Asthenopia

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Epidemiology 3 Pathology 4 Clinical-manifestations 5 Management 6 More General Terms 7 References

Etiology

• overuse of eye muscles during intense tasks

• driving a car
• working on the computer
• reading a book

Epidemiology

• common

Pathology

• sense of being fatigued is caused by the ciliary muscle tightening as it strains during these visual intense tasks

Clinical-manifestations

• symptoms are temporary

• dry eyes
• itchy eyes
• general pain in the eyes
• headache
• back pain
• neck pain

Management

• sleep
• eye exercises

More General Terms

• eye disease (ophthalmopathy)
• sign/symptom

References

1. Eye strain [1]

asthenopia (eye strain)