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[M.Helen]

You have a headache when you use your computer? You wake up suddenly with stiff neck or back pain? Well, they are sore "fever" for those who work at computer. And one of them is just the starting point - your eyes. What are you doing to protect your from this "friendly" enemy?

[M.Helen]

This is a very important subject in terms of working in the office. Following the following tips will protect your head, neck, back and shoulders. Place your monitor directly in front of you - not in one party (the distance to you should be about 50-66 cm). Do so as the location of monitor not to be or too high, nor too low. optimum height can be found if centrally monitor the 190-22 cm below your gaze straight ahead. If you reposition the seat, remember that your hands should be parallel with the floor when you write to your computer and your feet should be supported on the floor. Finally, remember to maintain proper position when you sit at your desk: keep your back straight and shoulders pulled back. Optimal posture will help you get rid of muscle pain and keep and eye health.

[tricker]

Here are 9 simple steps that will help to protect your eyes better:
1. Do you an eye exam (focused on the influence of the computer) This is the most important thing you can do to prevent or treat eye problems caused by computer. The National Institute of Labor Safety and Health in the United States of America, computer users should do a check before starting work and then every year.
2. Use an appropriate light. Eye pain is often caused by a bright light bright light outside and inside. When using a computer, the light should be about half the one used often. Remove the light from the outside pulling curtains or blinds. Then reduce indoor light with fewer light bulbs or using some neons or some of less intensity.
If possible, position the monitor so that your windows will be sideways, not in front or behind

[tricker]

3. Avoid shiny surfaces that reflect in the eye; eye problems are caused by the strongly reflection of shining surface. For example, paint on the walls or reflected light in the windows. Also, if you wear glasses, light may bother you and you can cause eye pain. Now you can avoid this inconvenience by applying special lens substance.

[tricker]

4. Adjusts the level of illumination of the screen; using the button on the screen, you can adjust the degree of illumination of the screen. Adjust it to the environment. As a test, look at this website. If you feel it looks too bright, as a source of light could be adjusted as your screen to a strong level. If appears gray, it may be too dark. None of the cases is not optimal. Adjusts the contrast and make sure the text size and colors were adjusted for maximum eye comfort.

[tricker]

5. Flashing more often blink is extremely important when working on computer. It helps to moisten your eyes, avoiding their drying and irritation. Although it may seem a normal ActiveSync and not to think too much about this, studies show that people working on computers tend to blink less often than usual - almost 5 times less. Surface moisture evaporates rapidly eyes during periods in which blink, causing drying. Office buildings have still usually a very dry atmosphere, which magnifies this problem.

[tricker]

6. "Practice your" eyes Take your eyes off the computer every 30 minutes, then focus on a distant object - or in the hallway outside. Stay as 5-10 seconds. Another useful exercise as means to concentrate watching a distant object for 10-15 seconds and then again to a near object, all 10-15 seconds. "Run your" so far and look between close about 10 times. Both exercises will help you relieve your eyes of stress and to keep them in shape.

[tricker]

7. Take frequent breaks. According to specialists, a computer user should take 10 minutes break every hour to avoid expanses or muscle pain. However, if you somehow feel the need to take breaks more often, might be a question mark - can suffer of affected computer vision syndrome. Ask your doctor and make an ocular inspection to make sure that everything is okay.

[tricker]

8. Modify your workplace you do not say you find another service. Quite simply, you arrange your corner to your workplace so that you are comfortable in all respects "to". If you have to always look at a piece of paper to computer, it can cause eye fatigue. Place your worksheets to support the same height and placed near your computer screen. Correctly illuminate your office, you can choose to use a lamp furniture, but sit a light so that no computer screen or even worse - to enlighten you straight in the eye. Adjust your office chair working at the correct height. Choose ergonomic furniture to make sure you have a good position in front of computer.

[tricker]

9. Practice when you sit down Anyone who has a sedentary job, especially those who always sit down, you should practice as often as possible: move your arms, legs, neck, back and shoulders much as you can. Find some exercises that you can do just sitting down - bending, rotation of wrist, neck movement, straighten the back, etc..
Good luck and take care of your health...

[Peach]

Vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene may protect the eyes from cataracts and macular degeneration. Here is a list of foods that contain these nutrients: vitamin C (broccoli, watermelon, green cabbage, cauliflower, citrus, papaya, strawberries, tomatoes), vitamin E (eggs, peanuts, almonds, sun Flower seeds, cereals, oil sunflower), beta-carotene (mango, apricots, melons, carrots, potatoes, pumpkin, cabbage, spinach, turnips, pepper, red pepper).

[Peach]

Your computer hurts you?
Imperceptibly changing something in your ability to concentrate, visual perspective like the computer screen print pattern and the head starts to hurt. A feeling of nausea occurs, the first time at the end of a full day in front of the screen, then accompanies you from the first minute we open the computer this morning.
Monitor is not a sheet of paper.
Over 80% of those who work in front of computer complain of the same problems. Their source is not the "radiation" emitted by the monitor but the efforts of concentrating made by eye. The letters on the screen have a brightness and structure different from those written on a sheet of paper, so the eye is forced to continue focusing and a very demanding to interpret the image.

[Peach]

People with myopia do not adapt.
Adaptation is very tiring especially for those suffering from disorders of refraction - myopia or hyperopia. Eforie reading is doubled and continues to accommodate two different light environments: room and view. Although we are not aware, we look at computer clip 5 times more frequently than the rest of the time. Cornea loses its moisture and is easily irritated.
The first solution doctors recommend to take the look of the monitor in 5 in 5 minutes. It seems that this simple method has an effect on ocular structures Relexa, diminishes bad condition and delay degradation.

