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can glasses help with headaches
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered
24 years experience Ophthalmology
Headache: Headaches can be due to eye strain from not seeing as well as you should (inner muscle of eye can strain when trying to read after the age of 40 in ma ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brijesh Chandwani answered
10 years experience Pain Management
Possibly: Rather than new glasses, i would think that its the new "strain on the eyes". Contact your optometrist.
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brijesh Chandwani answered
10 years experience Pain Management
Possibly: Strain on eyes can definitely cause headaches. Contact your optometrist.
Dr. Maritza Baez answered
16 years experience Family Medicine
Get checked: Headaches can come from fatigue, sleeping too much or too little, eye strain, sleep apnea, snoring, being dehydrated, having chronic sinusitis or alle ... Read More
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Farhad Sigari answered
19 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Yes: Headaches can be very complicated to address. So we try to start with the simple and obvious causes. If glasses were recommended, try them out and see ... Read More
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lois Freisleben-Cook answered
40 years experience Pediatrics
No: After a period of adjustment, your glasses should not be giving you a headache. Have the eye doctor double check your prescription and if it is corre ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terri Graham answered
30 years experience Pediatrics
Headaches: An eye exam can help confim whether or not you may need glasses. Eye strain can cause headaches, and can be related to computer use, poor lighting, o ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conrad answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
Return to eye doc: There is something wrong with the glasses or glasses prescription. Return to the doctor who prescribed them.
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conrad answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
This problem can: Only be solved by returning to where you got them. It is likely the glasses have the wrong prescription in them.
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Dansie answered
15 years experience Family Medicine
Poor vision: If you wear glasses and are having headaches, you should get your vision checked. Poor vision can cause headaches. Just getting a different pair of gl ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Quon answered
41 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Changes in vision: Without more information, one would need to know how old your prescription glasses are, and when was the last time you had an eye examination. If you ... Read More
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