Search Results for: eyestrain

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  Do Blue Light-Blocking Glasses Work?

  July 12, 2023

  Many people have explored the use of blue light-blocking eyeglasses. But do blue-light-blocking glasses actually work?Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Vision Institute

  Categorized as: Eye Health, Health Topics A-Z

  Tagged with: Digital Wellness

  

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  How To Improve Your Gaming Posture

  July 19, 2022

  Ergonomics is an important part of competitive gaming. Gamers, are prone to injury if they don't practice good posture. Learn more.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

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  Zack’s Story: Canadian College Student Finds Concussion Relief

  July 30, 2021

  Ottawa native Zack had just begun his first semester of college in 2016 when he sustained his first serious concussion.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine

  Categorized as: Concussion, Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine, UPMC Stories

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  Computer Vision Syndrome: Treatment, Causes, & Risk Factors

  October 31, 2015

  If you spend long periods of time staring at your computer screen, you could have computer vision syndrome. Learn how to prevent and treat it.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Vision Institute

  Categorized as: Eye Health

  Tagged with: computer vision syndrome, eyestrain

  

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  Brightening Lives with Light

  January 15, 2014

  Learn more about Light Therapy and discover it's use for treating not only seasonal affective disorder but also bipolar depression and other conditions.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Western Behavioral Health

  Categorized as: Living and Wellness

  Tagged with: agitation, antidepressant, bipolar depression, depression in pregnancy, Dorothy Sit MD, dysregulated circadian rhythms, eyestrain, headache, insomnia, irritation, light therapy, manic episode, mood stabilizer, non-seasonal depression, outdoor ambient light, psychiatry, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, sleep disorders, suicidal thoughts, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC

  

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  What is Astigmatism?

  May 31, 2022

  Learn about astigmatism, an eye condition that causes symptoms like blurred vision and eyestrain. Discover treatment options.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Vision Institute

  Categorized as: Eye Health

  Tagged with: astigmatism, Cholappadi Sundar Raj OD PhD, eye strain, far sightedness, fovea, glasses, headaches, hypermetropia, iris, laser vision correction surgery, myopia, nearsightedness, pupil, refractive error, refractive vision correction surgery, retina, soft contact lenses, UPMC Eye Center