EYE ERGONOMICS: 3 TIPS TO REDUCE EYE FATIGUE
Posted Aug 11, 2022 | Eye Health
Millions of people have been rescued from neck, back, and joint pain by an applied science to produce safe working environments through proper body positioning, called Ergonomics. Did you know the eyes need ergonomics as well? Of course they do!
Anyone who’s spent long hours staring at a computer screen has probably
experienced eye discomfort:
- That work project that was due by end of day, and despite the burning eyes and headaches, you muscled through knowing there was always aspirin in the medicine cabinet.
- When you played video games until 2:00 AM trying to rescue the princess from the volcano, and afterwards your eyes burnt like lava, with just a glimpse of light.
- Coming home from watching video conferences all day and your irritated red eyes had your spouse questioning your leisure activities.
Eye Ergonomics can help!
Even the American Optometric Association has designated the growing complex list of eye problems as computer vision syndrome (CVS) and ignoring the symptoms may lead to poor eye health.
We have compiled these 3 tips of Eye Ergonomics to help avoid digital eye strain and eye fatigue:
1. Ask The Expert
At your next annual eye exam, talk to your VSP network doctor about your lifestyle and ask about the best options for combating digital eye strain. Even if you don’t wear corrective lenses, some blue light coatings are available for non-prescription eyewear.
2. Unplug Before Bed
Power down your devices before heading to bed. You may also want to consider lowering the brightness of your screen or enabling blue light filters such as night mode to help reduce the glare from your devices.
3. Give Your Eyes A Break
Whenever you find yourself spending time looking at a digital device, be sure to take frequent breaks. Get up, stretch, and give your eyes a rest.
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What is blue light? Blue light is high energy visible light that contains the highest amount of energy in the visible light spectrum.. As blue light passes through the lens of your eye, it scatters. Your eyes can’t focus on this scattered light, so they work extra hard to compensate. All that extra work can contribute to digital eye strain and visual fatigue.
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WHY DOES BLUE LIGHT EXPOSURE MATTER?
Your eyes weren’t built to process blue light well. So, they work extra hard trying to bring this light into focus, which is linked to digital eye strain. Think of it like running a marathon where someone keeps moving back the finish line.
Here are some of our favorite blue light glasses:
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