Are you a computer user who love to spend more than 6 hours in front of computer daily? Then be alert! Your eyes are in heavy risk! I am not telling these things to create any panic. This is true and medically approved that working more hours in front of computer can cause damage of eye sight.
Previously I wrote an article Is Blogging is an invitation to Doctor where I told you about disadvantages of spending more time on internet. Now I am going to tell you how your eyes effected from long usage computer and how to save your eyes from computer?
Yesterday while researching on internet I found a fantastic article How to save your eye sight from heavy or prolonged computer usage written by Evertheson. I want to share some important points with my readers.
Disadvantages
These are some disadvantages quoted on Evertheson’s article
1) Continuously focusing at near objects (reading and staring on the screen) causes the eyeballs to adapt by altering its shape-becoming fatter and more circular (forgetting far focusing)-a condition referred to as being short sighted.
2) This usually comes together with a condition called dry eyes -eyes failing to produce enough tears leading to dryness, friction, irritation of the eyes and blurred vision.
3)In simpler terms continuous and repeated staring results in the tear ducts sought of losing the frequency upon which to produce tears resulting in a condition called dry eyes
Precautions
1) Light Condition: Make sure that light condition of your room or office is good so that your computer light should suppressed. Use energy-efficient CFL bulbs (Compact fluorescent lamp) in your room. Make sure light from your computer should low from light from fluorescent bulb.
2) Open Space: Your computer should not place in front of a wall. There should be open space in front of a computer. Placing computer behind the wall brings a tension and pressure to the eyes.
3) Screen Brightness: Adjust the screen resolution of your computer according to your eyes comfort.
4) Take a break: Take a regular break after working each hour of work. Working continuously cause your eyes prolonged of danger.
5) Font size: Adjust the font size of your computer according to your ease. Use Ctrl+Up/Down button of your keyboard to adjust the font size
6) Schedule you work: Make a proper schedule of your computer work. Make sure your work schedule should be combination of computer and non-computer work. Give a proper break to your computer work after a regular time interval.
7) Quit Smoking: Though this tip is beyond computer usage but it is very important to follow. According to research smoking harms the delicate tissues of the eyes and increases chances of developing cataracts and AMD.
8 ) Monitor Position: You should work one arm away from your monitor and below eye level.
Apart from these precaution I highly emphasize on regular medical check up by a Doctor. Remember that precaution is always better than cure. If luckily your eyes are in better condition then don’t take it normally.
Nice read 30 ways to care for your eyes
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Hello due,
Very usefull information shared hear, now a days this is the major problem to all of our friends like who are using the computers.., Thanks for this usefull post
Yea! Focusing on a farther object for while gets eyes to relax for a bit
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HI
Very useful information. The main cause of dry eye with people using computer for a long time is that they forgot to blink. With focusing on computer and with the head position when you work on computer , your blinking rate will decrease causing dry eye. Remember to blink and try to make your head straight when using computer
Thanks for the mention, Himanshu.
For my case, the natural sunlight flooding into my room during the day is often too bright. So I always need to draw the curtain, otherwise the glare and amount of light bouncing off the screen makes my eyes tired easily.
I also do eye rotation exercise before I sleep each night. It’s described in my article you’ve linked to above. As you’ve mentioned, staring at the screen locks the eyeballs in a fixed position for too long is harmful for the eyes. By rotating your eyeballs, you’re actually exercising your eyes, making them stronger and more flexible. Hope this helps you and your readers. Thanks.
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@The concious life Thanks for adding value and taking care ohanksf my readers. Appreciate your suggestion. Thanks.
light conditions and brightness are major concern for every blogger and it should be keep in mind while working in front of computer
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Eyes are the most important thing in this world. And blogger should care more about them.
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You shouldn’t have a bright wallpaper too .. this also affect our eyes..
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You are right. Thanks @Srivathsan for adding value to the article.
font sizes and screen brightness are two most important things for me….
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You should have written this post an year back..:( in last 1 year my eye sight has increased tremendously ..
Thanks for a great post. I can straight away follow some of your suggestions.
I must be in front of a PC about 12-14 hours per day. Luckily, a few of those hours are for gaming!
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i think taking break in between the work is most helpful for eyes
15 minutes break at interval of about 1 or 1.5 hr is really helpful. Throw some water on your face and relax for 5 minutes, do some other activity and again back to work. Use proper light in your room and avoid using CRT monitors.
Thanks Himanshu for covering such helpful and essential practices. Really helpful for techies.
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Thanks for introducing the article. Please correct the title of the post as “How to protect your eyes from computer?”
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Nice! Really very informative
i use PC + Laptop daily 17 hours 0.o
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nice post, i need this at right time, thank you
Taking a break in between is very important.
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I think taking a break in between the working hours helps a lot. My eye sight is increasing at a faster rate
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I am definitely guilty here. Normally in front of a computer for more than 6 hours a day. I do try to keep lighting and things like that at a safe level, but taking a break is a tip of yours that I should do more often.
Hi ,
you are given very useful information. now a days mostly everyone facing this problem. I am also facing this problem I work more than 8 hours daily on computer I am also facing the same problem . thanks a lot for this…