Ms Lee (F/46) came for eye examination, with complaints of glaring, tired, burning eyes with blurry near vision & it gets worse recently. Sometimes, far vision is blurry too. She has not worn any glasses before.
Vision without glasses
R: 6/15 slow & tedious
L: 6/18 slow & tedious
Examination shows: (Delay Fogging)
R: +0.25/-2.00×90 (6/12+) PHNI [R: dominant right eye]
L: +0.25/-2.00×90 (6/12+) PHNI
Add: +2.00 (N5@40cm)
Ms Lee reported being able to see perfectly fine last time. Seeing her hp has been extremely difficult as she starts using her hp more these days. She has quite some significant astigmatism with hyperopia/longsightedness/plus power. There is one thing that amazes us.. when she uses both hands to cover at both sides of her eyes.. she can see another line at 6/9. Glare seems to inhibit her vision.
We prescribe tinted distance glasses & a separate pair of reading glasses.. we will see how it goes.
Without wearing your hyperopia & astigmatism correction, you are being so cruel to your eyes.
Expecting your eyes to do all the work to see clearly for you.. you have stretched them way out of the limit. We know that when we look upclose, both eyes move in & exert focusing in order to see near clearly. So, your prolonged use of digital devices causes this accommodative/focusing/muscular fatigue…. despite also knowing that our eyes lose elasticity to do the focusing once we enter 40s.
Give the support your eyes need when they need you the most…… by correcting the refractive error/eye power – either by
- spectacles or contact lens by seeing an eye care practitioner
- surgery by seeing an eye specialist doctor/ophthalmologist
In turn they serve us, allowing us to see & explore the taste of life. We are blessed!
Unless you can stop seeing near once your eyes are tired. This avoidance strategy, we believe, is ridiculous in our lifestyle nowadays.
Schedule an appointment with your eye care practitioner is all you need to do.. and we are here for you.