PROTECTING VISION: TIPS TO REDUCE DIGITAL EYE STRAIN

Having discussed digital eye strain with its causes and symptoms, we will discuss how to reduce digital eye strains. Treatments or perhaps the management of digital eyestrain consists mainly of making changes in our daily habits with the following tips to help reduce digital eye strain;

      TIPS FOR REDUCING DIGITAL EYE STRAIN

• Adjust the lighting of your digital devices or computer and use shaded lights when reading at a desk to prevent light from shining directly into the eye.
• Schedule breaks when using a computer or a digital device using the 20-20-20 rule; this means take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and look at something 20 feet away.

• Use the eye care option on your devices to help regulate the lighting or the screen glare filter on digital devices.

• Adjust the font size (text size) on your digital devices or computer by increasing it so you can read without squinting your eyes.

• Wearing prescribed glasses for specific activities such as computer use or reading helps to reduce digital eye strain.
• If possible, blink often.
• To help reduce digital eye strain, move your digital devices from your eyes, about 20 to 28 inches away, and ensure your laptop or desktop is at least one arm’s length away from your face.
• To avoid poor posture while using the computer, adjust your chair height so your feet can rest comfortably on the floor to avoid slumping over the computer screen.

            BOTTOM LINE

If you have tried all these tips and do not get the expected relief, then it is time to pay your optometrist a visit for a comprehensive eye examination.  Your optometrist will run some tests and recommend appropriate treatments, which might include prescribed blue light blockers; these contain filters that keep blue light from digital devices from getting into the eyes, and if a spectacle wearer is using glasses of the wrong prescription adjust the issue will help reduce the strain on the eyes. Finally, treating associated systematic conditions like migraine, hypertension, and malaria can be a relevant relief of digital eyestrain.

Feel free to ask any questions concerning the eyes or send in your concerns by contacting TREETOP VISION EYE CENTRE (TREVEC), the best eye clinic in Utako, Abuja.

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