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Computer Vision Syndrome (Digital Eye Strain): What helps you?
Do you struggle with vision when working on your computer or mobile device? You are not alone. Digital eye strain also commonly called computer vision syndrome, includes a range of visual symptoms. It is estimated that its prevalence may be 50% or more among computer users.
Reference: Digital eye strain: prevalence, measurement and amelioration: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020759/
Are you one of the 50% of people using computers extensively? Have you had visual symptoms related to digital eye strain?
What experiences have you had? What has helped?
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My eyes get tired frequently as I am on 3 different eye drops daily for glaucoma including Dorzolimide, Pilocarpine, and Rocklatan. I also use Refresh Plus eye drops inbeteen to help keep my eyes hydrated.
Here is link to Mayo Clinic information on eye strain including suggestions:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eyestrain/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372403
Some of the tips including adjusting lighting. I close doors and blinds to reduce glare, and I use a gooseneck lamp by computer that I can shine on documents I need to read.
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3 ReactionsThanks Don, I also use the Refresh eye drops a few times a day to keep my eyes hydrated. I try to blink more often when using the computer but sometimes I just don't think about it. Lighting is something that I'm always tweaking to see better.
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2 ReactionsRefresh also works for me, and my doc suggests I set a timer for every hour I am at work. When it alerts me, I get up and look out a window for a few minutes. It seems to help a bit.
BTW: I have ET w/JAK2, contributes to eye strain and blurry vision.
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1 ReactionI take off my TriVocals, put on my reading glasses sit back and relax for a short period of time. Seems to help alot. I have a friend who suffers from continual "tearing" if she reads too long. Doctor told her to put some warm compresses on her eyes for a sort period of time. Hope maybe this will help a little
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1 ReactionI stop and put drops in my eyes, blink a lot while using iPad etc, I also bath my eyes in warm sayer that seems to help. The best thing is keep taking breaks and rest your eyes,
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1 ReactionI have had dry eyes for years. I use eye wipes in the morning than put warm cloth on my eyes, I use
Hydrasense gel drops which contain no preservatives.
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1 ReactionJust wanted to post for awareness as some people are pwm/flicker sensitive and not many medical providers are aware of what that even is. I'm typing this from an e ink monitor as it's a lot easier on my eyes and allows me to sometimes work for hours without having any problems.
I'm an extreme case but I can't even look at regular TV/phone/computer screens for more than a couple minutes without getting really bad eye pain and strain that can last for hours or sometimes days.
If any of you guys are struggling it couldn't hurt to research this as it may help alleviate a lot of your problems.
I have Apple devices. They have a function called Night Shift, which takes out the blue light, which is hard on your eyes and softens the light down to more reddish hues. I leave it on all day and find it makes a big difference. I also turn down the brightness enough so that I can just read the text or just see the images. This extends the time I can use the computer or iPad I’m sure android devices have similar functions hope this helps.
Darken your screen. Stay away from the computer every other day. Maybe try pinhole glasses.