Posts Tagged Eye Strain

  • How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers? How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers?

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The eye is capable of changing its refraction (the ability to bend light to focus an image). When light enters the eye, the crystalline lens behind the pupil is partially responsible for focusing light on the retina, the layer of nerve cel...

  • Computer Screens and Visual Fatigue Syndrome (VFS) Computer Screens and Visual Fatigue Syndrome (VFS)

    By Michael Hittenmiller, O.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The increased use of computers and laptops in the workplace and at home has created greater demand on your vision. A study done by Essilor USA, a lens manufacturer, in 2004 found that 1,000 respondents 25 years and older averaged between six...