Eyestrain

Most times, eye strain will disappear on its own. In those cases, you don’t need to see a healthcare provider. You can usually treat temporary eye strain with some simple lifestyle changes and being aware of what kinds of tasks bother your eyes.

But if your eye strain is severe or long term, you should make an appointment with a medical provider to rule out any more serious conditions.

A healthcare provider or eye care provider can diagnose eye strain in their office. During this visit, they’ll discuss the following topics:

• What your symptoms are.
• When your symptoms started.
• When your symptoms occur.
• What tasks you might be doing when symptoms happen.

Your provider may also do a physical exam to look for muscle imbalance, uncorrected refractive errors and other issues with the eye itself. Refractive errors are things like nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).