Why the eyes began to hurt while driving: the reasons are obvious and not very
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At first glance, it seems strange and illogical that it is the drivers who drive objects of increased danger on the roads and therefore must have impeccable vision that problems with visual organs are extremely often observed. In fact, the opposite is true: as a rule, people do not sit in the driver's seat for the first time with existing visual impairments, but, on the contrary, get out of it after a certain period of driving with acquired problems. Is it possible to avoid this or at least somehow reduce the danger to vision from a long stay behind the wheel?
Why do drivers blush, watery and hurt their eyes: the main reasons
By itself, sitting behind the wheel of a car will not harm the driver's visual system. It's all about the process of movement, when you have to monitor the roadway very closely. Then the factors that destabilize vision literally come to the fore, literally stand before your eyes:
- Eyes, intensely following the road, constantly fix other cars, road signs, traffic lights, possible defects on the roadway, pedestrians intending to cross it in the wrong place, and other surprises that traffic is so full of. All this extremely strains the eye muscles, which is why the eyelids close less often, the eyes lose the necessary moisture. As a result, the visual acuity of the driver is reduced.
- In sunny weather, the constant alternation of light and shadows on the road also strains the eyes too much, provoking eye fatigue.
- In the heat, dry air, coupled with a working air conditioner, adversely affects the mucous membrane of the eye, causing it to dry out and reduce visual acuity.
- In gloomy rainy weather, in the evenings and at night, the load on the organs of vision increases, the eye muscles intensely tense. In addition, the dazzling light of oncoming cars has an extremely negative effect on the eye membrane, causing a short-term, but sharp deterioration in the driver's vision.
The blinding light of an oncoming vehicle can briefly but dramatically impair the driver's vision.
"Professional" diseases: what eye diseases often develop in drivers
Most often, drivers who spend a long time behind the wheel suffer from dry eye syndrome, which has become a truly professional ailment of motorists. Its symptoms appear in:
- redness of the eyes;
- feeling of sand
- rezi;
- burning sensation;
- eye pain.
It is also interesting that when I am a passenger, I feel almost nothing in my eyes (pain, cramps, etc.). When driving, it starts right away, especially if I'm driving at dusk or in the dark. I still have a habit, when it's hot, I turn on the blower on my face - so now it only makes my eyes worse. I sit blinking, it seems better like that. Need to get used to.
Chronic headaches are often added to these symptoms. And the most dangerous consequence of overexertion of the eye muscles is a decrease in visual acuity, which, with the development of this pathology, can turn into a ban on driving for the driver.
And sometimes there is an impression, as if he sat out in front of the monik, peering into the details. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the eyes are not given a rest, and they are always tuned to the same focal length (especially when you pedal along the highway).
What to do so that your eyes do not get tired while driving
There are several recommendations that reduce the risk of serious visual impairment in drivers:
- In order to reduce excessive eye strain while driving, you need to at least remove everything in the cabin that unnecessarily distracts the driver's gaze. For example, all sorts of "pendants" hanging on the rear-view mirror and on the windshield.
- Do not spend more than 2 hours continuously in the driver's seat. It is necessary to periodically stop and do a warm-up, combining it with an eye gymnast.
A little warm-up during movement will give rest not only to the muscles of the body, but also to the eyes.
- It is necessary to take care of the convenience of staying in the driver's seat. Any discomfort exacerbates the violation of muscle circulation in the collar zone, which occurs while driving a moving car. And this is directly related to the deterioration of visual functions.
The comfortable position of the body in the driver's seat is directly related to the state of the visual organs.
Video: restoring vision while driving
Pharmacology has compiled a whole line of "artificial tears" that help drivers mitigate the effects of excessive dry eyes - the main scourge of motorists. However, it is better not to bring your eyes to such an extreme, accustoming yourself to blink more often while moving and stop in time to rest.
