Corona pandemic has brought along a number of drastic changes in the lifestyle of general public that are likely to stay for long term. Work from home and online classes are two such major changes alongside an overall increase in screen time among people due to increased leisure n curiosity regarding the daily updates. How bad bad is this for eyes ? lets get educated.
When a person continuously focuses his/her eyes on mobile or laptop over prolonged duration, the internal muscles in the eye that help in focussing get overworked. In majority of cases people get so engrossed in their activity that they tend to blink less frequently resulting in increased evaporation of the tearfilm leading to dryness.
how does it differ from reading from books?
Reading from screens is way more different than reading from books, as the eyes get exposed to bright light coming from screens. On hard copies the eye reads in a fixed surrounding light with a fixed contrast of the letters against its background. whereas on screens the contrast and clarity of letters varies putting more strain on the eye.
Symptoms of digital eye strain range from dryness, itching, eye ache, heachache as well as neck pain and shoulder pain resulting from improper posture. It may induce refractive errors or change the existing refractive error resulting in blurring of vision. If you experience these symptoms it is time to visit an ophthalmologist for proper guidance and counselling to overcome this problem.