If you gaze at a computer, smartphone, or game console for long periods of time, your eyes may get tired. The glare and flashing from digital screens can be a tool on your eyes. It can also strain your eyes if you look at a bright light or spend too much time in an environment with dimmed light.
Activities such as reading, writing, and driving require intense use of eyes and could lead to eye fatigue. This type of eye strain is also referred to as computer vision syndrome or digital eye strain. Blinking distributes tears uniformly throughout your eyes, preventing them from becoming too dry and irritated. Weblink on average 18 times every minute, which helps to keep our eyes refreshed. When reading, viewing, or playing on a screen, people blink fewer than half as often, causing our eyes to become red, itchy, irritated, and fatigued. Symptoms of fatigued eyes include increased sensitivity to light, blurred or double vision, dry or watery eyes, feeling grit in the eyes and trouble focusing.
Simple efforts can be taken to prevent or alleviate this issue.
A few easy modifications to your work environment can help you feel better and prevent future problems: Remove the glare by modifying the lighting in your environment, take regular breaks from your computer and follow the 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. If a nearby window’s light glares on your computer, close the blinds.
If the irritation from eye fatigue continues make sure you consult with an eye doctor. Meantime you could use an artificial tear to refresh your eyes when they feel dry.
