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[birdlady1979]

Magnifying mirror gave me a bad headache
I got a small compact size 12x magnifying mirror for plucking eye brows I was looking into it plucking and trying trying to focus which is hard becuase it's so small and blurry unless you get it just right, when all of a sudden my eyes hurt so I put it down.Later on that evening I noticed my head was hurting and my eyes sensitive to light.
Can a magnifying mirror bring on a migraine?

Can a magnifying mirror cause permanent eye damage from eye strain?
Can a high level magnifying mirror cause torn retina or anything permanent?

I am so scared I hurt my eyes with this stupid thing or tore my retinas or something,I threw it away never to use it again.    

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[birdlady1979]

Thank you.
It bought on a massive headache and since then my eyes are sore when I try to focus.Perhaps just strained.
Thank you!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[JodieJ]

I seriously doubt that a magnifying mirror can cause permanent eye damage.  Get a mirror with less magnification.  Just a few years ago, a mirror with high magnification would cost mega-bucks.  Now they're sold at the dollar stores, and probably the image quality has been reduced.  Maybe that's why you had a problem.