If your eyes feel dry and tired, your vision is blurry by the end of the day, or your head, neck, and shoulders ache, all that time with your digital devices might be to blame. If you change how you use smartphones, computers, tablets, and other screens, you can keep from straining your eyes
Why Do Screens Cause Eyestrain?
Normally, we blink about 15 times a minute. But researchers have found that people blink less than half as often when they’re reading, watching, or playing on a screen.
Prevent Digital Eyestrain
A few changes to how you use your devices can be easier on your eyes
- Make sure your computer screen is about 25 inches, or an arm’s length, away from your face
- Cut glare by using a matte screen filter
- Follow the 20-20-20 rule
- Take a longer break of about 15 minutes after every 2 hours you spend on your devices
Adjust Your Devices
Make sure your devices are set for eye health by raising the contrast, making text larger, lowering the color temperature, raising the device’s refresh rate, and changing the brightness of the screen to adjust for daylight and darken colors, among others.
