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Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staffEyestrain signs and symptoms include:
- Sore, tired, burning or itching eyes
- Watery eyes
- Dry eyes
- Blurred or double vision
- Sore neck
- Sore back
- Shoulder pain
- Increased sensitivity to light
Computer use can cause additional eyestrain symptoms, including:
- Having trouble shifting your focus between monitor and paper documents
- Seeing color fringes or afterimages when you look away from the monitor
When to see a doctor
If home treatments don't work to relieve your eyestrain symptoms, see your eye doctor. See your doctor if you have ongoing symptoms that include:
- Eye discomfort
- A noticeable change in vision
- Double vision
- Headache
References
- Eye comfort exercises. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/pdffiles/exercises.pdf. Accessed May 4, 2010.
- Computers and your eyes. Prevent Blindness America. http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/computers.html. Accessed May 4, 2010.
- Computer workstations: Monitors. U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/components_monitors.html. Accessed May 4, 2010.
- Computer vision syndrome. American Optometric Association. http://www.aoa.org/x5374.xml. Accessed May 4, 2010.
- Yan Z, et al. Computer vision syndrome: A widely spreading but largely unknown epidemic among computer users. Computers in Human Behavior. 2008;24:2026.
- Robertson DM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. May 10, 2010.
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