Eye care for computer users

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
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**For those of you, who have to work for long hours on the computer, your eyes are put to undue strain. Here are a few tips on how to relax them.
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  • Don’t work on a computer for long hours at a stretch. Take short breaks in between. Take a stroll outside in the fresh air for a few minutes. Observe greenery and all green things around. Green color is said to be soothing and relaxing to the eyes. This will give your eyes, the much needed rest.

  • If you can’t take a break, then at least look at distant objects either in your office or outside. Looking at a distant object and then returning to your task helps your eyes focus better. Blink your eyes frequently. Try taking such visual breaks for about five to 10 minutes every hour.

  • During breaks, splash water on your face while closing your eyes. This has an overall relaxing effect on the eyes.

  • Exercise your eyes. A very simple and easy way to exercise your eyes at work is to keep your eyes closed and then roll your eyeballs both clockwise and anticlockwise for a minute. Then open your eyes and get back to work. It serves as a good workout for the eyes.

  • Rest your elbows on the desk and rub your palms against each other till you feel them warm. Then, lightly cup your eyes with your palms and imagine complete blackness in front of you, and relax for a minute. The warmth of your palms helps soothe and relax tired eyes. The more black the color that is seen when palming, the more is the relaxed state of the eyes. Do this relaxing exercise as often as you can.

  • Using a pair of antiglare glasses while working on a computer can reduce the strain on the eyes to a certain extent. Anti glare glasses used for night driving also serve the purpose equally well. If you wear contact lenses, wear a pair of zero powered antiglare glasses for the same purpose.

  • If you are working in an air-conditioned office it could lead to dry eyes. Do not sit facing the air-conditioner. Use re-wetting eye drops after consulting your ophthalmologist, if the problem is aggravated.

  • Visit your ophthalmologist once every six months or earlier if there is a problem with your eyes.

  • Drink plenty of water. It helps reduce puffiness. When a person is dehydrated, especially in an air-conditioned office, the body starts storing water, which adds to puffiness around the eyes.

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Thank You!

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thank you... but a few of the above mentioned to dos are difficult when u are wering eye makeup.. :S

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Lots of new information, I am glad to read. Eye exercises such as closing your eyes and rotating it clock/anti-clockwise was relatively new. I am glad you shared. Was hoping to see the positives of carrot juice in there somewhere, which, if I recall, consists of majority Vitamin A and helps in the function of your eyes.

Tum Bin!
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thx for that i get alot of eye strain, lighting cant also effect your eyes

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i cannot stress enough for all the IT folks and a certain user in particular, to be very very careful when you look for hours on the screen.

look away, have a green grass patch near by and look at this for resting your eyes.

eat a lot of carrots, for beta carotene to give good nutrition to eyes.

exercise your eyes and look in the air to move your eyes for better eye traction.

get enough sleep.

for every hour you spend on the screen, be away from it for 10 minutes at least.

splash your eyes with clean cold water to ease them and cool them, constant focus and gaze can tense up eye muscles.

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Wish I could grow grass/trees/leaves inside the bedroom. If there is anything such as grass on steroids, contact me immediately. :>