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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2004Computers, eyestrain and glasses
I'm 40 years old, work as a computer programmer, never worn glasses and had problems with my eyes. Now my eyes at work get very tired, sometimes itchy. I have to do a lot of breaks away from the computer and when I forget I feel the soreness for the next few days, I went to a optician and he said that I have +2.5 prescription on one eye and about +1.5 on the other, he also suggested that the glasses might(!) help if I wear them when I work on the computer. I do not feel that I have a problem with my vision as such so I don't rush to wear glasses as I think that when you start wearing glasses the vision usually deteriorates and then you have to wear glasses more and more. Are these glasses going to help my problem? What else can I do? I work in the office so I do not have much choice over the type of the monitor I use or location of my desk. Can reducing monitor brightness help? What else? Any suggestions are appreciated. > I'm 40 years old, work as a computer programmer, never worn glasses > and had problems with my eyes. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > What else? > Any suggestions are appreciated. Most people need additional plus power for close up when the reach age 40. The power needed will slowly increase a bit as you get older. However, the power needed for reading is not the same as needed for computer work. Reading distance is about 13 inches (as tested by you optometrist) and computer distance is about 20 inches. These distances should be measured for your situation and then tell your optometrist to prescribe for that distance. You could try progressives or computer glasses (such as Zeiss Gradal RD). Check out the Zeiss web site for more info. You are getting older so you should accept the changes in your eyesight, especially since you use your eyes to make a living. >I'm 40 years old, work as a computer programmer, never worn glasses >and had problems with my eyes. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >What else? >Any suggestions are appreciated. It sounds like you are hyperopic (farsighted). You have not needed glasses until now because the lens in your eye was able to accommodate for this refractive error. http://www.cavazza.it/vedereoltre/2003-2/art9.en.htm There is presently sufficient accommodation to allow for clear vision but not enough to do so without the eyes feeling tired because the focusing system is "maxed out". Corrective lenses will provide immediate relief and are recommended. Hope this helps Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical robopt@execpc.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself." - Richard Feynman Dear Polzovatel, There are several suggestions on this site: 1. Do nothing. 2. Use variations of the "Bates" method for "relaxing" the eyes. 3. Use the full-strength plus lens provided. 4. Use a "drug store", mild plus lens of about 1.0 to +1.25 diopters (i.e., under-prescription). There are doctors who also believe as you do that the eye will "adapt" to the plus, and recommend a "reduced prescription". I am an engineer, but these are the various ideas suggested on this site. No one can give you "perfect" advice. Otis Brown Engineer ************* > I'm 40 years old, work as a computer programmer, never worn glasses > and had problems with my eyes. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > What else? > Any suggestions are appreciated. I have had the same problem and recently saw a story on the news that addressed this very thing. I don't normally wear glasses and my OD told me that I just have dry eyes and just rest my eyes often, blink often, eye drops, etc. That doesn't make my employer too happy, but I'm not productive at all because my eyes hurt all the time. They actually burn and get all red. You can read the news story at http://www.nbcsandiego.com/health/3432335/detail.html. I went and had that test done and got eyeglasses just for the computer. They are awsome. It took a few days to get used to them, since I don't normally wear glasses, but now I can't stand to look at the computer without them. I'm getting a lot more done at work and now I'm the computer even when I'm at home. I found a doctor that does the test at www.prio.com. Let me know how you do and if that helps at all. > Dear Polzovatel, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > What else? > > Any suggestions are appreciated. Hi- What you are suffering from is sometimes called "Computer Vision Syndrome." You might try Optometric Vision Training; I think you may find it very helpful. It is taught by about 1% of optometrists in the USA, and probably fewer, worldwide. I am a successful product of Vision Training myself. When I was learning it, many of my fellow patients were suffering from computer-related eyestrain. VT is also useful for crossed eyes, lazy eye, focussing problems, etc. You can find out more about it at: http://www.covd.org http://www.oep.org And you can join my newsgroup to learn more about VT as well. There is a rather large library of info, including many links to sites about computer vision syndrome. Best regards, Francine "Focus On Vision Training" Newsgroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/focus_on_vision_training/ I just went to the eye doctor and got glasses for the computer. They are awesome and it was a simple solution. I saw something about it on the news. You can read part of the story at http://www.nbcsandiego.com/health/3432335/detail.html. Now I can't stand to look at the computer without my glasses. The doctor explained to me that eyes have a hard time focusing on the pixels on the computer because of the poorly defined edges. And the reason my other doctor didn't say I needed glasses was because he tested me with a snellen card, instead something that replicates a computer. You can find a doctor that does the test at www.prio.com. |
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