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5 Helpful Ways To Relieve Eye Strain While You’re WFH

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5 Helpful Ways To Relieve Eye Strain While You’re WFH

Even blinking can help keep the eye strains to a minimum

by Farisia Thang  /   August 19, 2020
Eye strain working from home

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As everyone adjusts to the new normal of working from home or going back to the office, it might seem like we’re spending more time next to screens. So much in fact that in 2017 alone, the statistics showed Singaporeans spend an average of 12 hours and 42 minutes a day on their digital devices. That comes up to just a little over 50 per cent of our days. Plus, up to 90 per cent of people who spend more than three hours in front of their digital devices will experience eye strain, fatigue, and even dryness. At its worse, these habits can lead to headaches, blurred vision, and neck and shoulder pains.

While the structure of working on laptops and computers won’t change, there are many things you can adapt to relieve eye strain while you’re working from home.

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5 Helpful Ways To Relieve Eye Strain While You’re WFH
#1 Follow the 20-20-20 rule
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On a day to day basis, increased screen time might not seem like much of a change but in the long run, it can actually put our eyes at risk for various health conditions. Whether you’re working from home or back in the office, it’s important to take frequent breaks to give your eyes some downtime. Follow the 20-20-20 rule: for every 20 minutes of work, take a break and look at an object at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds. This break helps to rest your eyes, increase blinking, and reduce eye strain. It might help to set calendar notifications if you’re still getting used to this break.

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#2 Go for regular comprehensive eye checks
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Going for regular comprehensive eye checks at least once a year will help with early detection and intervention of common eye conditions. Just like how we should be visiting the dentist regularly, add this to the list too. Your optometrist can also provide detailed advice on how to better care for your specific eye needs.

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#3 Use proper lighting in your work space
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Lighting might not be something you’d think to give much thought to, but eye strain can be caused by bright light or harsh interior lighting. When you’re working from home, the interior lighting should be about half as bright as what your office lighting typically is. You can stick to light bulbs of lower intensity or try using indirect soft white LED lighting.

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#4 Adjust the display settings on your devices
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Aside from lighting, the display setting on your device actually matters a lot too. Match the brightness on your display to the brightness of the lighting in the room that you’re in. You can also adjust the colour temperature on the screen to lower the amount of blue light emitted so that your eyes feel more comfortable.

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#5 Blink often
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This one might sound silly but the science is all there. Blinking will help moisten your eyes and if you find yourself reaching for eye drops or even wanting to close your eyes even if you’re not tired, then you might need to blink more during your day to day. Every time you blink, you’re reapplying a new wet surface with the help of eye glands.

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