Computer Vision Syndrome

Whether you're working from home or doing distance learning during the pandemic, many of us are experiencing a lot more screen time.

You're working from home or doing distance learning during the pandemic, many of us are experiencing a lot more screen time.

And that can create what eye doctors call 'digital eye strain.'

Kimt news three's calyn thompson joins us live after speaking with an optometrist about ways to alleviate symptoms.xxx lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:calyn thompson cthompson@kimt.com coverage you can count on amy - staring at a screen all day can lead to inconvenient symptoms such as headaches - fatigue - and dry eyes.

Rochester, mn one optometrist i spoke with says he's seeing patients of all ages coming in with digital eye strain...also known as computer vision syndrome.

It's caused by more near focusing... the natural resting state of eyes is actually far away.

Staring at a screen causes us to blink less which explains the dry eyes.

And the glare from the computer doesn't help matters either.

Depending on your symptoms - you can treat this with computer glasses... artificial tears... or special lenses whether they be anti-glare, anti-fatigue, or blue-light blocking.xxx computer vision-live sot-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:dr. larry addison optometrist, total vision eyecare there's options to help patients in almost of those situations.

So while it's something new that we're all dealing with in this digital world, it's not something that isn't fixable.

Doctor addison also told me about the 20-20-20 rule to help alleviate digital eye strain.

That's when every 20 minutes, you look away for 20 seconds at about 20 feet away.

Live in rochester, calyn thompson, kimt news 3.

/ thanks calyn.

Doctor addison says they're receiving more calls due to people being more symptomatic... as well as a shortage of exams and lange