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I want a 3-D TV. But talking to a friend who has been the proud owner of such a device for the last six months, I've heard reports of motion sickness from viewing it!
On further investigation this was an isolated symptom to just himself, and the underlying cause? He was having depth perception issues that his optician kindly diagnosed.
We live in a techy-gadget world, and using smartphones, playing on the video games console and using computers for hours a day can tire and dry out our sensitive eyes. What causes computer use eyestrain? One of the issues is the number of times we blink. On average we would blink up to eighteen times a minute but we only blink half the time when using are gadgets. Also too much near work or extending amounts of reading or writing will also contribute.
To counteract the effects of eyestrain try these;
- Don't sit too close to your monitor. Just over 2 feet is a sensible distance to work with. You could also angle your screen so its facing slightly downwards
- Try and fit a screen filter to reduce glare
- Use a post it note on the top of your screen reminding you to blink
- Take a break every twenty minutes to focus on something more than 2 feet away for a few seconds
- Use an eye drop to keep eyes moist
- Sleep well! Tiredness will aggrevate the ability to focus. Sleep restocks our eyes with nourishing nutrients. Ongoing eye irritation could cause infections, more likely too if you wear contact lenses.