After working at the computer, are your eyes irritated? If you
answered 'yes', you are not alone. Between 33 to 37 percent of
people who work at the computer experience eye irritation.
Computer vision syndrome includes symptoms such as itching,
burning or dry eyes. These symptoms are often associated with
computer work because our blinking rate is reduced by about 70%.
In addition, when looking straight ahead or upwards at the
monitor our eyes tear less, and the corneal surface dries as the
humidity in the air is decreased. Look to your health and
PREVENT VISION PROBLEMS. HOW TO PREVENT VISION PROBLEMS: Observe
your blinking rate while looking (or is it staring?) at the
monitor. Train yourself to gently blink at the end of every
paragraph or with every mouse click. Blink at least once or
twice a minute. Measure the height of the monitor. The top of
the screen should be equal to or lower than the height of your
eyebrows. When you look slightly down, your lids will usually
sweep down the whole eyeball when you