Overview
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).
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Symptoms
Complications
Blood clots are a dangerous complication of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Blood clots can lead to stroke.
The risk of stroke from AFib increases as you grow older. Other health conditions also may increase the risk of a stroke due to AFib. These conditions include:
- High blood pressure.
- Diabetes.
- Heart failure.
- Some types of heart valve disease.
Blood thinners are commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots and strokes in people with atrial fibrillation.
Prevention
Healthy lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of heart disease and may prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib). Here are some basic heart-healthy tips:
- Control high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
- Don't smoke or use tobacco.
- Eat a diet that's low in salt and saturated fat.
- Exercise at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week unless your health care team says not to.
- Get good sleep. Adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours daily.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Reduce and manage stress.
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