We stare at our monitors and portable devices for hours and it does have serious impact on our comfort. Take a second and ask yourself, do you regularly get the following symptoms?
- burning
- dry and strained eyes
- headache
- neck ache
- blurred vision
1. Take a break. I know I said it's hard to pull away from the pile, but between the two articles I read, this is the highest on the list. IPN Lighting suggests that "if you can't leave your desk, lean back, close your eyes and relax".
2. Use proper lighting. Both sites have this as number 2 on the list and as a person who works in a dimmer area,, I definitely get the importance of having better light. If you can get away from overhead fluorescent lighting, that would be ideal. if not, see if you can get "the current fluorescent tubes with "full spectrum" fluorescent bulbs designed to be more similar to natural sunlight and therefore more comforting to the eyes than conventional fluorescent lighting".
3. Air Dry? Get humidity. "Natural plants in your workspace can increase humidity as well as control dust and other irritating particles".
4. Upgrade computer display settings. By adjusting the display, it can help to alleviate eye strain. Look at brightness, text size and font, and color temperatures.
All About Vision (article here) and IPN Lighting (article here) wrote great informational pieces with a few more tips. Check them out!
Let us know the tricks or tips you use to reduce eye strain in a message below.
Thanks!
Kendal
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