Improve Your Eyesight Naturally - Reduce Eye Strain

Macular degeneration runs in my family, with my grandmother, several aunts, and even my mother showing symptoms of loss of vision. I'm fortunate, so far, in that my eyesight is still considered near perfect, but I also spend a lot of time on the computer, reading, writing and editing, which does indeed cause eye strain.

Recently, I've purchased a pair of computer glasses to wear when working on the computer. I spoke with my eye doctor about options, and he suggested that these glasses, while not necessary for vision, could help reduce strain, stress, and wear and tear on the muscles of my eyes. He also said these glasses could help with tension headaches caused by eye strain and then suggested some tips for reducing eye strain, which can temporarily lead to poor vision, blurring, and headaches.

The glasses have a very small amount of magnification, so small in fact that I hardly notice it. They also have a special curvature that is made to refract light away from the eye, as well as having a light gray tint and anti-reflective coating to further reduce glare and eye strain.

While these glasses were not cheap, I consider them one of the best investments I've ever made, and the results of the reduced eye strain and less frequent tension headaches from using the computer so frequently that these glasses helped with were immediate.

The doctor also suggested buying a glare screen cover for my computer, as well as reducing the brightness but increasing the contrast settings on my computer monitor - all of which will further reduce eye strain and improve vision.

There are other ways to reduce eye strain and naturally improve vision in general too.

Relax Facial Muscles

Creasing the forehead, raising the eyebrows, scrunching the nose, squinting, and other movements of the face can put strain on the muscles that control the eyes. I have a bad habit of raising my eyebrows and wrinkling my forehead when in deep thought. I wasn't even aware of the fact I did this until someone pointed it out to me and would regularly come by and tap my forehead and lower my eyebrows.