An Eye for Gaming

Playing video games calls for extreme concentration. In order to succeed you need to stay constantly alert and vigilant...after all getting sniped whilst playing Call of Duty usually occurs within a 'blink of an eye'. As such, serious gamers (and other people who spend long periods of time concentrating on a screen or monitor) can often go minutes without blinking.  Whilst this is good for gaming, unfortunately, it’s not so good for your eyes. 

An average person blinks around once every 12 seconds. Some gamers can go minutes without blinking. This soon has an impact on your eyes. People often experience 'Gaming Eyes'  after prolonged screen use. They complain of sore, bloodshot, dry eyes, often with headaches and back and/or neck pain and occasional blurred or double vision. The medical term for this is Computer Vision Syndrome and at The Dry Eye Centre we are seeing an increasing number of patients suffering Dry Eye as a result of prolonged screen use. 

If you're experiencing any of the above symptoms after spending long periods of time at work or play staring at a digital monitor, we would recommend having an assessment done by a Dry Eye Specialist. Without treatment, mild symptoms can growing increasingly worse and there are usually simple treatment(s) available to treat both the cause and symptoms you experience.