Eye strain, headaches, blurred vision (sometimes and its more like inability to distinguish letters when screen is kept at a certain distance at 100% zoom) in front of computer screen -- is it a sign of Computer Vision Syndrome or eye just got weak?

So yes this could be due to eye strain from being at the computer too long. Most programmers (myself included when I was younger) get plugged in and code for hours straight when they are on a roll. The problem with this is: 1) you don't blink as much and your eyes dry out which causes irritation and blurry vision and 2) you are focusing on an object close to you and therefore are contracting the muscles around your lens (the ciliary body) which causes eye strain (think making a tight bicep for 3 hours straight). The key is to take a 5-10 minute break every hour or 2. Walk around, look at distant objects, close your eyes. In addition to doing this try wearing some cheap dollar store reading glasses (+1.25) and turning down the contrast on the screen. Also flipping the colors so you have light text on dark background can help as well. Prescription bifocals are expensive and it seems like your prescription is mildThis answer is not a substitute for professional medical advic...

Same here. You are not the only one. I had fine eyes for 23 years despite spending more than 10 hours continuously since I don't know may be when I was around 15-16 years. But all of a sudden I had exact similar kind of problems as yours. I was worried and rushed to the hospital and had a thorough examination done. My vision was perfectly fine but I was also prescribed +0.25 but my doctor told me to either use it or not as it wouldn't make much of a difference. I rather bought anti-glaring glasses and am using it and I am feeling my vision is getting better. I think if you can see normally then there is no point jumping in wearing bifocal. I suggest you get anti-glaring screen or glass and try to take break every 5 minutes after you work an hour in front of your PC.

I'm afraid you have got the signal of  CVS. Symptoms of CVS include: headache, loss of focus, burning eyes, tired eyes, red eyes, double vision, eye twitching, blurred vision, neck and shoulder pain. You have to understand what exactly caused CVS. This is the blue light emitted from your computer screen. Blue light emitted from your  computer, smartphone, TV screen can cause severe damages to your eyes: eyes uncomfortable, eyesight reduction, eyes strain, even eye diseases. It can even disorder your sleep and then damage your health. So reduce your computer eye strain and make your eyes revival, you should take these tips: 1. Reduce the time sitting in front of a computer and free your eyes from computer screens. Doing eye excercises. 2. Follow the 20-20-20 rule, which means every 20 minutes, look away from the monitor, and focus on an object at least 20 feet away, for 20 seconds. 3. Eat green, which means you should have a healthful diet. 4. Consider a pair of computer eyewear to reduce eye strain and glare. Some of them are specially designed to block blue light and radiation. 5. Apply a useful app called https://justgetflux.com/. to not only block blue light, but match the amount of blue light emitted according to the time of day. T’aime Computer Eyewear(http://halovis.com/) you can have a try. The below picture shows you how computer eyewear filters blue light.

I work I had been suffering from eye strain (eye fatigue) and discovered the blue lights given off by my MacBook was the reason. Apparently exposure to blue light from your computer will mess with your vision.  I bought a screen protector that blocks out blue light from http://bluelightshield.com/ and the problem seems to have gone away.  It may sound silly, but now my eyes don't hurt from working on the computer all day.  The blurred vision and headaches are gone. I haven't done anything else so I can only conclude that it helped me.

Hi All,Me too facing a lot of issues with all the similar type of syndromes faced by many of us. Not even sure.. will any one of the methods would work...I just wash my eyes with plain cold water after every hour and then take a 5 minutes break.This is working for at least 2 weeks now... Results would improve with time... as far as what I feel. Not sure yet.. others please suggest...