Invest in one of today's nonglare computer screens, and don't be afraid to change your computer's brightness, contrast or text size, all of which will alleviate eye stress. Also, position your screen slightly lower than your eyes; the top of your monitor should be level with your eyebrows. For physiological problems, hit your doctor up for a pair of corrective lenses.
Finally, eliminate any glaring peripheral light. To find out what lights are bothersome, Sheedy recommends performing the hand-as-visor trick: Shield your eyes with your hand, and see if that makes the tension in your face and shoulders dissipate. If it does, manually adjust the lamps you blocked out as bothersome. As for watching TV, experts recommend laughing along with your favorite sitcom from a comfortable distance. (Finally, a reason to be a couch potato.)But by far the simplest and best expert advice for eliminating eyestrain from any type of medium: take regular breaks. Go on, walk over to the water cooler, even if you aren't thirsty; and by all means, move your easy chair at least two feet from the television. Above all: don't forget to blink.
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Add CommentFunny, I have an appoitment with my Optometrist in 2 hours. I will take this along to explain some of my complaints
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisYup, No doubt about it. I wear glasses now because of the computer!
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I thought that when looking close up the ciliary muscles you ciliary muscles are relaxed to allow the lens to bulge using its naturaly elasticity.Thus strain on the ciliary muscles would occur when looking at a distant object because these muscles need to hold the lens in a flattened poision.
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