Tips To Reduce Eye Strain for Computer Users

If you spend more time in front of the computer, you get eye strain.

If you stare at computer monitor for longer hours, you forget to blink.

If you don’t blink your eyes, the natural moisture in your eyes gets evaporated and your eyes become dry and irritated.

Dry eyes results in double vision, blurry, color fringes, or fatigued sensations.

The major eye irritant is due to the brightness of the screen and the area surrounding the screen.

Working with bright light directly behind the screen or working in a dark room causes eye strain.

Sitting in front of a large window and exposure to sun glare on your monitor can cause eye strain.

Computer usage does not usually damage the eye, but it places strain on eye muscles affecting individual’s vision and job performance. If you can’t see the screen comfortably or steadily, productivity decreases.

Tips for computer users:

• For every one hour, take ten minutes break and blink frequently.
• Don’t work in dark room, as the contrast between computer generated light and lack of background light strains your eyes.
• Discuss your eye problems with eye care professional and find if any eye wear is required to meet your needs.
• Check and verify your eye wear to be used to see up close or distance.
• Don’t keep bright light directly behind the screen.