Eye Strain Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have eye strain and any of the following:
- Green or yellow mucus draining from the eye
- Change in vision
- Eye surface becomes cloudy
- Foreign body on the cornea
- Worsening eye pain
- Worsening eye redness
- Worsening headaches
- Worsening sensitivity to bright light
Continue to Eye Strain Underlying Cause
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2010 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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