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Contact lens headaches: Causes and solutions
Like prescription glasses, contact lenses offer both visual correction and comfort.
However, this visual equipment can sometimes also cause a few side-effects.
In particular, contact lenses can, for several reasons, cause headaches, but these can be easily overcome.
Why can your contact lenses cause you headaches?
Visual disorders such as myopia, presbyopia or hyperopia can cause a number of inconveniences.
For example, reduced visual acuity can sometimes be accompanied by double vision, eyestrain or headaches.
It is particularly common to experience headaches with presbyopia and astigmatism.
By correcting eyesight, wearing optical equipment such as prescription glasses or contact lenses can put an end to these problems.
However, when contact lenses provide poor or wrong correction, they can also cause headaches.
In fact, unsuitable correction leads to poor accommodation to images.
As a result, the brain receives imperfect information and can be disturbed.
Similarly, when the wrong type of contact lenses are used, headaches can also occur.
In addition, wearing contact lenses on dry eyes can lead to this type of inconvenience, as well as significant discomfort.
Finally, prolonged and excessive contact lens wear can lead to eyestrain, which can itself be followed by headaches.
What should I do if I get headaches from contact lenses?
Recurring headaches that do not go away with time should be questioned and not left unresolved.
The first reflex should be to consult your ophthalmologist for a general check-up of your eyesight.
This professional is able to detect any visual fatigue or the presence of severe dry eyes.
The ophthalmologist is also able to test your visual acuity to confirm any change in your eyesight.
If your eyesight has evolved, they can prescribe a new correction for your contact lenses.
The optician will then be responsible for providing you with contact lenses adapted to your new visual acuity.
Your eye care professional will also be able to determine which type of contact lenses is best for you.
Whatever the reason for your contact lens headaches, they should not be ignored and should be treated as quickly as possible.
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