Computers & Wearing Contact Lenses

Lots of time at the Computer can strain your eyes and cause a lot of discomfort, even with the best contact lenses. Nearly Seventy million people suffer from eye problems due to computer work-- and that number is rising each and every year. Why is this? Primarily its computers straining our eyes, creating a condition known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). The images you see on your computer are created from thousands of tiny dots, known as pixels; which means there is no proper image for your eye to focus on. Instead your eyes have to keep refocusing to make the images sharp-- and after only two hours you end up with a sort of repetitive stress in your eye. Using the best contact lenses can help here; and pleased to say it won't necessarily cause permanent eye damage, but it can be a considerable irritant. What should I look out for? The symptoms are red, dry, irritated eyes; with headaches; back and neck pain; and having trouble focusing, even with the best contact lenses. rnLots of people don't even know they have CVS. But once they are aware of the possible symptoms many people soon realize they may be suffering unnecessarily and take some action to improve their working conditions. What to do next? • Keep your computer screen within 20"-24" of your eyesrn• Keep the top of your computer screen slightly below eye levelrn• Minimize the distance between your computer screen and any documents you need to reference while workingrn• Adjust lighting to minimize glare on the screenrn• Take a break every 15 minutes to focus on a distant objectrn• Blink frequentlyrn