Protect Your Eyes from Computers

Most of us nowadays work with computers. Having to work on computers for hours and hours, day in day out, can result in eye strain and injury. So, how to protect our eyes from getting worse, here are some tips.

Let your eyes have a break.

It is better to leave your seat and find a distant target to look at for about 10 seconds until your vision becomes at infinite focus and your eyes become relaxed.

Move your eyes

If you have to sit in front of your computer for hours and do not have a chance to leave your seat, you can do some eye movement exercises as follow: Move your eyes around clockwise; Move your eyes from left to right, from top to bottom. Repeat it 3 times each for relaxing your eyes.

Breath regularly

Help with accelerating blood flow. Because of too much focusing on staring at computer screen, your breath might slow down or become shallow. Hence, remind yourself of breathing regularly and fully for relaxing.

Put your computer on a low table

Your eyes look down when you work. Looking downward means more of the eye surface is covered by the eyelid, and two other things happen: the eyes unconsciously blink more, and they produce more lubrication.

Adjust your screen distance

The distance between your eyes and the screen should be from 50 to 70 cm and 10 to 20 cm lower than your eyesight. Since angles and distance can reduce refraction and lessen tiredness for your eyes.

Have appropriate light

The ambient light at where you work should have moderate illumination that is helpful to your eyes. Remember that the computer screen already generates its own light that is enough for you to look. If you work in an office with conventional electro-optic lights, you may wish to use another small table lamp when using your computer.

Eat food for sight(DHA)

Some kinds of sea fish contain DHA which can be good for the eye’s retina and prevent eye injury and Cataract. The best sources include salmon, trout, sardines, herring and Arctic char. Vegetable wise; carrots, limes and green vegetables are also recommended for eyes. Seeds include antioxidants which can reduce eyes degeneration and may help preserve or improve eyesight.

Get more Vitamin A from fruits and vegetables

Certain foods with Vitamin A can help with the health of your eyes. These include certain fruits (e.g. mango, tomatoes and watermelon), vegetables (e.g. carrots, pumpkin and sweet potato), cereals, fish and eggs. Drinking plenty of water also helps to reduce eyes drying as water can help with hydration.