Protect your eyes

by Andromachi I. ***

Computers have become an integral part of everyday life for most of us.

Use them for hours, or about our work or to surf the web, or to communicate with friends and acquaintances, or to play our favorite games and relax, or even to update.

The last segment is gaining ground continuously as recent research suggests that people rely more on information from the websites that have been created for this purpose on the internet.

Indeed, research Mediascope Europe which was published in early 2011, among others, shows that 9 out of 10 Europeans has information from online news pages, 87% make purchases online and 96% use it for market research. 73% of TV viewing in direct connection to the internet, while 67% listen to radio via the internet.

Effects

This constant use of the computer has its impacts, positive and negative. On the positive side, the knowledge we gain and adverse problems with the eyes.

Experts attribute the problems that exist in vision, in the way that works the computer itself, but also in the way we work with the computer.

No, not something to be afraid of or to worry us. Experts constantly observe the developments in the sector and emphasize that there is no resulting permanent damage to the eyes.

Tips

Just be careful and follow the doctors' instructions if the problem arose and we have visited, or to follow some expert advice and of course (because the principle of all is the diet) to make good nutrition by including in our diet plenty of water, fresh fruits and green vegetables, vitamin C, minerals such as selenium, magnesium and zinc.

Also important to adopt the correct posture when working on our computer and follow some exercises that will improve our eyesight.

A simple exercise that will help you is to put a mirror on your computer and regularly takes a look in the mirror to see objects that are behind you.

If, however, symptoms (such as headache, dry eyes, blurred vision, back pain or fatigue) persist then you should contact the most specialist doctor.

This will give us the appropriate instructions and possibly a prescription for glasses. Whether relaxing glasses that protect us, or presbyopia, which is the most probable course, for someone who is in the critical decade 30-40 years.

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