at the computer screen, for example,  or driving long distances. Doctors recommend taking a "vision break" once  an hour or so. You don't have to stop what you're doing -  just focus  on something else for a few minutes, preferably something in  the distance. Then  close your eyes and relax for  a moment. Simply resting  your eyes now and then will make  a big difference in stopping strain and soreness. 

• Get sufficient sleep; fatigue promotes eyestrain. 
• Do not work TV continuously. 
• Computer glasses that focus at the right distance for the computer screen.