How to Take Care of Your Eyes while Using a PC

Staring at the computer screen endlessly is the life style of many of us today. Most of us get so carried away with our work that we even forget to blink our eyes and totally neglect our eye health. It is no doubt that eyesight is one of the most vital blessings of nature. Need a proof? Then close your eyes for a couple of minutes and try to do your work. We bet you can’t!

Blurred vision, eyestrain, burning and itching of the eyes, dry eyes and headaches (in sum you call them eye fatigue) are the common problems you face while working on a PC. So today we are requesting you to take some time out and focus on the health of your eyes.

Here we have for you some useful tips that you can apply while working on your PC, which will help you maintain sharp eyesight.

Place your Computer in the Correct Position
The wrong placement of your PC has an adverse effect on your eye sight. What you need to do is that before starting your work make sure of the following things:

• Your workstation should be at a height of at least 26 inches.
• The distance from the screen and your eyes should be between 16 to 30 inches. Some people find 20 to 26 inches distance comfortable enough.
• Make sure the screen is below your horizontal eyelevel, tilted at the angle of 10 to 20 degree.
• Keep your monitor screen away from dust and finger print free.
• Always choose a comfortable and adjustable chair, so that you may be able to maintain a reasonable distance from your PC screen and sit at an appropriate angle.
• Proper distances and angles help reduce the refraction of the eyes and also lessen tiredness.

Give your eyes a break!
Constant load on your eyes can cause harmful effects. It is very important that you give your eyes some rest while working. This is what you have to do:

A five minutes break is suggested after every one hour.

Just move your eyes away from the monitor screen and take a look at a distant target for at least 10 seconds.

You can even close your eyes for a few minutes and give them some rest.

You can try some eye exercises that will also improve your vision. Just rotate your eyes in clockwise direction for 3 times and then anticlockwise. It will help relax the muscles of your eyes.

Keep your eyes wet by blinking them repeatedly. The constant blinking would help secret tears and help remove the dryness of the eye. This routine is very important especially for those who wear contact lenses.

Eye drops are also available and can be taken on prescription for taking care of the dryness of the eyes.

Also it is suggested to breathe regularly while working; this will accelerate your blood flow and help you relax. Read More..