“Eye strain/Eye pressure and room lighting?”
I recently found out that I have a somewhat high eye pressure (25) with no optic nerve damage, and I'm thinking that if I'm trying to read or study in dim light, it'll cause eye strain, which I think contributes to high eye pressure.
Anyways, I got a daylight light bulb, although that creates a new problem because sometimes I stay up at night which a warm-light bulb would be better. I'm wondering if there's some sort of balance.
I do not use any drugs, medication, and I do not have existing conditions/family history.
Anyways, I got a daylight light bulb, although that creates a new problem because sometimes I stay up at night which a warm-light bulb would be better. I'm wondering if there's some sort of balance.
I do not use any drugs, medication, and I do not have existing conditions/family history.
Male | 16 years old
4 Answers
First of all, it is good that there is no anatomical damage at this point. Elevated measurements in intraocular pressure is usually because of one of two things. Firstly, you might have a thicker than average cornea, which will give an artificially high reading of the pressure. It takes it back two or three seconds to measure the thickness of the cornea, which should be approximately 540 µm. If the thickness is lower than the true reading of the pressure is higher. It's the thickness of the cornea is more than you will get a reading that can be two or three points higher than it really is. Reading in the dark has nothing to do with eye pressure. In general, the eye internally creates fluid and drains fluid, and if there is an imbalance where the eye does not drain is much fluid as it makes the pressure goes up. In most cases, it's easy to treat.
Good question- it does not appear that using the eyes under different lighting conditions actually causes higher eye pressure. Squeezing the eyes shut hard will temporarily increase eye pressure but only during the squeeze. Use whatever lighting is comfortable for you for reading/studying. It is true that a more bluish light in the evening can make it harder for some people to get to sleep- but won't change the eye pressures.
Intraocular pressure is not influenced by ambient light. Use whatever light you prefer. Within very wide parameters you should be fine.
We don't really know about why you may have high eye pressure at your age but you need to be monitored closely for damage from it. Frank Cao
