In terms of eye health, computer use is the most important disease of our age. As technology advances, we are in a period where we read even the books on the computer and set our notes on the computer. Almost everyone has a mobile phone, tablets and computers at home. Computers take over the place of our smartphones, which we do not drop in the elevator, at dinner, at work and at home. The person who is constantly at the computer for his work and the person who circulates on social media experience eye problems for various reasons. Today, this situation paves the way for eye diseases or causes the emergence of a hidden disorder on the ground.
In a person who says that his eyesight is impaired by intense computer use, the reason is mostly the emergence of the underlying hyperopia or astigmatism. These disorders, which were not noticed before and can be tolerated by the eye muscles, can occur with intense computer use. Our advice to these patients is that, although not always, they can wear glasses while using the computer, so that their eyestrain will be relatively relieved.
When choosing glasses, it will be more comforting to prefer those with anti-reflective properties. There are also different glasses that protect from the light of computer screens.
These ailments are frequently observed in our patients working in the banking sector and we can provide relief. In addition, stinging and burning discomfort may occur due to dry eye due to decreased blink reflex. In this case, we recommend artificial tear drops.
While it is known that the progression of eye disorders decreases in the 20s, we have been encountering muscle spasms and eyeglasses progress due to intense tablet and phone use in recent years. Our recommendations to our patients are that they should reduce the time they spend in front of computers, tablets and smartphones and pay attention to nighttime sleep times and sleep times.