Only people who wear prescription glasses know the struggle and pain of having weak eyesight. Prescription glasses make up for the visual problems that may affect one’s ability to see clearly. However, one of the biggest challenges that people with weak eyesight experience is constant fluctuation in their eyesight power. And when that happens, most people report the common sign: headache!

You may be suffering from a headache every other day, and you may not know why it is happening. You may have tried everything, from working on your sleep pattern to improving the lighting in your office to installing an anti-glare screen on your computer monitor, but if none of it seems to be helping, it might be your old glasses. 

You read that right. Old glasses can cause headaches and migraines. This blog post will help you understand how old glasses may be linked to headaches and migraines. 

Old Glasses Can Cause Eye Strain

Your prescription glasses are made especially for you, considering your current eye condition. Now, the thing with eyesight is that it changes with time. It could be due to poor diet, excessive exposure to screens, or poor practices like reading and writing in poor lighting. Whatever the reason, when your eyesight changes, the prescription glasses you’re using are no more suitable for you. You’ll have to put a strain on your eyes to see clearly. This eye strain can cause headaches and migraine.

Old Glasses Can Overwork Your Eyes

Another way old glasses can cause headaches and migraines is by overworking your eyes. As we said above, when you’re wearing an incorrect prescription, your eyes have to work harder to see clearly as the lens is no more doing that job. When you overwork your eyes, the damage is further worsened, which puts additional strain on already weak eyes and results in problems like vertigo, headache, and migraine. 

Old Glasses Make it Hard for Your Eyes to Focus.

Your old glasses may be causing blurred vision without you knowing. The blurring may only be very slight, and you may not notice, but it’ll have a major impact on your eyes. Your eyes won’t be able to adjust to the old lens. And when your eyes struggle to adjust to the old prescription, they’ll get strained, resulting in headaches and even migraines.

Eyes are very sensitive. They get affected by even the slightest changes. For example, you may be working in an environment that’s not adequately lit, but you may not feel it, but your eyes will. They’ll try to adjust to the available lighting, and this will put a strain on them and this can cause headaches. This is just one example of how your eyes can get affected.

If it’s been a year since you last got your eyesight checked, we suggest you visit The Eyewear House today. We offer full-scope optometry services, and we’ll help you get your prescription just right!