subject: Eye Care Tips For The Modern Age [print this page] Technology has been a great facilitator for so many modern conveniences that we have reached a stage where we cannot do without them. For example, life without cable television, the internet and gaming would be hard to imagine. The introduction of computers and then the internet has ensured that we are dependent on them for communication, entertainment, working, shopping and many more activities that were earlier done by physically going to the place. These activities are now possible at a click of the mouse from the comfort of your armchair.
However, the flip side of these advances in technology is that many people have become slaves to these gadgets and that is having a very deleterious effect on their health and in particular on their eyes. If it is the computer in the office or workplace, it is the television and the computer at home for the modern gadget geek. To make matters worse, the mobile phone with all its advanced features of a mini computer has people staring and trying to perform extra work in the time they are travelling. In a nut shell, productivity as well as entertainment has taken huge leaps at the cost of good eye health and that is beginning to show on the faces of most people engaged in this rat race.
The only way out is to take eye care very seriously and follow discipline in making use of these gadgets so that you are able to get the productivity without compromising eye health.
Given below are some tips for the modern computer and electronic gadget geek:
a) Do not work at the computer screen for more than 30 minutes at a time. Rest your eyes by looking at point in the distance and blinking many times. Do not stare at the computer screen for long periods without blinking. You must develop the habit of deliberately blinking about ten to fifteen times every minute.
b) Roll the eyeballs clockwise and anticlockwise by shutting your eyes for about five minutes every two hours. Focus on your breathing when doing this and you will realise that you are much fresher after this exercise.
c) Rubbing your palms vigorously and palming them over the eyes is yet another way of providing relaxation to the eyes. Alternately, you can use a handkerchief by making it into a ball and warming it by puffing into it before dabbing it gently on the eyes.
d) Splashing cool water gently on the eyes once every four hours is sure to relax them.
e) People in sedentary jobs have forgotten the benefits of walking. It is extremely important to get up and take a walk once every two hours or so. This action will stimulate the flow of blood to the eyes and lend them brightness.
f) Ensure you have an appropriate anti glare screen on the computer monitor so that long hours of screen watching do not make your eyes tired. Adjust brightness as well as contrast controls to levels that are just easy on the eyes.
