Working In Front Of Computer For Hours? Go Easy on Your the Eyes!

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Working in front of a screen all day is inevitable. However, it is essential to take care of our eyes. Eyes are one of the most important organs and poor eye health can lead to various health complications.

Some tips to prevent those problems.

 

• Adjust Your Monitor Position

The main cause of eye problems is placing the monitor too high. Our eyes work better and more focus when looking slightly downwards rather than straight ahead. In addition to tiring the eyes, reading a computer screen while looking straight ahead can also dry out the eyes, because the eyelids must be wider open. If you wear contact lenses, the dryness of the eyes will worsen.

• Pay Attention to Ambient Lighting

When calculating, if you normally see dark text on a light background, the room lights should be brighter than if you normally see light text on a dark background. If you can't adjust the lighting, consider wearing eye protection to protect your eyes. Light text on a dark background can make the eyes more comfortable.

• Rest Your Eyes

Our eyes are not designed to see at close range for hours without distraction. If the eye remains focused on a particular point for a long time, the eye’s lens will become stuck at that focal point, which can cause squint and eye muscle fatigue, also difficulty of reading traffic signs on the road, among other things at night. “20/20/20 rule.” Take a 20-second break every 20 minutes, focusing your eyes on points at least 20 feet away from the computer screen. Keep your eyes moving while looking at objects at various distances.

• Wear the Right Glasses

If you normally wear glasses or contact lenses and are around 45 years old, you may need special vision correction for computer work. Computer screens are not typical near-distance reading or typical long-distance driving; rather they are at intermediate distance.

 

If you experience problems with vision, immediately consult an ophthalmologist, according to your vision problems. One of the health problems related to aging that is quite a lot to complain about is problems with the eyes and vision. These diseases include macular degeneration, night blindness, glaucoma, and cataracts. If there are symptoms of eye disease, or a history of the above eye diseases, it is necessary to see an ophthalmologist regularly. To choose the proper ophthalmologist, you can ask for recommendation to your relatives, family, or doctors.