Headache and eye problems often go by hand, but many people do not realize how both can be connected.

Endless screen time, from eye stress to no vision or glaucoma conditions, your eyes can quietly reduce your headache.

Why can you have your eyes behind headache

The most common cause of headache associated with eye is refractive error.

Director of NIO Super Specialty Hospital, Dr. Aditya Kelkar explains, “Eye stress, often due to continuous use of screen throughout the day, can be one of the most common causes for headaches. Very rarely, it is seen that headache is due to an eye condition called glucoma.”

Their observation reflects a growing trend. With the rise of digital screen, there is a significant increase in cases of digital eye stress.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 2.2 billion people worldwide have some forms of vision loss, and about 1 billion (about half) of those cases are due to conditions that are stopped or unnatural, such as refractive errors such as Myopia or Presbopia.

In fact, a survey by the American Optometric Association found that more than 60% of people who use computer or digital devices regularly experience eye -related discomfort.

How to tell that it’s your eyes or something else

Eye problems are not the cause of all headaches. Some can be more severe and need to pay attention to therapy.

“To distinguish between eye-related and non-eye headaches, someone needs to see if their headache is beating or is associated with projection. Kelkar says.

Eye specialist of KJ Somaiya Hospital and Research Center, Dr. Minu Ramakrishnan says that headache related to the eye follows visual functions.

Dr. Ramakrishnan says, “They become better with long -term computer use, reading, driving and comfort.

When to see an eye doctor immediately

While most eye headaches are not dangerous, some symptoms should not be ignored.

“Call once if the headache is combined with double or fuzzy vision, light shine, sudden loss of vision, red eyes, or acute pain in the eyes.

Dr. Kelkar also highlighted that immediate eye care is required if a headache comes with poor vision, dual vision or severe eye stress.

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Preventing the headache related to the eye begins keeping in mind your vision. One should check your vision at least once a year. Doctors advised that adults have to have an eye problem once every two times once, or more often, or more often, wearing corrective glasses, or demanding visual functions.

A family history or risk factors such as diabetes or glaucoma will require more frequent tests.

This is especially important for children and adolescents. Unlike adults, children cannot always complain of headache or vision problems.

Dr. Kelkar says, “Children usually do not complain of headache due to the conditions related to the eye, when compared to teenagers who spend most of their time on screen or wear wrong glasses,” Dr. Kelkar says.

Dr. Ramakrishnan says, “Uncontrolled vision issues in children can cause recurrent headaches, especially when schoolwork reads or do it. It can interrupt learning and attention, which is why initial screening and then annually before starting school.”

Around 19 million children live with vision loss globally, and many of these cases can be cured with timely eye tests according to WHO.

Eye headache manage and stop

Good news? Many eye -related headaches are easily managed. Returning your glasses, limiting screen time, following the 20-20-20 rule (looking at something 20 feet for 20 seconds every 20 minutes), and regular eye exams can set a long way to prevent headaches from crawling.

As Dr. Ramakrishnan says, “Regular eye tests not only protect the vision, but also treat headaches due to many oocular conditions.”