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Can Reading While
Tired Weaken Your
Eyesight?
Eye health is a vital aspect of
health care that should not be
taken for granted. However,
it is often placed on the back
burner in spite of the fact that
our eyes are under a great deal of strain
from many different sources including
those related to excessive close up work.
Reading is one such activity that does
encourage a lot of close up work. If you
are a college student, then, chances are
you may have gotten into the habit of
reading and studying in the wee hours of
the morning in your preparation for fi nals
or mid-term exams. From this point of
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view, you may have wondered whether or
not it is safe to read while you are tired or
while you are sick.
According to natural health
care practitioners reading while
tired or sick puts a great deal
of strain on the visual system.
For example, due to the fact
that your eyes are not fresh in
this particular state, it is not recommended
because it places a
strain on the focusing muscles
of the eyes. When the body is
ill or tired, vision becomes dim
and cloudy.
Therefore, reading in that
state of health can actually
cause straining and straining is
a bad visual habit that may actually
weaken your eyesight.
Reading when tired is common
among many college students
in a concerted effort to
study for finals. Often, staying
up in the late hours of the night
while you are barely able to
keep your eyes open is hard on
the eyes.
It is generally better to read
when your eyes are fresh after
you have had a sufficient night
of sleep. If you are tired or sick
get a sufficient amount of rest
to allow your visual system a
good period of time for recovery
before you start reading.
Even though reading in dim
light does not cause permanent
damage to your eyesight, it is
still recommended that if you
are reading at night that you
should have proper lighting.
This is due to the fact that dim
light causes eye strain associated
with headaches and is hard
on the eyes.
Reading when tired or sick
is not recommended due to the
fact that vision in this state of
health is dim and cloudy. Therefore,
reading under these conditions
places too much strain
on the focusing muscles of the
eyes that can weaken eyesight.
A general rule of thumb in the
event that you are tired is to get
an adequate amount of rest that
would enable your visual system
to recover fully. That way
you will be able to read in a
comfortable manner that does
not damage your eyesight.
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