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Glued to the screen all the                                 stay in touch with others and stay

    time? Here's what you can do to                             abreast of all the happenings in the world,
                                                                many fail to understand and notice the
    save yourself from digital eye
                                                                number of hours being spent in front of
    strain
                                                                these devices and its subsequent effects
                                                                on our eye health... Most of us spend over
                                                                two hours in a day in front of screens of
                                                                these devices.


                                                                Digital eye strain is the discomfort felt
                                                                after prolonged exposure to a digital
                                                                screen and is associated with the close to
                                                                mid-range distance of digital screens,
                                                                including desktop and laptop computers,
                                                                tablets, e-readers and cellphones. The
                                                                constant exposure to technology results in
                                                                symptoms of digital eye strain leaving our
                                                                eyes dry, irritated, causing eye fatigue,

    Over 250 million Indians suffer from                         blurred vision, headaches, neck and back
    refractive errors which, as per WHO                         pain.
    (World Health Organization), is the                         What you can do
    leading cause of preventable or curable
    blindness and merely requires good                          It is imperative to have different

    quality spectacles for correction. Over half                specialized lenses to cater to various
    of these are not addressed due to the lack                  vision needs. To prevent eye strain
    of quality eyecare facilities and lack of                   caused by continuous viewing of tech
    trained eye care practitioners especially in                gadgets, there are lenses available in the
    remote and small towns. Research also                       market which prevent the harmful blue
    suggests that India is now home to the                      rays that are emitted from the gadget
    world's largest number of blind people                      screens from reaching your eyes.
    and needs 2.5 lakh donated eyes every                       Additionally, here are some tips to avoid
    year.                                                       eye strain and fatigue:


    With changing lifestyle and the                             Get examined: An annual 20 step zero
    proliferation of technology, we have been                   error eye test from a trained and certified
    introduced to several digital devices like                  eye care practitioner.
    smartphones and tablets. Multi-screening
    is the trend of the digital generation which                Proper lighting: When using a

    puts our eyes under great risk. While                       computer, your ambient lighting should be
     digital devices allow people to connect,                   about half as bright as that typically found






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