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Medical Author:

Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS

Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS

Andrew A. Dahl, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. Dr. Dahl's educational background includes a BA with Honors and Distinction from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, and an MD from Cornell University, where he was selected for Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He had an internal medical internship at the New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center.

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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In this Article

• What is eye strain?
• What causes eye strain?
• What are the symptoms of eye strain?
• What are the signs of eye strain?
• How is eye strain diagnosed?
• What is the treatment for eye strain?
• Can eye strain be prevented?
• Eye Strain At A Glance
• Find a local Eye Doctor in your town
• Eye Strain Index

Once you recognize that your symptoms are caused by eye strain, you can usually modify the task that produces the eye strain sufficiently to reduce or eliminate the eye strain.

• The term eye strain describes a group of symptoms which occur after extended use of the eyes.
• Although eye strain can be uncomfortable, it does not lead to any eye damage.
• Extended computer use or inadequate or excessive lighting may cause eye strain, but there are no permanent consequences of this.
• Symptoms can include headaches, blurring of the vision, feelings of dryness, and other discomfort, but eye strain will not damage your eyes or change their anatomy.

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Blehm, C., et al. "Computer Vision Syndrome: A Review." Survey of Ophthalmology 50.3 May 2005: 253-262.

Wright, J., and W. Boger. "Visual Complaints From Healthy Children." Survey of Ophthalmology 44.2 Sept. 1999: 113-121.