B-Town Eyecare
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B-Town Eyecare
SEE BETTER. FEEL BETTER.
SEE BETTER. FEEL BETTER.
The amount of time we spend on computer screens and doing near vision work has increased exponentially in recent years. And we all owe it to ourselves to understand how to best support the ever increasing demands on our vision. This stress causes many symptoms that are maladaptive such as eyestrain, headaches, fatigue, blurred vision, and decreased comprehension. A comprehensive functional evaluation gives the best understanding of how our vision is being affected by the daily burden on our vision systems. Often an Rx for stress relieving lenses is prescribed to help alleviate these symptoms. Patients also benefit by learning ways to support proper visual habits including aids to help visual comfort while working.
When our eyes don’t focus well, it is hard to switch from near to far objects and keep both clear, such as when copying from the board. Our eyes fatigue easily because our focusing system struggles to keep things clear.
When our eyes don’t focus well, it is hard to switch from near to far objects and keep both clear, such as when copying from the board. Our eyes fatigue easily because our focusing system struggles to keep things clear. This skill is the ability to move or shift your clear focus between objects at different distances.
This refers to the ability to align and focus both eyes on the same point in 3-D space. Good eye teaming allows them to work together in unison, in a well-coordinated and precise way. This is important for comfortable, single vision, and it critical to developing good depth perception.
Visual information processing skills take the visual input from eyes, relate it to past experiences and the other senses, make sense out of it, and plan for action. These skills include form recognition, size and shape constancy, laterality and directionality, visual manipulation, and visualization.
Also known as Digital Eye Strain, Computer Vision Syndrome refers to a group of vision and eye-related problems resulting from the extended use of computers and other electronic screen devices. Typically, eye discomfort and vision problems are experienced when viewing digital screens for long periods, with discomfort levels appearing to increase in proportion to the amount of time spent using a digital screen.
If you are already wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses, you may be provided by your eye doctor with a new prescription specifically designed for screen use. This is because your general-use pair may not be providing you with the required help to boost your visual abilities and offset the demands of computer or device use.
Issues related to eye coordination or eye focusing can’t be sufficiently corrected by eyeglasses or contact lenses, prompting the need for vision therapy. Also known as visual training, vision therapy is a structured program involving visual activities designed to improve visual abilities, training the eyes to work more effectively with the brain. It may include a combination of office-based sessions and home training procedures.
Take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and look at something 20 feet away. Looking far away is recommended because it relaxes muscles inside the eye responsible for focusing, reducing overall fatigue for the eye. If you are unable to take breaks every 20 minutes, you can practice frequent blinking instead. It won’t have the same effect as the 20-20-20 rule but it will keep the front of your eyes lubricated, helping you ease discomfort and keeping dry eye at bay.
A great deal of preventing CVS involves visual display terminals (i.e. screens) and how they are used, including monitor location, lighting conditions and seating position.
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