How to Reduce Eye Strain While Working on a Computer

How to Reduce Eye Strain While Working on a Computer
by jrdiaz

Since birth each of us has gathered all of our outside information through the five  physical senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. And input from these physical senses is ceaseless and unending.

Two senses that provide most information about the world around us are sight and hearing. And none gives more pleasure and opportunities to appreciate the beauty God had created than our eyes.

Our wise Creator –God knows that our eyes are vulnerable to injury. So He keeps them safe in a socket guarded by the eyelids. The eyelids also serve as windshield wipers, sweeping the tears into the conjunctiva to prevent the eyes from drying. On the other hand, the tears help maintain the cleanliness of the eye lens. The iris regulates the size of the pupils, depending on the intensity of the light that enters the eyes.

But many times we take our eyes for granted through unhealthy practices. We rub them. We do not eat vitamin A-rich foods. We expose them to the sun. We sleep late and wake up early.

In May 2009, the World Health Organization reported that about 85 percent of all visual impairments that affect 314 million people in the world are preventable. The report showed that about 45 million are blind and that most of the people that are visually impaired are in the developing countries. More than 12 million children ages 5 to 15 have error of refraction that needs to be corrected.

Also, the widespread use of computers has led to some important health concerns. One of them is computer vision syndrome (CVS). You may have CVS if you have sore, tired, burning, itching, or dry eyes; blurred or double vision after prolonged staring at a display device.

With these alarming statistics and information, proper eye care is really important in order for our eyes to function efficiently and enable us to enjoy life.

To help those working with computers, here are some techniques we can follow to ease eye strain:

1.    Place your display device about an arm’s length away from your eyes with the top of the screen at eye level or below.

 

2.    Use large fonts. You may increase font size to at least 14 while working.

3.    Use a large monitor.

4.  Set a high contrast and medium brightness such as black on white contrast.

5.  As much as possible, go for natural lighting from outdoor sunshine. Too much light, however, creates glare on the screen. You can use glare screen to reduce glare.

6.    Every 10 to 15 minutes, take an eye break.

•            Look into the distance and focus on the object for 20 to 30 seconds.
•            Roll your eyes in a complete circle.
•      Close your eyes and rest them for at least one minute.

7.    Blink your eyes every five seconds.

8.    If wear glasses, ask your doctor about computer glasses.

Following these tips may help reduce eyestrain while working on a computer. So take good care of your eyes and apply and practice these tips because eye care is better than eye cure.

As a final point, we must remember that the purpose of our eyes is not just for us to see but  for us to be enlightened.

The Word of God says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.” (Matthew 6:22-23)

Through our eyes, we can become either good or bad. So we need to be careful of what we are seeing and reading because we become what we continually seeing and reading.

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