Your eyes may be small, but they’re one of the hardest-working organs in your body.
Surprisingly, each eye has 6 muscles that constantly move and adjust — helping you look up, down, left, right, and focus at different distances.
In today’s digital lifestyle, we rely heavily on near and mid-distance vision — from working at computers to scrolling on smartphones.
This constant focus causes the eye muscles to overwork, leading to eye strain, headaches, and even symptoms similar to office syndrome.
How Your Eye Muscles Work
Each of the six muscles has a specific role:
- Moves the eye upward and toward the center.
- Rotates the eye inward and downward.
- Helps center your vision.
- Controls upward and downward eye movement.
- Rotates the eye outward and upward.
- Moves the eye sideways.
When focusing on close objects, these muscles contract more intensely to adjust the lens inside your eye.
Over time, this can lead to muscle fatigue, tension, and blurred vision.
What Happens When Eye Muscles Are Overworked
Using your eyes at close distances (30–90 cm) for long hours — such as working on screens — keeps your eye muscles constantly tense.
Just like running for hours without rest, your eye muscles get sore and stiff, leading to:
- Eye fatigue and blurry vision
- Headaches and temple pain
- Neck or shoulder discomfort
How to Relax Your Eye Muscles
- Look into the distance (at least 5 meters away) for a few minutes every hour.
- Try gentle eye movement exercises — rolling your eyes slowly in circles.
- Close your eyes, relax, and take deep breaths.
For extra comfort, consider Antifatigue lenses — designed to reduce the strain on your eye muscles during long hours of near work.
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