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IMPROVING YOUR EYE HEALTH IN 2024
Long-term exposure to digital screens makes our eyes uncomfortable. It leads to symptoms like dryness, headache, blurred vision, difficulty focusing, tired eyes, and shoulder and neck pain.
The contribution of screen time towards damaging our eyes is common knowledge. Beyond our experiences of eye troubles after the prolonged usage of digital screens, scientific research has provided numerous pieces of evidence that corroborate this. One study was published early last year in Environmental Science and Pollution Research International.
As per the study, two hours or more of smartphone usage is associated with more than 37% blurred vision, 15% double vision, 31.3% headaches, and a whopping 51% eye fatigue. The researchers found that as screen time goes up, so does the percentage of eye dysfunction.
So here are some safety tips that will help you while using digital screens:
- Keep your laptop and computer screens at least 14-25 inches from the screen.
- Keep your back and neck straight while using computers.
- Use Anti Glare Glasses when using computers.
- Don't sit directly in front of the air conditioner when using your laptop or phone. It will make your eyes dry.
- Follow the 20-20-20 rule: After every 20 minutes of screen time, take a break for 20 seconds, and then look at something 20 feet away.
- Keep your brightness at not more than 60-70%.
- Tweak your text size and contrast so you don't have to strain your eyes too much when using your phone.
- Use Bluetooth speakers when attending lectures so you don't sit too close to the screen to be able to listen.
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