Today there are many types of problems that affect our visual health. They are mainly caused by high levels of anxiety, stress and the demands that society is subjected to.
According to data collected by the National Statistics Institute , almost 40,000 Spaniards currently suffer from diagnosed anxiety. According to experts, 40% of the national population suffers or will suffer from this problem at some point in their lives.
Some of these problems that directly affect our visual health are directly related to our state of mind . This is due in part to excessive hours at work and other social factors that may intervene.Vision disturbances due to anxiety or stress include sensitivity to light, blurred vision or flashes. Here are some stress vision problems that, if not treated early, can increase.
We have to be vigilant and understand these symptoms as an alert to prevent a bigger problem in time.
When the eye does not focus well, it makes everything around it appear blurry. Why does blurred vision happen due to anxiety or stress?
Nervous states cause an increase in blood pressure and hyperventilation of the body. This is even a symptom at times of possible fainting.
In many moments you can feel that you only see what you are looking directly at , perceiving a tunnel of vision that does not allow us to see from the sides.
This occurs when the body considers it to be in possible danger and the eyes only reveal what it considers most important.
Light flashes
This symptom occurs accompanied by sensitivity to light . It corresponds to the eye's attempt to adapt when it is exposed to excess light. It usually occurs when you are nervous or exercising, thus alerting you to acceleration in your heart rate or possible dehydration.Given the fast pace of work we have, it is difficult to learn to disconnect outside of the workday. This can directly influence mood and therefore our visual health.It doesn't help that nowadays we are so connected to smartphones or tablets that they exacerbate the visual effort our eyes make. Therefore, if this is your case or you have noticed some of the symptoms mentioned, do not hesitate to go to an ophthalmologist.As you just read, stress is a risk factor for eyesight. Vision Rx20 Let's learn to give our eyes free time, they also deserve it.We all know how important it is to have a good vision to successfully carry out most of the activities of our daily life: driving, reading, playing sports ...Imagine, then, the importance of having a good view when what we practice is an elite sport, that is, when we earn a living with it and become professionals. Today there are many methods that guarantee correct vision and that allow athletes with eye diseases to develop their profession with complete normality. However, not so many years ago, many of them saw how their vision problems prevented them from practicing their sport.
Now, at the full Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we want to remember some of the athletes who have had or have eye problems and that this does not pose any impediment to competing in a field as demanding as professional sport. In this first post of the two dedicated to the vision of athletes, we will talk about soccer players who have a visual problem.
In the king sport there are many players who have suffered from vision problems. One of the best known is the Italian Annibale Frossi , a European star in the 1930s and 1940s. Due to his nearsightedness since he was born, he used his mythical round glasses to have correct vision.