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INTRODUCTION:
Today's life become easier than before by various technology.
Today's society is going to become paperless .We can not imagine
today's life without computer. Nowadays computer become part of
education, business, e-trading, socializing, chatting and
recreation. Number of people use computers are increase like
mushroom growth. With this increase in use of computer ,certain
health problem by computers also increase Among computer related
problem , computer vision syndrome is most common, others are
carpel tunnel syndrome, eye strain, strain injury. etc...here,
we try to know computer vision syndrome and homeopathy.
DEFINITION:
Computer vision syndrome is complex of eye and vision related
problems ,that are experienced during or related to prolong
computer use.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
Blinking is necessary to keep eyes moist and relaxed. Less
blinking causes excess of evaporation and lead to dry eye.
Constant working on computer by long hours focusing on computer
screen, ultimately lead decreased in blinking reflex. Normal
blink rate in human eye is 16-20/minute. During constant
computer use, it decrease to as low as 6-8 blink/minute. Trying
to near focusing for long hours cause strain on ciliary muscle
of eye and finally patient feels heaviness on eyes. Some patient
of 30-40 years of age cannot focus properly on near object and
ultimately leads early Presbyopia.
ETIOLOGY:
Low humidity environment
Improper brightness and contrast of computer screen.
Improper lighting of computer room
Improper monitor height ,incorrect distance from eyes to screen.
If computer typeface is too small.
Cathod ray tube (CRT) screen is more prone than LCD screen.
If the glare from windows or nearby lights is too bright.
Failure to blink.
Poor
position in relation to computer.
Decrease amplitude, improper accommodation.
More prone who have binocular vision dysfunction--strabismus.
More prone who have uncorrected presbyopia.
More prone who have uncorrected astigmatism.
Certain
medication like antihypertensive, antihistamines,
antidepressants, anticholinergic which alter the pupil's
response to light and depth of focus.
SYMPTOMS:
Eyestrain
Dry eye
Burred vision
Double vision
Colour distortion
Sensitivity to light
Headache
Backache
Neck pain
Shoulder
pain
Wrist soreness
PREVENTIVE MEASURE:
Adjust brightness and contrast of computer screen according to
work environment.
Text size and color should be optimized for most comfort.
It is better to use LCD monitor than old tube style monitor
,because LCD has anti reflective surface and CRT monitor cause
licker of images that increase if the refresh rate of monitor
is less than 75 hertz (HZ)
Select computer screen with the highest resolution. Resolution
is related to' dot pitch 'of display and lower dot pitch have
sharper images .choose display with dot pitch of 28mm.
Select large display for desktop computer that has a screen
size of at least 19 inches excessive bright light from outside
sunlight and harsh interior lighting cause eyestrain. For it,
exterior light decrease by closing drapes shades and interior
lighting by using lower intensity bulbs, tubes.
Use task lamp that shines only on your paper but not in your eye
or monitor.
Glare on finished surface and wall cause eye irritation for it
install an anti glare screen on your monitor.
To avoid eye tiring follow 20-20 rules means, look away
beyond 20 feet at every 20 minutes and blink 20 times.
Workstation and chair should be correct height.
Computer screen should be 20 to 24 itches away from your eyes.
It should be not to high or too low .
Computer screen should be 10 to 15 degree below your eyes for
relax of head and neck.
Document holder should be next to your computer so, you do not
have to constantly change your eye focus .
Maintain good posture, back should be straight and shoulder
back .
Posture breaks are important to overuse of one group of muscle.
Keep your screen free from dust, smadges .
Avoid desk which has sharp edge, which increase pressure on
wrists and cause soreness.
Not keeping mouse close to body it should be used directly in
front of shoulder .
To avoid neck, shoulder, back pain, take break, stand up, move
about, and stretch your arms legs, back, neck, shoulder.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME:
ARGENTUMS NIT:
Complaints due to overwork. Muscles around eyes become tired.
Patient feels better by closing eye or pressure. Aggravated by
overheated. Good remedy for restoring power of weakened
cilliary muscle
ARNICA:
Cnstant close focus cause sore feeling on eye. Fatigue due to
overwork. Patient desire open eyes and feel dizzy on closing
them. Backache due to overexertion.
RUTA GRAVE:
Chief remedy for eyestrain due to overuse of eye muscle. Patient
has watery eyes, oversensitive to light. Stiffness and pain
Ultimately lead to headache Patient feel pressure behind
eyeball. Difficulty to focusing eye.
CONIUM MAC:
Artificial light or overwork cause eyestrain. Photophobia.
improper night vision. Patient has foreign substance sensation
as brain go to sleep. Aggravation on night, Amelioration by
pressure and dark room. Seing black spot from fatigue. Headache
with lancinating pain on vertex , semilateral.
NATRUM MUR:
Continuous reading or school work lead to weak bruised feeling
in the eye, stiffness of muscle around eyeball. Eyelid feel
heavy and lastly person complain of headache. Person feel that
letters on screen board runs together. Constant computer typing
cause numbness and tingling in the fingers. Person can not hold
the things. Backache relieved by putting hard things under back.
THUJA:
Good remedy for cramp in fingers. Tips of fingers tough ended.
Feel dead.
CROCUS SATIVA:
Patient complain of constant blinking after eyestrain, and
reading a lot.
EUPHRASIA:
After continuous eye work problem start. Watery eye. Burning
and swelling lids Sticky mucous on cornea so patient blink
often.
KALMIA LATIFOLIA:
Stiffness of eyes eyelids. aggravate by moving eyes. Vision weak
or impaired with nerve pain in face, teeth. Joint or muscle
stiffness. Shift from place to place .
XANTHINAM:
Good remedy for backache. Patient has pain on coccyx area.
Patient can not sit on hard surface and put soft pillow below
while sitting .
PILOCARPUS:
Good remedy for eyestrain cause may be whatever. Slightest use
cause tired feeling of eye. Nausea and vertigo after use of eye.
White spots before eye.
SENEGA OFFICINALIS:
Remedy act on rectus superior. Patient has sensation as eyeball
is too large for orbit. Object looks shaped. Hypersensitive to
light. Headache with pressure and weakness of eye .Pain in
temples, bursting pain forehead. Double vision ,dry eye,
ameliorated by bending head backward .
DR VINAY A.ISHNAVA
6, PRAKASH PARK, GOTRI ROAD
BARODA 21, India. |
