This is a guest post by Chris from ContactLensesCheapOnline.com
If you spend a lot of time blogging i.e. as a computer user – for money or simple pleasure – you have probably formed the bond with your computer. After all, you spend many hours staring at the screen and coming up with ideas.
Have you ever stopped to wonder what this could mean to your health?
There is no better time than now to focus on yourself. You must make sure that you take care of your eyes properly. If you don’t, your online aspirations could come to an end sooner than later.
Here are Five eye care tips for bloggers:
1. Talk To Your Eye Doctor About Your Concerns. Are you worried that you are spending too much time in front of the computer? Are you experiencing headaches, blurry vision, and other related problems? If so, only your eye doctor can tell you if these symptoms are related to too much time on your computer.
2. Wear Glasses If Need Be. Why are so many people afraid of eyeglasses? Even though you may not like the way a pair of glasses can change your appearance, soon enough you will realize that this is for the better. When you wear glasses you can improve your sight. And when you improve your sight you will be much comfortable working at the computer.
3. Do Not Wear Your Contact Lenses All Day. This is one of the mistakes that I made for several years. Day in and day out, I would insert my contacts in the morning and wear them for 12 or more hours. Once my eye doctor found out about this, he told me to stop immediately. Instead, he suggested wearing my contacts for no more than 8 hours per day. The other time, I simply wore my glasses.
4. Use An Anti-Glare Monitor Screen. Believe it or not, many of your issues may be related to the glare of your screen. While tweaking the brightness of your monitor could help, this is only going to get you so far. By adding an anti-glare screen, though, you can cut back on most of the glare. Subsequently, you can avoid eye strain which often times leads to headaches and blurry vision.
5. Break Time! How much time do you spend at your computer during one working session? Some people have no problem working for 5 hours straight, if not longer. Even though you may be getting a lot accomplished, this is taking a big toll on your health.
You should take at least one short break for every hour that you spend in front of your computer. This will give your eyes a rest and help you become refreshed. Yes, you are losing out on work time when you do this. However, when you finally return to your monitor you will feel refreshed and ready to go.
Ask Yourself These 3 Questions
Do I ever get headaches after working at the computer for an extended period of time? If this is a regular occurrence, it is safe to say that you are having vision related issues.
Has it been several years since I visited my eye doctor? You should get your eyes checked at least once per year. This will help put your mind at ease.
Would I be more productive if I didn’t have to deal with vision problems? Imagine what your day would be like if you could see your monitor more clearly and without straining. If you take the right steps, you can realize that this is a possibility.
If you find yourself working at your computer for extended hours, follow these tips to help protect your eyes.
This is a good post and I bet many people will relate to this one. My work is with the computer, so I sit in front of it for some 8-9hrs a day. I did say use a anti-glare screen and wash your eyes whenever you use the restroom. You can also apply a little bit of moisturizer on your eyelids every now and then.
I always skip the break time 😛 and it’s not because I like to, it’s just that i forget to stand up and do other things while I’m busy.
It’s important to use an application to switch the intensity of the monitor. There’s an app for that but I can’t recall the name right now.
Thanks for this post. This a legitimate concern for me although I have never given it much thought. I am already legally blind in one eye and I have to wear glasses to see well out of the other. I spend the majority of my day in front of my computer so I guess I should be more concerned about taking care of my one good eye.
I’ve been getting headaches lately and I tracked it down to being my increased time in front of my monitor. There were some good tips here but I wasn’t aware that they made anti-glare monitor screens. I just bought one from amazon. Thank you for sharing.
For most of us who spends more time in front of our computer all day, this article can help in taking care of our eyes’ condition. We should take into consideration the importance of taking good care of our eyes’ health. I think taking breaks is an essential thing to do to start taking care of our eyes. And the tips you mentioned in here are so easy to do, and very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for sharing.
This is true. I am sitting in front of the laptop at least for 8 hours a day, at the end of the day my eyes which are so tired. I think I really need to create more break times now..
Excellent tips. Taking a break time is very important to rest the eyes from the computer. I make sure to rest first my eyes before to wash it because washing tired eyes can lead to blurry vision. I am avoiding wearing eye glasses
coz i’m not comfortable with it.
It becomes habituate to not blinking eyes while we sit in front of the computer. We should make it a habit of blinking eyes more often to reduce the strain on eyes. And washing the eyes at regular intervals also helps to protect them.
As of now, I am not worrying about taking the care of my eyes. But, I should take care, after all they can’t replace by anything else 😀
I loved you article Chris! 🙂
Bloggers are all about SEO techniques, fresh content, marketing campaigns and generally blogging stuff. Thank God, once in a while a wise man, writes something useful about our health! Articles like these, except the fact that they have great tips, are some kind of alert to ourselves, telling us not to forget that our health is the most important thing, and that we should do everything to facilitate ourselves, like comfortable chairs for our back and eye care of course!
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for being concerned about those of us that spend hours in front of the computer. The tips you give are wise tips. The person who does not follow these tips will wish (s)he had!