Tips on protecting your eyes from a Computer Screen

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Protect Your Eyes from the Computer Screen
By Phyllis McIntosh

According to the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health, nearly 80 percent
of people who work at a computer more than two hours a day suffer problems such as
headaches, blurred vision, or dry eye.

Jeffrey Anshel, O.D., a California optometrist and author of several books on visual
ergonomics, suggests ways to protect your eyes:

Adjust the monitor. When you gaze straight ahead, you should be looking just over the
top of the monitor. If the monitor is too high, you can’t focus as well and your eyes open
wider, causing tears to evaporate faster.

Remember to blink to keep your eyes lubricated. Studies show that we blink a third less
than normal when concentrating on the computer screen.

Take a break to unlock your focus on the screen. Anshel recommends the 20-20-20 rule.
“Every 20 minutes take a 20-second break and look 20 feet away.”

Reduce glare. Avoid competing light by keeping a window to your side rather than in
front of or behind you.