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I'm 29 and have had constant headaches since I was 21. Saw doctors, tried medications, bought ergonomic office equipment, blue light glasses, everything. Every doctor said screen strain or stress.
Last week my girlfriend asked why I was squinting at the TV. I said I wasn't. She insisted I always do.
I tested it. Covered one eye - blurry. Other eye - blurry.
Went to an optician. Need glasses. Badly. Strong prescription.
"When did the headaches start?"
"8 years ago."
"And you never got your eyes checked?"
No. I had perfect vision my whole life so it never occurred to me.
Got glasses three days ago. Headaches completely gone.
8 years of suffering. Hundreds spent on doctors and equipment. All I needed was £80 glasses.
Everyone's laughing at me. "You didn't think to check your EYES?"
No. I did not.
TL;DR: Had headaches for 8 years, tried everything except the obvious solution of getting my eyes checked. Just needed glasses.