[Peach]

Do not go evening to the doctor!
If you notice one of the disorders listed have to do an ophthalmologist, but watch out, not after a day when you use the computer much, because the eye muscles are tense, your diopter values will therefore be diverted.
Ideal solution
If you only (UL) in office can not complain of any adverse impact on computer vision is still important to protect yourself to prevent this type of accommodation brutal consequences. You can buy a pair of special glasses for computer.
If you already wear eyeglasses is recommended to add a layer on the surface, Reflection lens for adequate protection. Some offices offer this service free to every order lens.

[M.Helen]

Tips for the best view is a sense that we cherish most, but deteriorates over time. There are but simple methods by which we can keep eyes healthy.
The effect of age on vision problems are worse as you get older, 50% of persons over 75 years welcome the vision problems, such as cataract (lens transparency disorder) macular degeneration (central part of the retina is affected) glaucoma (loss of vision and optic nerve damage.) These conditions can be treated only by a specialist, but a proper eye care can delay or prevent these diseases.
Protect your eyes from the smoke!
Smoke can irritate the delicate membrane of the eye. If you can not avoid rooms where is smoke, make sure your eyes do not lose moisture, using eye drops.
Stop smoking!
The risk of eye diseases is higher in smokers. According to studies, smokers are 2 times more likely to lose vision in old age than nonsmokers. Any habit that slows blood flow, both smoking and alcohol consumption can affect eye health.

[M.Helen]

Like skin, eyes can be burned by the sun
Optometries American Association warns that exposure to ultraviolet rays can cause a range of eye proleme as cataracts and degenerative diseases corneii. These conditions are manifested by blurred vision, irritation, redness, tearing, temporary vision loss and blindness in some cases.
For proper eye protection:
wear goggles all the days when your eyes are exposed to UV radiation, even on a cloudy day or during winter, buy sunglasses that offer you good protection against UV radiation.
They would have to block up to 99% of UV-A and UV-B and prevent up to 75% of the light;
Make sure the lenses have uniform color and are without flaws and distortions,
buy glasses with gray lenses because they reduce light intensity without deforming object color, providing a view in more natural colors.

[M.Helen]

Your computer affects also
Sitting for long hours in front of the computer screen can affect the eye muscles and can cause: difficulty concentrating (blurred vision) double vision (diplopia), headache, increased sensitivity, dry eye syndrome. If you work daily in front of a computer, it is recommended to make as frequent breaks, at least 20-30 minutes.
Try this exercise which will help your eyes to relax muscles and will lead to eye:
Close your eyes and cover her hands,
breathe deeply several times,
open your eyes and let a moment to get used to the darkness caused by hands;
hands down and let the eyes to get accustomed to the light,
then you can resume work at the computer.

[M.Helen]

Contact lens care
Statistics show that over 98% of contact lens carriers put their eye health in jeopardy by failure and maintenance instructions for the use of lenses. People who wear contact lenses are more prone to pink eye infections. If not cleaned properly, bacteria can enter the eye.
You can opt for lenses with silicone-hydrogel extended behavior, which does not require disinfection daily. The advantage is that prolonged wearing glasses with no need to clean and disinfect them daily. You can wear continuously, even one months.
Make-up
Used properly, most cosmetics do not affect the eye. There are some specific person whose eyes are more sensitive. Recommended is that these people use brands to choose rimeluri hypoallergenic and on whose label should be mentioned ophthalmic test.And cosmetics can harbor bacteria that cause infections and, therefore, experts recommend changing mascara once every 3 months.

[M.Helen]

importance of diet
Mom was right when told that carrots are good for eyes. But tomatoes and peppers and help. Some foods are recommended for healthy eyes:
Lutein and Zeaxanthin-rich foods (eggs, cabbage, spinach),
fruits and vegetables that contain beta carotene (carrots, mangoes, peaches),
fruit and vegetables rich in vitamin C (oranges, strawberries, tomatoes, green peppers),
foods rich in vitamin E (almonds, sunflower seeds),
foods containing Zinc (meat, liver, milk).
Go regular eye doctor for advice
Even if you have encountered vision problems, you still have to go to a special inspection to ensure the health of your eyes. You have over 40 years? Specialists believe that you must visit an ophthalmologist annually. Young people who have vision problems, it is recommended to go to a check once a year or two years.

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[Nathan]

More than 50 percent of computer users feel headache, eyestrain. More symptoms can be redused throught special anti-glare screens, glasses, eye exercises, nutritional supplementations,stress-relieving lenses. Some computer users are at risk for glaucoma. To relax your eyes you can use "near-far focus" exercise: focus eyes on an object in front of your nose for some seconds and after focus on an object 10 feet away- do it some minutes.

[Martin]

First of all i think that we should make rests about 15-20 minutes, when feel tired, or at least should make some exercises with eyes. One of them is to close the eyes and think about something beautiful or restless, or to look at something that posses green color because this color has benefit properties for our eyes.

[Lorry]

When I work on the computer I always make rests within 15-20 minutes before I start again to work because my eyes during working on the computer become tire and and can not anymore typing. So it is important to know the measure on staying on the computer.

[jlopez]

Another simple way of protecting of eyes is through 'palming'. Rub the palms of both hands for about 30 seconds, close the eyes and gently place the warm palms over the eyes.

Eye care is of great importance health wise as well as aesthetic wise.For Eye care we should protect our eyes with special eyeglasses if you work with a computer for several hours.