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Eyestrain

Introduction: Eyestrain

Description of Eyestrain

Eyestrain (medical condition): An eye disorder caused by strain on the eye muscles. The eyes become tired when being used intensely such as occurs when working on the computer, driving or reading, long periods of time straining to see in dim light or extremely bright lights. Eye refraction problems can also cause eye strain.

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Eye muscle strain:
  »Introduction: Eye muscle strain
  »Symptoms of Eye muscle strain
  »Treatments for Eye muscle strain

Eyestrain: SYN: asthenopia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Eyestrain as a Disease

Eyestrain: Another name for Eye muscle strain (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Eye muscle strain
  »Symptoms of Eye muscle strain
  »Treatments for Eye muscle strain

Symptoms of Eyestrain (Eye muscle strain)

Some of the symptoms of Eyestrain incude:

See full list of 13 symptoms of Eyestrain (Eye muscle strain)

Treatments for Eyestrain (Eye muscle strain)

Treatments for Eyestrain (Eye muscle strain) include:

  • Resting the eyes usually resolves the problem unless there is an underlying vision problem such as a refractive error

Read more about treatments for Eyestrain

Treatment of Eyestrain: For more treatment information about Eyestrain, see treatment of Eye muscle strain (Eyestrain)

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