October is I health month and the
Canadian Association of optometrists is
encouraging Canadians to be kind to
their eyes with routine comprehensive
eye exams your optometrist knows your
eyes inside and out and can help you see
everything clearer with regular eye
exams hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
speaking with dr. lounges we show about
an important eye health issue that may
be affecting many Canadians computer
vision syndrome the majority of
Canadians may not even know they suffer
from this condition but if the symptoms
are left undetected they can lead to
increased discomfort and I and vision
strain so what is CBS or computer vision
syndrome computer vision syndrome is
defined by optometrists as Anna color
fatigue occurring while the patient is
doing computer work or Blackberry work
or any kind of electronic device that is
seen at near distance the lighting of
the device itself can create the ocular
fatigue but the environment is very
important so if you have some reflection
on the screen if the lighting around the
screen is too low or too bright that can
also contribute to create the ocular
fatigue patient will first of all have
that fatigue around the eyes and have
difficulty to complete their task it’s
possible to have redness photophobia
meaning that the light is disturbing to
our vision blurred vision diplopia
meaning we begin to see double these
elements are symptomatic of the computer
vision syndrome is there any age group
in particular where we’re seeing more of
an incidence of symptoms in terms of CBS
the possibility to get a sharp and clear
focus at near distance is reduced with
aging by the age of 30 we have to
develop a little bit more our
accommodation at near distance that’s
even worse after 40 and obviously after
45 we cannot do the effort is it
possible that I suffer from CBS and I
don’t even know it yes most of the
people will consider normal these
symptoms because everybody around them
can have exactly the same thing but it’s
not normal to have headaches irritation
on the eye or around the eyes how often
should people get their eyes examined by
the age of 23 24 25 division is a bitch
release table so every two years for
contact lens wearers annual exam is
required
over 40 45 years old because there are
some changes in the vision we asked
again to see the patient every year and
obviously older and then because of the
pathology that is possibly occurring
without any symptoms in the eye it’s
very very important to see your
optometrist or ophthalmologist every
year what would happen if CBS was left
untreated discomfort
first and foremost at a given point you
can create some chronic headaches it’s
treatable reversible but you won’t be
comfortable doing your regular work what
are some other ways that I can prevent
eye strain when staring at a digital
screen we have a rule in optometry that
we call the 20-20-20 rule meaning that
for every 20 minutes of work at near
distance you have to make a pause of 20
seconds and to look at least at 20 feet
in distance or just to close your eyes
for very few seconds in order to
alleviate the fatigue to occur second to
control the environment the lighting of
the string the contrast on the screen
the third thing is to wear the
correction the contact lenses or the
glasses as recommended by the
optometrist or your ophthalmologist
how do I find an optometrist if I don’t
agree have one there’s a website called
WWWF to see a this is the website of the
Canadian Association of optometrists you
can also link to the website of your
provincial Association Internet is the
right place to find your optometrist
thank you very much you’re welcome
Canadian Association of optometrists is
encouraging Canadians to be kind to
their eyes with routine comprehensive
eye exams your optometrist knows your
eyes inside and out and can help you see
everything clearer with regular eye
exams hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
speaking with dr. lounges we show about
an important eye health issue that may
be affecting many Canadians computer
vision syndrome the majority of
Canadians may not even know they suffer
from this condition but if the symptoms
are left undetected they can lead to
increased discomfort and I and vision
strain so what is CBS or computer vision
syndrome computer vision syndrome is
defined by optometrists as Anna color
fatigue occurring while the patient is
doing computer work or Blackberry work
or any kind of electronic device that is
seen at near distance the lighting of
the device itself can create the ocular
fatigue but the environment is very
important so if you have some reflection
on the screen if the lighting around the
screen is too low or too bright that can
also contribute to create the ocular
fatigue patient will first of all have
that fatigue around the eyes and have
difficulty to complete their task it’s
possible to have redness photophobia
meaning that the light is disturbing to
our vision blurred vision diplopia
meaning we begin to see double these
elements are symptomatic of the computer
vision syndrome is there any age group
in particular where we’re seeing more of
an incidence of symptoms in terms of CBS
the possibility to get a sharp and clear
focus at near distance is reduced with
aging by the age of 30 we have to
develop a little bit more our
accommodation at near distance that’s
even worse after 40 and obviously after
45 we cannot do the effort is it
possible that I suffer from CBS and I
don’t even know it yes most of the
people will consider normal these
symptoms because everybody around them
can have exactly the same thing but it’s
not normal to have headaches irritation
on the eye or around the eyes how often
should people get their eyes examined by
the age of 23 24 25 division is a bitch
release table so every two years for
contact lens wearers annual exam is
required
over 40 45 years old because there are
some changes in the vision we asked
again to see the patient every year and
obviously older and then because of the
pathology that is possibly occurring
without any symptoms in the eye it’s
very very important to see your
optometrist or ophthalmologist every
year what would happen if CBS was left
untreated discomfort
first and foremost at a given point you
can create some chronic headaches it’s
treatable reversible but you won’t be
comfortable doing your regular work what
are some other ways that I can prevent
eye strain when staring at a digital
screen we have a rule in optometry that
we call the 20-20-20 rule meaning that
for every 20 minutes of work at near
distance you have to make a pause of 20
seconds and to look at least at 20 feet
in distance or just to close your eyes
for very few seconds in order to
alleviate the fatigue to occur second to
control the environment the lighting of
the string the contrast on the screen
the third thing is to wear the
correction the contact lenses or the
glasses as recommended by the
optometrist or your ophthalmologist
how do I find an optometrist if I don’t
agree have one there’s a website called
WWWF to see a this is the website of the
Canadian Association of optometrists you
can also link to the website of your
provincial Association Internet is the
right place to find your optometrist
thank you very much you’re welcome
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