This last week I have been noticing severe eyestrain. My vision gets slightly fuzzy around the edges and the eyes themselves get tired. I sit at and stare at a computer all day, but I have been for years and never had this problem before.
Usually it starts late afternoon but it has already started this morning and I am faintly alarmed. Anyone else ever experience this? (She asks as she stares hard at her post)
alina
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do you wear glasses? when was the last time you had your vision checked... If you don't have glasses, then perhaps your vision deteriorated and you need them? I know that they relieved some eye strain for me...
HeatherandNick
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if you already have glasses or contacts you may need a stronger prescription
Anniegrl
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Ugh, I'm going through the same thing right now - but I know what it is - it's my computer screen. I used to use a laptop at work, but they moved me to a different office so now I have a monitor. Did you get a new monitor recently? Or was it moved closer to you?
If it's not that, then I agree with the other girls about getting an eye exam....
Fletch
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Rach - I have had the same problem. A few things that helped - I stopped wearing my contacts to work. Looking at the computer all day with them on made my vision blurry and my eyes dry. I also got a glare screen for my monitor - this takes away from the brightness of the screen. Also, I try to look away form the computer every so often so that my eyes can adjust. After doing all of this, I also discovered that I may possibly be getting allergies. When my eyes started to hurt I assumed all kinds of things but these few changes helped alot.
Thrilled
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Feleesh - We have the newfangled flat screen monitors? Which supposedly have the glare thing built in? That's what HR told me anyway. You guys are saying the glasses helped? I may have to do that. Also I will probably need to get my eyes checked -= I would die if my vision got any worse because it is already 20/525!!!!
I am a total Lasik candidate but no way can we afford that right now....
ILT1221
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I suffer from that too. I have to wear glasses to work a lot because I look at the computer screen all day. They say that you should take 'eye breaks' and focus your eyes on something green for some reason it 'soothes' your eye. Okay I realize this sounds stupid but I was at the point I would try anything.
Thrilled
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Not stupid at all, Irene. So you and Fletch are saying wearing my glasses will help? Hell I feel frumpy enough already without adding my glaqsses to the mix
kptoys
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I had the same fuzzyness problem. I thought it was eyestrain and it wound up being an astigmatism. I changed my contacts and now its better...
butterfly20
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I get the fuzzy sometimes too... theres suppose to be a screen to place overyour monitor to help with glare and stuff..
