Table of contents:
- Eye stress: symptoms
- How to treat asthenopia or eye stress
- Stress amaurosis
- How to treat visual disturbances from stress
- Let the eyes rest
- Wear glasses or contact lenses
- Try relaxation techniques
- See a specialist
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Did you know that our vision is affected by stress? We define this phenomenon as an altered response of our body and mind to an event or situation that poses a challenge or causes us psychological discomfort. Stress responses are characterized by general tension, stomach nerves, anxiety…
In addition to all these direct responses, many parts of our body are affected by long-term stress, for example our eyes. Do you want to know more about the consequences of stress on vision ? In this Psychology-Online article, we will talk about how stress affects the eyes and how you can prevent these effects.
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- How to treat asthenopia or eye stress
- Stress amaurosis
- How to treat visual disturbances from stress
Eye stress: symptoms
Ocular stress (also known as asthenopia) is a set of physical symptoms that alter our vision, all of them produced by a state of stress and nervousness where vision has been highly demanded, that is, our eyes have worked more than usual for a long period of time.
This type of discomfort usually occurs in people who spend a long time in front of the computer or looking at the screen of the mobile phone. Over the years and the emergence of new technologies, cases of asthenopia have increased considerably. The main symptoms of eye stress or asthenopia are:
- Blurry vision.
- Eye fatigue
- Double vision.
- Itchy or stinging eyes.
- Eye dryness or, conversely, dripping tears.
- Headache.
- Dizziness
- Difficulty seeing distant objects.
How to treat asthenopia or eye stress
If you consider that your eyes spend too much time in front of a screen, it is important that you learn to take care of them and keep them healthy. To do this, you can consider the use of drops to avoid redness and you can buy glasses or contact lenses to improve your visual ability.
In addition to asthenopia, our eyes can be affected by stress in other ways, such as tics and tremors, fluids in the retina due to stress, and we can have the macula (central part of the retina) inflamed.
Stress amaurosis
When we are under a constant state of stress and our vision has been strained, we may experience a sudden loss of vision. Amaurosis is another consequence of stress on the eyes.
Although this disease can be congenital and chronic in nature, it can appear fleetingly as a result of a long period of anxiety and stress. This worrying phenomenon is defined as the sudden and total loss of vision (blindness) caused by an altered psychological state. Amaurosis is one of the most worrying effects of stress on the eyes, since despite being a transitory phenomenon, it can affect our long-term vision.
In short, amaurosis is a very striking effect and is a very obvious alarm signal to start taking better care of our visual health. Do you want to know how? So, we recommend that you continue reading this article.
How to treat visual disturbances from stress
As we have observed throughout this article, stress on the eyes can have quite serious consequences for our daily lives and our health in general. For the same reason, we recommend that you follow these tips if you want to know how to deal with the consequences of visual stress:
Let the eyes rest
First of all, if you work in an office or for other reasons spend many hours of the day in front of a screen, you should take breaks so that your vision is not affected too much. When you get home, try to take a walk and enjoy the landscape, allow your eyes to enjoy direct stimuli away from artificial light.
Wear glasses or contact lenses
If you are already noticing the effects of stress on your eyes, it is highly recommended that you buy glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision and prevent it from getting worse.
Try relaxation techniques
In addition to treating the symptoms, we must also solve the root problem: stress. To do this, you can try different psychological techniques to relax properly and be able to leave stress behind in your life.
See a specialist
Either to treat stress or to solve its effects on the eyes. It is important that you go to an expert if you fear that your problem cannot be improved. Remember that your sense of vision is very important, you must learn to take care of your sight daily.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
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