How To Reduce Computer Eye Strain?
For most people, spending hours a day in front of a computer screen (like me), and have experienced anything along the lines of: eye discomfort, headache and may also get vision problems from viewing digital screens for a very long period that can even end for a lifetime. Along with that, you might also have a common problem known as eyestrain.
In medical terms this is known as Computer Vision Syndrome, and it comes from a combination of your monitor’s bright backlight, glare and staring at a screen for extended periods of time. With this Covid-19 pandemic, when we have been forced to stay at home as much as possible, we are even more involved with all these gadgets and have all already been so involved with our smartphones and laptops.
We at Jagdamba Eye Care Hospital, the best eye hospital in Bhiwadi, have come up with a few things that can help you reduce the strain that these digital screens are putting on your eyes. We understand how precious your eyes are, and how these technologically updated devices can negatively affect them, which is why Jagdamba Eye Care Hospital bring forward a few tips to help. And, these tips are also helpful for those who are also work from home, while staying connected through video calls and emails, again done via these digital screens can negatively impact your eyes. Let’s dig deeper:
- Invest in special eye glasses
The very first thing that you should do is shop for appropriate eyeglasses. Even though you aren’t suffering from a refractive error, investing in an eyeglass to be worn while you are using your screens is a good step taken to avoid any future problem. You can opt for zero number spectacles that you can wear whenever you use your screens, this way you can avoid blue light from your screens to directly enter your eyes. Even better, you can also opt for blue light glasses or computer glasses that are specially designed to block the harmful blue light coming from your screens.
- Blink more often
Whenever we are using digital screens, we forget to blink. Yes, that’s absolutely true! When we use our smartphones or computers, most of us likely to blink less than what we do normally. In general we blink 15-20 times every minute, but when we’re busy watching something on the screen, this blinking goes down to only 5-7 times per minute! This drastic change definitely affects our eyes, making them dry, red, and itchy. So, to avoid this, what we can do is we need to make an effort to keep reminding your eyes to blink every few seconds.
- Adjust your screen display settings
Most of us are aware of the “brightness” setting in our phones and laptops? But do we really use it? Probably not. So, now is the time to do so. Whenever we buy a new smartphone or laptop, the brightness is kept too high to help attract us with the visuals. But, this excess brightness can harm our eyes too. So, whenever we have to use any digital screens for a longer time, we should make sure we reduce the brightness to a level that is comfortable for our eyes. Keeping the screen at the same brightness as the environment around us. Just as much as bright screens can harm our eyes, so can dark screens too! We should also increase the text size to reduce the strain on our eyes if our work involves typing or reading.
- Adopt the 20-20-20 exercise
If you are one those who spends hours and hours on computer screen, with no way to escape, then you should make sure you take on some eye exercises that can help your eye nerves and veins relax. You can perform these particular exercise the 20-20-20 procedures, in this you just need to take your eyes off your screen every 20 minutes, for 20 seconds, to stare at an object 20 feet away from you. Other than this, you can also take short 5-10 minute breaks from your screen every hour.
Incorporate these simple tips while you keep your eyes stuck on the digital screens, through this you can considerably reduce the strain on your eyes from the electronic devices you use. Above-mentioned tips can only protect you from considerable eyestrain, they won’t protect your eyes completely. So, if you trust the best eye hospital in Bhiwadi, we at Jagdamba Eye care hospital still advise you to use your digital gadgets to the minimum, so as to avoid eyestrain and possible headaches too!