How to Save Your Vision in Today’s Digital World

           Today, most of us are fully immersed in the digital world around us.  From our work computers to laptops and tablets to our smart phones that we never leave home without, we definitely always have an amazing amount of information at our fingertips.  While technology has continually advanced to allow us access to this amazing flow of information, it can also put a tremendous strain on our eyes.  Common symptoms that can result from excessive computer usage may include: eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, fatigue, blurred vision and loss of focus.  The combination of these symptoms is often referred to as computer vision syndrome. 

If you are one of the millions of Americans that now use some sort of digital device for more than 8 hours a day, you have probably felt your eyes begin to strain, dry out or become fatigued towards the end of the day.  If this is you, then you have suffered from some of the symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome.  The barrage of symptoms from this syndrome can range from minor inconvenience to being totally debilitating and decreasing productivity completely. 

The best treatment for computer vision syndrome is often a combination of changing your digital work habits with the correct ergonomic setup and by taking frequent breaks to look off in the distance using the 20/20/20 rule.  This is an easy exercise to relax your eyes so they do not overfocus up close by looking 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes you are at the computer.  There are also occupational computer prescription eyeglasses that can help you read the computer and other digital devices.  This will not only improve your vision at your proper viewing distance, but also aid your comfort and productivity while using your digital devices.  Dry eye treatment may also be needed to help your vision perform optimally when staring at a monitor all day.  This is often due to the fact that we tend not to blink as much when working on a computer and the right lubricating eye drop or medication dry eye drop can sometimes make all the difference.  To see your best and perform up to your potential at work ask your eye doctor about computer vision syndrome at your next eye exam.       

How to Save Your Vision in Today's Digital World

Today, most of us are fully immersed in the digital world around us. From our work computers to laptops and tablets to our smart phones that we never leave home without, we definitely always have an amazing amount of information at our fingertips. While technology has continually advanced to allow us access to this amazing flow of information, it can also put a tremendous strain on our eyes. Common symptoms that can result from excessive computer usage may include: eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, fatigue, blurred vision and loss of focus. The combination of these symptoms is often referred to as computer vision syndrome. March has recently been recognized as Save Your Vision month by many national eye care organizations and seeks to bring awareness to computer vision syndrome and how to best manage it. If you are one of the millions of Americans that now use some sort of digital device for more than 8 hours a day, you have probably felt your eyes begin to strain, dry out or become fatigued towards the end of the day. If this is you, then you have suffered from some of the symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome. The barrage of symptoms from this syndrome can range from minor inconvenience to being totally debilitating and decreasing productivity completely. The best treatment for computer vision syndrome is often a combination of changing your digital work habits with the correct ergonomic setup and by taking frequent breaks to look off in the distance using the 20/20/20 rule. This is an easy exercise to relax your eyes so they do not overfocus up close by looking 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes you are at the computer. There are also occupational computer prescription eyeglasses that can help you read the computer and other digital devices. This will not only improve your vision at your proper viewing distance, but also aid your comfort and productivity while using your digital devices. Dry eye treatment may also be needed to help your vision perform optimally when staring at a monitor all day. This is often due to the fact that we tend not to blink as much when working on a computer and the right lubricating eye drop or medication dry eye drop can sometimes make all the difference. To see your best and perform up to your potential at work ask your eye doctor about computer vision syndrome at your next eye exam.

Taking Advantage of New Progressive Lens Designs

Have you noticed that your computer and reading material are not as clear as they used to be? Do you feel like overnight you have lost the ability to focus on reading material up close? If so you may be suffering from a normal aging process known as presbyopia. This condition refers to a loss of the ability to focus on objects at a near distance that usually occurs around the age of forty when the lens in the middle of the eye has become less flexible.

The best technology for overcoming this condition in eyeglasses is known as a progressive lens. Progressive lenses are true multifocal lenses that provide a seamless progression of many lens powers for all viewing distances.

With progressive lenses, you can look up to see clearly across the room during an office presentation or when driving. You can also look ahead to view your computer in the intermediate zone and drop your gaze downward to read and do fine work comfortably.

A corridor of optimum vision runs vertically down each progressive lens. Your eye care practitioner will take careful measurements of your eyes and eyeglass frame in order to place the corridor in just the right location so your eyes can naturally access the various powers within the lens for comfortable viewing at all distances.
Progressive lenses also enable you to avoid the annoying image jump phenomenon that occurs with lined bifocals.

Thanks to today's modern progressive lenses it is also easier than ever to adapt to these lenses.

A recent exciting improvement in progressive lens technology has come in the technology of Free Form Progressive Lenses. Free Form is a computer-aided design and manufacturing process that allows for larger intermediate and near visual field areas when looking at your computer and reading material. This makes the lenses much easier to adapt to and adds to their overall clarity and reduced distortion thanks to a reduction of optical aberration level.

If your eyes are feeling tired at the end of the day and you are stretching things away from you so that you can read them, then this new progressive lens design could help you see more clearly at comfortably at all distances.

Computer Use and Your Vision

Computers are so consistently integrated into our lifestyles today from the work station at our jobs, to the family laptop, and even our smart phones; it is no wonder we often spend the majority of the day with our eyes locked into some sort of virtual screen display.

If you routinely spend hours in front of a computer screen you have probably experienced symptoms of Computer vision syndrome (CVS) at one time or another. CVS symptoms can include eye strain, headaches, loss of focus, burning eyes, double vision, blurred vision, neck and shoulder pain, and much more.

Creating a work environment that is more ergonomically friendly can help reduce eye and musculoskeletal symptoms associated with Computer vision syndrome. A custom pair of computer eyeglasses may also alleviate your symptoms by helping you see better at precisely the right distance range of your computer monitor.

Read more about practical tips to ease computer eye strain to improve your visual efficiency, productivity, and comfort while in front of the computer.