Vision Fatigue
Symptoms:
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Avoidance of visual activity
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Head aches
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Increase in nystagmus
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Blurred vision
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Loss of concentration
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Sore eyes
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Double vision
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Watering eyes
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Inability or slowness in accommodating from near to far tasks or vice versa
Strategies for relieving fatigue:
(These strategies have been suggested by students with a vision
impairment.)
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Looking away from task
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Removing glasses
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Closing eyes
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Taking a break
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Going to toilet
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Having a drink
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Looking outside
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Focusing on friends book
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Going for a run
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Resting head in arms on desk
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Massage to forehead, temples, eye brows
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Relaxation techniques, such as yoga, or consciously relaxing muscles which
are tense
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Closing eyes and imagining yourself in a ‘favourite’ place
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Using a different reading medium (eg. using large print or audio instead
of a magnifier when eyes are tired)
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Masking out some of the print on a page to reduce the visual clutter
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Altering reading position or posture (eg. use a reading stand for a while
when tired)
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Changing the lighting conditions (eg. moving closer to the natural light
of the windows, or creating more shade on the page)
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Changing the font being read (eg. change from a serif font to a sans serif
font)
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Consciously remembering to blink
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‘Cupping’ your hands over your eyes: the hands should not touch the eyes,
and imagine black while doing this
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