RelaxMyEyes: eyecare software

How to relieve and prevent eye strain?

anthony — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30:14 +0000

Eye strain has become one of the leading office-related health problem. This has become even a common problem for people who work or surf the net often. Eyestrain causes a dull, aching sensation around and behind the eyes that can progress into a generalized headache. It may feel painful or fatiguing to focus the eyes for prolonged periods on a fixed object. Eyestrain is commonly a result of overuse of the eyes for activities requiring close and precise focus, such as reading, embroidering, sewing or using the computer. Experts estimate 50% to 90% of computer users experience some degree of eyestrain or other symptoms of computer vision syndrome (CVS) during their work day. You can relieve eyestrain by using following practical tips:

Get a computer eye exam.
Use proper lighting.
Exercise your eyes.
Take frequent breaks.
Minimize glare.
Upgrade your display.
Adjust the brightness and contrast of your computer screen.
Blink more often.
Modify your workstation.

Resources on Eye Strain Symptoms

Wikipedia: Asthenopia
Mayo Clinic: Eyestrain: Signs and Symptoms
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics: Eyestrain
Health 24: Eyestrain
Health Tips Here: Common Symptoms Of Eye Strain
Rush University Medical Center: Eye Strain and Computer Use
Cooper Eye Care: Eye Strain
NativeRemedies: Symptoms of Eye Strain

Computer Eye Strain Eye Exercises

anthony — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:55:17 +0000

You can use eyecare software such as RelaxMyEyes to planning relaxing pauses to your workday. But taking a short break from the computer screen to relax your eyes is just the minimum you have to do for your eyes. How to relax your eyes? The best and effective way of relaxing your eyes is doing eye exercises. Some of these exercises (Palming, Near-far focus, Scanning, Hydrotherapy, Head Rolls) are available from Natural Eye Care. They are published excellent eye exercises at Youtube: 3 Simple Eye Exercises for Computer Eye Strain. These eye exercises by Dr. Marc Grossman, O.D., L.Ac. are designed especially for computer users.

Computer eye strain — not only adult’s problem

anthony — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:43:13 +0000

Children can experience many of the same symptoms related to computer use as adults. The only difference between adult’s problem and that of children is that the kids really don’t know what to say about this situation. Understandably, they don’t complain about the symptoms of computer vision syndrome (CVS). However, surveys show increasing computer-related vision problems among children. How to prevent these problems? What should recommend to parents?

It’s troublesome that according to the American Optometric Association only 16 percent of adults worry that their children’s eyes may be affected by extended computer time. We can see overuse of the computer by kids. One out of two children spends more than four hours a day in front of a computer screen. One recent University of California study found 30 percent of school-age computer users were at risk for CVS, headaches, eye fatigue and shoulder pain. On the other hand, preventing these conditions from developing can be considered as a long-term investment for health and well-being. Preventing serious health conditions from developing is like getting your child the best life insurance policy that money can buy.

Here are some things to consider for children using a computer:

Put age-based daily limits on computer use by children.
Parents should invest in a chair that can be adjusted for the child’s height. The recommended distance between the monitor and the eye for children is between 18 and 28 inches.
Carefully check the lighting for glare on the computer screen.
Encourage children take at least a 20-second break for every 20 minutes of computer time (depending on child’s age).
Parents should take their children for an annual eye exam and discuss computer use with their eye doctor.
Parents should keep their eyes open for signs of eye strain in children (eye redness, rubbing their eyes, eye fatigue, limited attention to visual tasks.

What is the maximum amount of time per day your child should spend on the computer to avoid eyestrain? According to VSP network doctor Stuart Spind, O.D., the answer depends on your child’s age:

Age	Suggested Time Limit
Under 10	30 minutes a day
10-13	1 hour a day
14-15	2 hours a day
16-18	Parents’ best judgment

References:

How to avoid computer eye strain?

anthony — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:23:45 +0000

How many times a day you are spending in front of a computer screen? Maybe you use a computer all day and needed to refocus your eyes regularly. Dry, stinging and burning eyes are everyday visitors? Most worker health surveys show that the most frequent health related complaints among workers are computer-related eye strain.

Use the RelaxMyEyes software to avoid tired eyes! It is an intelligent tool that keeps track of your working pauses all day long. Just start it and like a small sentinel it starts to plan relaxing pauses to your workday. When it’s time to take a break, it displays a discreet message on your computer screen. You can add your own messages that are displayed when it is time to take a break, display a picture in the alert and set your own work period length if you want. To take the first step towards a healthier life and to increase your everyday wellness, start using RelaxMyEyes.