Digital Eye Strain Worse For Multitaskers

Digital eye strain, which used to be called computer vision syndrome and discomfort typically results from the tiny muscles in the eye working overtime.   As I find stories about eye strain I laugh as I sit in front of 3 screens plus my phone and realize that I do feel it and find this information as most of us do use computers and look at screens all day every day. This is what leads to Digital eye strain.

Focusing on objects in close proximity and adjust to different lighting levels and failure to blink, are things that happen when people are concentrating, and it also dries out and irritates eyes. Most recover after taking a small break. Even those who are glued to their tablets until bedtime typically feel refreshed by the morning.

New research has linked cumulative and constant exposure to the high-energy blue light from digital screens can damage to the light receptors at the back of the eye. That could lead to age related macular degeneration, which is the loss of central vision.

Give your eyeballs a break

• Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break, and look at something 20 feet away.
• Position your computer to be arm's length away, untilted, at a height that allows you to look down 4 to 5 inches at your work.
• computer glasses, which are tinted yellow or have other coatings to filter out high-energy light and are customized to focus on the mid-distance range for viewing digital screens.