6 non-obvious reasons why your eyesight is failing. It’s not just your smartphone

Everyone sooner or later faces deterioration of vision. It prevents you from working, moving freely and doing other things. It is not easy to adapt to this, and it is even more difficult to find out the cause. After all, not always the decrease in the ability to see clearly and distinctly depends on age, diseases or time spent at the monitor.

Ophthalmologist of the Eye Microsurgery Center “I see”

Tells you why your vision may be impaired.

Reading books on the road

It’s a common belief that well-read people are necessarily pictured wearing glasses, as constant contact with books spoils their eyesight. This is partly true, but the problem is different. We all like to read in transportation – it helps to distract and brighten the time of the trip. However, under shaky conditions, the lines are unstable and jump. Because of this, the eyes need to make many setting impulses and significantly strain accommodation to read the text.

It is also harmful to read from bright screens and in the dark, especially lying down. This leads to the development of computer visual syndrome. We wrote more about this condition in the previous material.

Improper selection of glasses and lenses

Only properly selected eyeglasses, including sunglasses, and contact lenses allow the visual system to work properly, take into account its individual characteristics and provide comfortable conditions for prolonged exercise. Do not save on these accessories, making a choice in favor of glasses at markets and in subway passages.

Use the accessory strictly for its intended purpose and never wear someone else’s glasses. If you are assigned, for example, glasses for reading and for work at the computer, then you need to buy two different pairs.

Violation of visual hygiene

The quality of vision is influenced by the correct location of the monitor and workplace, sufficient illumination. A person who spends eight hours a day at the computer, need dosed work at the monitor and breaks when working in close proximity.

Every 20 minutes for 20 seconds it is important to move your gaze into the distance. It is useful to perform eye exercises and stay in the fresh air at least three hours a day – it provides oxygen to the eyes.

Improper eye care and correction products

This rule is often neglected, wiping the glasses with the edge of a sleeve or handkerchief. Not to mention the habit of putting glasses anywhere. You can imagine how much dirt and bacteria accumulate on them.

It is important to keep track of the period of soft contact lenses, change the solution in time and correctly. Glasses should be wiped with special wipes or washed under the tap with a gentle detergent. Do not forget to keep an eye on the coating on spectacle lenses – scratched ones should be changed, as they reduce vision and cause visual strain.

Stresses

During nervous overstrain, stress, the cardiovascular system suffers most of all. Fluctuations in blood pressure, in addition to the load on the heart, affect the blood supply to the optic nerve and retina and can lead to a sharp loss of vision. This is a very dangerous condition that requires urgent assistance from specialists, so it is important not to take yourself to such an extreme.

Alas, no one is immune to stress. But if you notice that against the background of increased emotional stress became worse to see – do not wait that it will go away by itself, and see a doctor.

Relieve stress will help several exercises. Read about them in the article at the link.

Refusal of preventive visits to the ophthalmologist

“Just a year ago I visited the optician, checked my visual acuity and bought new glasses, and my vision has fallen again. I need to order new glasses!”. It’s a familiar complaint, isn’t it? Unfortunately, a cursory visual acuity check in the optician’s office is not enough to assess the true state of your eyes.

After all, visual acuity can be affected by the condition of both the retina and the crystalline lens. And it can be assessed only during a complex examination in a specialized clinic, which many people have never undergone.

Many vision problems can be avoided if you have an eye examination with an ophthalmologist at least once a year, just like with a dentist or a gynecologist.