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Reply: Extremely tired eyes/ Eyes don't close comfortably

umm i wear glasses most of the time. i am very near sighted and have high density lenses,...

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Reply: Extremely tired eyes/ Eyes don't close comfortably

Thank you for your response Doctor. I do have slightly dry eyes, and use glasses and I'm...

Posted by danee987

Thank you for your response Doctor. I do have slightly dry eyes, and use glasses and I'm sure this doesn't help my condition. My problem here is that the remedies I've been told to do over the years have never come anywhere close to any long term relief of my problem. Like I said before, they do help to some degree but it is a minor relief that just sort of keeps me going. There is some sort of underlying problem that feels like it needs a more serious remedy to fix. I have no clue what that would be because I don't even know what's going on with my eyes.

My coworkers who also spend endless hours on the computer get pretty fatigued in their eyes too. But the difference between them and myself is that when they lessen their hours on the computer to a regular 8 hours and when they get 7-8 hour sleep their fatigue goes away. They look fresh faced and feel rested. In my case my fatigue never goes away and I never look rested whatsoever. I've been off the computer for weeks on vacation and slept well (and even when I work I sleep a good 7-8 hours) and there has been no change because I simply cannot close my eyes without discomfort and pressure and the feeling of having to force them shut all night. I know my condition is something more than just fatigued eyes. At times when I am able to completely relax and keep myself from forcing any muscles in my face and relax my face how I used to be able to relax it before I had this problem, I notice I begin to fall asleep and my eyes just open up. I mean this is just not normal my eyes shouldn't be opening up that way. It feels as if something (muscle? never?) is just not long enough to do its job properly. That's how it feels anyway, like if my eyelids just want to remain wide open.

Are you aware of any condition that has these sort of symptoms? I know that any conditions you say are just possibilities and I still need to see a doctor in person but I wanted to know if any of these symptoms sound like anything you've heard of? I have never been able to find any info of any condition that sounds close to this and the neurologist and ophtalmologist I had seen had no answers for me.

Thank you so much in advance.View Thread

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Extremely tired eyes/ Eyes don't close comfortably

Hi I've had this problem for a long time and was wondering if anyone could possibly help...

Posted by danee987

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