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Headaches due to eyeglasses and what to do about it
Wearing eyeglasses on a daily basis should be as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
However, some discomforts such as headaches may be experienced after putting on the glasses.
Here are the main reasons why eyeglasses can cause headaches and how to deal with them.
Main causes of eyeglasses headaches
To offer a perfect visual comfort, eyeglasses must be equipped with adapted lenses.
The visual correction provided must therefore exactly meet the person's visual deficiency.
The occurrence of headaches can be a sign that the corrective lenses of the pair of glasses are ill-fitting or no longer suitable.
However, in the vast majority of cases, headaches are related to wearing a new pair of eyeglasses.
Indeed, when new glasses are worn for the first time, the eyesight undergoes a major change.
New visual information is brought to the brain which must adapt to the new data.
This period of acclimatization of the eyes and of the cerebral zone can be accompanied by headaches.
What to do about headaches from eyeglasses
If the headache is due to wearing a new pair of glasses, just give it time.
Indeed, in the vast majority of cases, this type of headache disappears naturally after a few days.
Once the period of cerebral and visual adaptation is over, everything returns to normal.
If this is not the case, a consultation with your ophthalmologist or an appointment with your optician is necessary.
If it's your regular glasses that are causing you headaches, this may be a signal that they need to be replaced.
Typically, headaches are common and are accompanied by blurred vision when it comes to poorly fitting eyeglasses.
In this case, the glasses should be brought back to the optician to see what the problem is.
Indeed, eyeglasses whose frames are too tight around the temples can also cause headaches.
This inconvenience usually disappears once the visual correction is modified or once the frame has been adjusted to your face.
Don't delay talking to your optician if wearing your eyeglasses gives you headaches.
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