According
to recent CNN health news, digital eyestrain has become a common eye problem,
which is plaguing millions of people working at the computer with headaches,
eye pain, watering, redness, double vision and loss of focus, among others.
Vision
is one of the most important assets in life. Without clear vision, the world
will be totally different, and living will become difficult, if not impossible.
Therefore, always protect your eyes and maintain good vision.
Digital
eyestrain is just one of the many ways in modern living that may harm your eyes
and damage your vision. If you have to spend many hours in front of the
computer everyday, maybe you should get yourself a pair of computer glasses. In
addition, make sure that your computer screen is bright enough and is at least
some two feet away from your eyes.
No
matter what, you must give your eyes a break every half hour or so. Your eyes
may not be able to see clearly because they cannot adjust to the focus as they
shift from near vision to distant vision when you look up from the computer
screen during the break. To facilitate the sudden shift of focus, blink your
eyes repeatedly Eye-blinking is especially important when you are moving
your eyes along the line; blinking often avoids staring or eye-fixation, which
causes eyestrain as well as reduces side vision over the long haul.
The
best exercise to relax the eye and to reduce eyestrain is eye palming. This is
a simple eye exercise in which you place both palms over your eyes, but without
actually touching them. Before placing your palms over your forehead and
cheekbones, rub them hard so as to generate some heat. Then close your eyes and
let your palms cover but without touching them. Visualize darkness, and breathe
slowly. Do eye palming anytime when you feel eyestrain; it will do wonders in
relaxing your eyes.
You may
also include other eye exercises, such as rolling your eyes up and down and
sideways.
Remember,
whenever you feel eyestrain, you must stop working at the computer.
Stephen
Lau
Copyright©
by Stephen Lau
No comments:
Post a Comment