What Causes Blurred Vision After Waking Up From Sleep?

Posted on Tue, 28 Apr 2015

Question: I work a lot on computer screen nowaday. when I woke up in the morning sometimes i got a blur vision, i have to scratch my eye many times before it came clear. This happen only in the morning. Do I have to get glasses? last year i got health check but the eye result shows normal i didn't told the doctor about this because i forgot

Answered by Dr. Sandip Kabra (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to tear secretions floating around on the eye surface.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Welcome to health care magic,

The most common cause for blurry vision after waking up from sleep in the morning is due to dried out tear secretions floating around on the eye surface.

This happens in most the people as they rub their eyes when they wake up.

Actually they are trying (could be unconsciously also) to clear up their vision by removing these secretions.

Another common cause could be eye allergies or allergic conjunctivitis which has symptoms like itching, burning, watering, and redness, could often worse when getting up from sleeping, especially if the person is allergic to dust, mould or mites,as these tend to be concentrated in the mattress, blankets, and pillows.

I would suggest you to consult this problem to your eye specialist for thoroughly check up of the eyes including your distance vision for refractory errors.

Feel free to ask if there is any question further.

Thanks and Regards,

Dr.SandipKabra.

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