More than 70% of the working population suffers from eye strain. The main cause is excessive screen use.
Irritated eyes, burning, dryness, even headaches, are the main symptoms of this problem. With these tips, you will know how to avoid eye strain in your daily life effortlessly. It’s just a matter of adding habits.
Avoid eye strain:
1: Take breaks from continuous screen use.
If you work with a computer, mobile, or tablet regularly, this habit will help you. Every hour, close your eyes for 30 seconds; you can even cover them with your hands. The contrast with darkness will help relax the muscles and generate natural tears to hydrate the eye.
2: Focus on distant objects occasionally.
Like the previous tip, another exercise to relax your eye muscles is to focus on a distant point (if indoors, the farthest point in the room). Look at a distant object or place and focus your sight to contract and relax the muscles at various distances. Blink frequently to avoid eye dryness.
3: Use protection in your prescription or non-prescription glasses.
Blue light filter or blue light treatment is a barrier against harmful blue light rays. It acts as a screen improving the sharpness of what we see and delaying eye strain. Don’t need glasses? It doesn’t matter. Even if you have no vision problems, you can wear glasses with just this treatment during hours of screen exposure. If you need information or advice about lenses with blue anti-reflective coating, contact us.
4: Suitable environment.
Watch the lighting where you are; a well-lit room is always better than dim light. The screen’s lighting and contrast will also affect, as well as proper ventilation of your space. Occasionally, using artificial tears can be a temporary solution to avoid eye strain. Temporarily relieve dryness by providing extra hydration to the eye.
