Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a
condition that results from prolonged focusing of your eyes on a computer or other display device for protracted, uninterrupted periods
of time. Typical symptoms of CVS
include headaches, blurred vision, neck pain, eye redness, fatigue, eye
strain, dry eyes, irritated eyes, double vision, vertigo, dizziness and difficulty refocusing the eyes.
According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health,
computer vision syndrome affects about 90% of the people who spend three hours
or more a day at a computer. We now know that CVS is actually made worse by
contact lens wear. According to a study in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics contact lens wearers are more likely to suffer CVS than
non-lens wearers, with a prevalence of 65% for contact lens wearers. In
particular, people who wear contact
lenses and are exposed to the computer for more than 6 hours per day are more
likely to suffer CVS than non-lens wearers working at the computer for the same
amount of time.
If you or someone you know suffers from symptoms of Computer Vision
Syndrome (CVS) please feel free to
contact us for guidelines and help with the uncomfortable effects. Please call us at 800-325-3937,
visit D’Ambrosio Eye Care, Google+ or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that
we can help.
D'Ambrosio
Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout greater Boston, central and
western Massachusetts with office locations at 479 Old Union Turnpike,
Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 865 Merriam Avenue, Suite 119, Leominster,
Massachusetts 01453, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main
Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331 and 74 Main Street, Gardner, Massachusetts
01440.
