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asthenopia (eye strain)
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
General
eye disease (ophthalmopathy)
sign/symptom
References
- Eye strain
http://www.eye-strain.org/