The human body as a whole is made up of interconnected systems with none working in a complete isolation. The head alone houses one of the most vital organs in the body(brain) plus five other senses that enable us to communicate effectively with our surroundings. Therefore, it is possible that when something is wrong with a system/organ, it manifests in another close or distant system.

This same thing is applicable to some forms of headache most especially, the one experienced after a prolonged near work or when we look at fine prints for long.

The eye is made up of different components that function together to bring about a detailed,clear and comfortable vision. Part of these components are the refractive media that are responsible for the bending of light rays in order to obtain images that are clear in form and sharp in focus.

Excessiveness or insufficiency in the power of these media brings about what is known as refractive error.
Now, this is where I am heading to; when there's an error at any point in these media(particularly the cornea and the lens), a component of the visual system responsible for the movement of the eyes in different directions (I.e the extraocular muscles) tries to compensate for it thereby inducing stress on the eye(eye strain) and this eventually leads to headache, most commonly in the frontal and occasionally the temporal part of the head.
This headache may be accompanied by other symptoms such as asthenopia(eye strain, double vision),blurry vision,watery eyes etc.
As stated earlier, the symptoms are usually experienced following a prolonged near work such as working with your system,reading newspaper etc.

These symptoms are a clear indication of refractive error and the solution lies in treating the underlying cause which is the excessiveness or insufficiency in the power of the eye.
Try to visit an eye expert if you have these complaints

For me, a nap helps to relieve the headache.



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