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  Eyestrain can be the result of needing a vision correction. If you find you are rubbing your eyes, squinting, getting headaches or feeling tired after participating in sports, watching TV, or spending time reading or on the computer, you may have eyestrain that can be helped with prescription eyeglasses. Different types of glasses can ease tired eyes.
  
  

Close Work and Eyestrain

• Reading glasses help relieve eyestrain by providing magnification. These glasses can be made with the magnification in the whole lens or as a bifocal with the top clear and the reading part in the bottom of the lens. If you do a lot of close work for long periods of time, the whole lens option gives you more of a viewing area. But if you need to look up frequently and see in the distance, the bifocal lens would be more beneficial.
  
  

Distance Problems and Eyestrain

• If you have problems seeing in the distance, also called nearsightedness or myopia, glasses can be used to correct your vision and reduce eyestrain. Common symptoms of eyestrain in nearsighted people include headaches, squinting and tired eyes, especially when driving or when involved in seeing in the distance, such as watching a movie. Glasses for nearsightedness may be worn all the time or just as needed, depending on your prescription.
  
  

Bifocals

• Sometimes eyestrain is caused by a problem that involves both distance and up close vision. This usually begins to affect people around the age of 40, when the eye loses the ability to adjust for fine print. This type of vision problem is called presbyopia, and its eyestrain can be corrected by using bifocals to see both in the distance and up close.
  
  

Other Causes of Eyestrain

• If you work or spend a lot of time outside, dark sunglass lenses can help reduce tired eyes caused by bright light. Eyestrain can also be caused from other vision problems, such as muscle imbalance, according to the Mayo Clinic. The best way to determine the cause of your tired eyes is to have a complete vision exam done with your eye care practitioner.