Computer Screens, A Common Cause Of Eye Strain

Computer Screens, A Common Cause Of Eye Strain

Many people are spend a large portion of their days staring at computer screens, and this is a major source of eye strain and fatigue.

A recent Epoch Times article offers a number of common-sense suggestions for minimizing computer-related eye strain.

Below are some helpful ways to protect your eyes when working in front of a screen, as follows:

1. Prevent screen glare by installing an anti-glare screen on your monitor, or a computer hood if you have large open windows causing glare on your screen. Darker colored walls with a matte finish are also preferable to bright white walls
2. Optimize your lighting by making sure your screen is the brightest thing in the room. When you use a computer your ambient lighting should be about 50% as bright as that typically found in most offices.
3. Sit at least an arm’s length away from your computer screen, and make sure the screen is positioned just below eye level
4. Adjust the color temperature, brightness, text size, and contrast on your screen. If a website with white background glows like a light source, it is too bright. Blue light is also associated with more eye strain than Orange and Red wavelengths, so reducing the color temperature (the amount of Blue light) of your display may be helpful
5. Practice your distance vision, every 20 mins or so, take a break from the screen to look at something further away from you, such as across the street if you are by a window

Some other natural strategies that help protect our vision, as follows:

There are natural, common-sense strategies we can all employ to help protect healthy vision, starting with your diet.

Certain foods are more or less necessary for optimal vision, and can go a long way toward protecting your eyesight throughout life.

So, here are a few lifestyle strategies that can help optimize eye health.

1. Quit smoking, if you currently do. Smoking ramps up free radical production throughout your body, and puts you at risk for a number of conditions rooted in chronic inflammation, including poor vision.
2. Care for your cardiovascular system by getting regular exercise. High blood pressure can cause damage to the miniscule blood vessels on your retina, obstructing free blood flow. A regular, effective exercise program consisting of aerobics, and strength training, can go a long way toward reducing blood pressure. It is also critical for optimizing insulin and leptin levels.
3. Avoid processed foods and added sugars, particularly fructose. This is another primary way to maintain optimal blood pressure. Consuming 74 grams or more per day of fructose (equal to 2.5 sugary drinks) increases your risk of having blood pressure levels of 160/100 mmHg by 77%.
4. Normalize your blood sugar. Excessive sugar in your blood can pull fluid from the lens of your eye, affecting your ability to focus. It can also damage the blood vessels in your retina, thereby obstructing blood flow. To keep your blood sugar in a healthy range, exercise, and avoid processed foods and excess sugar, especially fructose.
5. Avoid trans fats. A diet high in trans fat appears to contribute to macular degeneration by interfering with Omega-3 fats in your body. Trans fat is found in many processed foods and baked goods, including margarine, shortening, fried foods like French fries, fried chicken, and doughnuts, cookies, pastries, and crackers.
6. Avoid aspartame. Vision problems are 1 of the many potential acute symptoms of aspartame poisoning.

Contrary to popular belief, deteriorating vision is primarily a side effect of modern lifestyle. Aging does not automatically mean we will lose our eyesight. The Key is to properly nourish our eyes throughout the years, and avoid chronic eye strain.

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Paul Ebeling

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