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10 Eye Care Tips for Computer Freak

By ebazaar ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅

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Maybe not many have realized the fact that being in front of the computer for a long time can cause hazardous results for your eyes and health. However, the necessity of computers and the works related to it cannot be left behind. In 2006, there was a report on World Eye Health Day that stated:

“In the recent all-computer based lifestyle and the substantial growth of computer use, requires people to excessively looking at the computer screen has contributed the percentage increase to 65 of vision impairment problems such as Computer vision syndrome (CVS) and long-sightedness among teens aged 15 and above….”

Protect your eyes. Learn simple tips that can help you take care of your eyes and vision if you are a computer freak like me.

Maybe not many have realized the fact that being in front of the computer for a long time can cause hazardous results for your eyes and health. However, the necessity of computers and the works related to it cannot be left behind. In 2006, there was a report on World Eye Health Day that stated, “In the recent all-computer based lifestyle and the substantial growth of computer use, requires people to excessively looking at the computer screen has contributed the percentage increase to 65 of vision impairment problems such as Computer vision syndrome (CVS) and long-sightedness among teens aged 15 and above.

These vision problems caused by computer usage may be due to a few facts:

Sitting on the same position in front of the computer and focusing on the screen for a long time
Incorrect or inappropriate computer screen’s position can contribute to vision problems
Bad lighting of the surrounding environment of the room and lighting reflection and glare can also be other factors

Have you ever felt occasional eyestrains, sore eyes, headaches or even excessive tearing? These are only few of the symptoms and indications that should prompt your attention more towards your current eye and vision health condition. The easiest way to prevent this problem from getting worse and all-out curbing the problem would most probably is t stay away from computers. Apparently, it is almost impossible for most people who make a living by using the computers for job-related tasks!

Other symptoms that may caused by excessive computer usage:

red eyes
trouble changing focus
tired eyes
contact lens discomfort that may due to dry eyes
cyclic momentary blurred near vision
increase glare sensitivity

Here are 10 tips that you can practice to help you with proper eye care:

Adjust your seat and the computer that you are working with ergonomically. Take note that the most common viewing distance is between 28-30 inches. Make sure that your body, eyes and computer screen is in a comfortable set up. This is essential in order to avoid awkward head or eye movements.
Make sure your workstation is spacious enough so that it could ease your movements. This is to give you more angles to move with the aim of distracting you from becoming too focused to the computer screen and to ease up your body adjustment to get a comfortable position.
Get rid of glare from your workstation. Adjust the brightness and contrast on your monitor screen suitable to your surrounding environment lighting. Glare is the common cause of eyestrain and fatigue ness. If you are sitting near the window that is easily penetrated by direct sunlight, perhaps you could try minimizing the source of direct sunlight by putting on a blind or curtain and at the same time lowering the screen’s contrast and brightness percentage a little. If the overhead lights are too bright, you can make the move to dim it up a little too.
Do not however work with the computer in the dark. You have to make sure there are still lights around and it is preferable that you use a low-wattage bulb and lower down the brightness and contrast percentage of your screen. Another option is to use a monitor glare hood with anti-reflection attributes.
Put a limit to your computer usage. Better yet, take a break after every hour of using the computer. You can do so by looking away from the computer to something that is within a short distance view and later slowly shift to somewhere further. Watch more greenery because that could be an eye refresher.
Wash your face and blink drips of water on the face into your eyes. By right, the practice helps to cleanse your eyes.
Take some time to do eye exercise by moving your eyes left right up and down few times for every few seconds
Make the effort to stay healthy. Get use to food that is rich with Vitamin A and C, vegetables, especially broccoli and carrots as well as fruits such as apricots and grapes. In short, you had to have a balanced nutrition for your well-being that is complete with vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals, proteins, fat and sufficient water intake.
Eating beta-carotenes-rich foods is always good for maintaining eye health
Avoid using contact lenses when working with a PC if possible because contact lenses themselves can cause dry eyes. You can wear contact lenses but it is best to switch when you want to work on your PC or laptop.

These tips however are mere guides. If the vision and eye problems resist, it is advisable for you to consult your physician. Hope these guides help if not much, even a little in your daily life.

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This article was also published at on computersight.com - 10 Eye Care Tips for Computer Freaks under my narrator pen name ebazaar. I also have a number of articles published there so feel free to take a look. Have a nice day!

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