Why Are My Eyes Red?
10. Eye Strain
Perhaps the most common reason in today’s world due to technology, eye strain occurs when a person concentrates on a visually intense task that causes the tightening of the ciliary muscle, resulting in irritation and discomfort. Individuals with eye strain often experience blurry vision, headaches, double vision, pain in the eyes, eye redness, and fatigue. It often occurs after tedious visual tasks such as computer work or reading.
Eye strain can also occur when one is trying to look at a blurred image as the ciliary muscle tightens to focus and eliminate the blurriness. As the individual pushes on with the task, the eye strain worsens due to the buildup of fatigue. Eye strain does not generally require treatment and can be alleviated by taking breaks and allowing the eyes to focus on a distant object once an hour.
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