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5 Tips and Eye Exercises for EYE STRAIN Relief
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5 Tips and Eye Exercises for EYE STRAIN Relief

Tips for Eye Strain Relief Due to Computer Vision Syndrome

In this video, Dr. Allen shares five tips and eye exercises that will help with eye strain relief due to computer vision syndrome.

Take Frequent Breaks

  • Follow the 20-20-20 rule: for every 20 minutes of device use, take a 20-second break.
  • Look at something at least 20 feet away in the distance to relieve your eye muscles.

Adjust Your Screen Position

  • Make sure your computer screen is about arm's length away.
  • The height of your screen should be about three-quarters of the way up on the screen.
  • Adjust your screen to reduce glare coming off of anything like a window or an indoor light source.

Adjust Your Device Settings

  • Increase font size if it's too small and you find yourself squinting.
  • On Windows 10, hit the control button and hold it down while pressing plus or minus buttons to control font size.
  • You can also adjust brightness level by right-clicking on the home screen and going down to display settings.

Blink More Often

  • Blink more often when using digital devices as it helps keep eyes lubricated.

Do Eye Exercises

  • Palming exercise: Rub hands together until they're warm, then place them over closed eyes for a few minutes.
  • Focus change exercise: Hold a pen at arm's length and focus on it. Then bring it closer until it's about six inches from your nose. Repeat several times.

Conclusion

These tips and exercises can help alleviate eye strain caused by prolonged use of digital devices. Remember to take frequent breaks, adjust your device settings, blink more often, and do eye exercises.

Tips for Reducing Eye Strain from Digital Devices

In this video, the speaker provides tips on how to reduce eye strain caused by digital devices. The tips include adjusting the screen brightness, using night mode settings, managing dry eye symptoms, and doing eye exercises.

Adjust Screen Brightness

  • Reduce screen brightness to a comfortable level.
  • Increase text size to reduce eye strain.
  • Use night mode settings to adjust blue light wavelength in the evening.

Manage Dry Eye Symptoms

  • Blink more often while using digital devices.
  • Use supplemental eye drops or warm compresses if necessary.

Eye Exercises

  • Take breaks and engage in outdoor activities like walking or playing catch.
  • Do cupping exercises by warming hands and placing them over eyes without applying pressure.
  • Do eye direction exercises by looking at distant objects in different directions of gaze.

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

In this section, the speaker discusses some eye exercises that can help reduce eye strain caused by prolonged computer use.

Eye Exercises

  • Hold your gaze for a few seconds and stretch your eye muscles.
  • Follow up with eye circles, making slow rotations in a clockwise and counterclockwise fashion while looking at something in the distance.
  • Repeat these exercises multiple times to feel less strain on your eyes.

Importance of Eye Care

  • If you experience pain or discomfort during any of these exercises, stop immediately and consult an eye care physician.
  • It is important to follow up with a doctor regularly if you spend a lot of time in front of computers or experience eyestrain.

Conclusion

  • If you have any questions about eyestrain, computer vision syndrome, or blue light's effects on our eyes, drop them in the comments below.
  • Remember to take care of your eyes by doing regular exercise and consulting an eye care physician.
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Feeling eye strain from being on the computer or staring at your phone? Here are 5 tips to help with eye strain relief from computer vision syndrome. 🔔 Subscribe for more free eye health education and tips: http://www.youtube.com/doctoreyehealth This video is NOT sponsored. Time Stamps for this Video 0:35 - What is digital eye strain from Computer Vision Syndrome 1:06 - The 20/20/20 Rule 1:29 - Ergonomic Screen Placement 2:39 - How to Change Font Size in Windows 10 3:16 - How to Turn on Windows Night Mode 4:30 - Blink Rate on Computer 5:10 - Eye Exercises Save 10% on eyelid hygiene products with code DEH10 on MYZE https://helpmyze.com/collections/doctor-eye-health ✅ Recommended playlists: Dry Eye Tips!! What Causes Dry eyes and Dry Eye Treatments! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7roXAdaEraA&list=PLzi60fSuOmPBb_s5UP26SFqAyGp92oDV9 Want to learn more about Blue Light and blue light glasses? Check out the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0-YHf3WZA&list=PLzi60fSuOmPCPI-i11y9iJmxxf8RKQcAV Buying New Eyeglasses? Let us help you with our FREE Guide! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVPj4om505E&list=PLzi60fSuOmPBWMT-jd7GYS6EDpv3CfK5P Let’s Connect! Dr. Allen on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctoreyehealth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctoreyehealth Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctoreyehealth Want to stay up to date on eye health science & vision products? 📧Sign up for our newsletter! https://www.doctoreyehealth.com/subscribe Website: https://www.doctoreyehealth.com (send me stuff to open on camera): ⚡ Doctor Allen is now scheduling new patients at https://www.groveeyecare.com/ For Collaborations please email me: DoctorEyeHealth@gmail.com Cameras and Gear Used To Shoot This Video https://kit.co/DoctorEyeHealth ====================================================== #doctoreyehealth #eyestrain #dryeye MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences, and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing, or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and its author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or its description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. You should con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care worker in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health. About this video: If you have been experiencing increased eye strain symptoms from being on digital devices, then you could have digital eye strain from computer vision syndrome. These eye strain symptoms often include dry eyes, blurred vision, headaches and neck pain. To help with these symptoms, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO shares some helpful tips about computer use and eye exercise.