European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Eye Strain a lot is just exhaustion by Gayle Young United press International despite what mothers May warn doctors say Reading in the dark will nol harm your eyes or even give you a headache. Yes Strain is rather misunderstood said or. Walter Slark professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University medical school in Baltimore. Using an Eye does t Wear it out. Eye Strain can be caused by any number of things depending on the  doctors say More and More people ate worrying about Eye Strain a condition usually Mani tested Fay aching eyes or a headache doctors attribute the Rise to tha increasing number of people who work on computer screens All Day Ihen leave work Blurry eyed and achy. It s a real phenomenon now with the computers and display terminals said or. Irene Magramm a resident at the Manhattan Eye ear and Throat Hospital. I d say people arc worried they Are permanently damaging their eyes Afler  but stress As Well As Strain can cause net Eye pain and headaches around the eyes doctors say. About one third of the brain is connected to vision soil you arc tired in general you might Leel it in your eyes even if you Aren l straining to see anything Slark said. A lot of Eye Strain is actually just exhaustion real Eye Strain while momentarily painful is not dangerous. Reading in the dark or Reading at Day is not going to Hurt your eyes Slark said i have these one eyed patients who Are afraid they Are going to Wear their one Eye out so hey try not to read Loo much. I d Tike people to understand you can t Wear out your eyes he said Eye Strain which doctors say has no clinical definition is caused by a number of things the most Erma Bombeck an increasing number of people who work on computer screens All Day leave work Blurry eyed Ana Chy. Common being contraction of the ciliary a Liny muscle in the Eye that draws the Lens of the Eye tight when it has to focus on something close up. It is possible Lor the Eye to ache if the ciliary is contracted for Long periods of time. When the ciliary starts to rebel a Little the Lens loses ils taut shape and you May gel Blurry vision or see double Magramm said ii should 1 last More Shan an hour or so Oiler you Stop focusing close  How much Strain the ciliary can Lake is a Mailer of individuality. Some people Aro More prone to Eye Strain than others. People who work on computer screens or who read Over Long periods can help their eyes by looking up occasionally to locus on an object in the distance giving the ciliary a Chance to retract and the Lens to flatten. Scientists who work All Day with microscopes do this and they say it helps Magramm said. People also blink Ess when they Are Reading or concentrating on something close to their eyes. Stark said. As a result their eyes become drier and More prone to irritation. I know when i do microsurgery i Don t blink he said. It May be helpful to remember this and take a second to do  when people focus on something close their eyes turn inward toward their nose in an action known As convergence. For some this simple act is difficult and they have trouble focusing. As a result they often experience the achy feelings associated with Eye Strain. The problem is usually identified in childhood and can olten be corrected with exercises. Magramm said other forms of Short Lerm Eye pain Are familiar to most. When a person walks Filo a brightly Iii area from a dim area i hair pupils Rush Loco Traci and screen out the excess Light in an action that produces a heeling pain in Many people especially Hose with okie a Gro  said. Moat people Don t need to consult an ophthalmologist if they have Eye Strain Only once in a while. They said the Best cure Lor a temporary Boul with the condition Isroel. Some people like to Pul Tea bags or to compresses on their eyes when they hurl said or donate Morris president of the new York society for clinical ophthalmology. It does t really have any elect on the Eye itself bul the soothing feeling May cause people Lorelai he said. Relaxing is the Best Way to get rid of any headache or muscle  i i have never read a scientist s report that i liked. They re always chewing around about what Coffee flow to your nerves red  to your heart sugar to your body Iko Hui to your unborn baby sail to your Shinil pressure us liar to your personally and smoke to your lungs. Run and you invite injuries. Walk and you breathe  monoxide. Sil int your hips lock. They never Stop they be. Done nothing bul Pul limitations on life s vites and forced people to give up things they be enjoyed doing until they be released their findings. However i must say i agree with them Lola Fly on their newest study targeting the Home As the no. 1 pollutant. 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