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Suggest Treatment For Dryness And Fatigue In Eyes After Working On Laptop
Question: doc, I work as a manager and need to work on lap top most of the day. towards end of the day I experience eye fatigue and dryness in eyes. could you guide me?
Brief Answer:
It is called as computer vision syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic
I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an Ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
It seems from the history that you are having problem of dryness of eyes and eye fatigue after working for long hours on laptop.
This is one of the common problems being faced by people who work for long hours on computer or laptop. This is called as computer vision syndrome. This is because of constant exposure to monitor of computer or laptop without blinking.
The treatment of the condition is by use of artificial tears eye drops two to four times per day.
The condition can be prevented by
Avoiding continuous use of laptop by taking frequent breaks of about 1-2 minutes after working for 1-2 continuous hours.
Washing the eyes with normal water once in 3-4 hours.
Avoiding the use of fan or air conditioner which increase the dryness of eyes if possible.
Adjusting the level of the monitor of the laptop below the level of the eye.
Use of anti-glare coating to the computer monitor or use of anti glare glasses.
With the above mentioned precautions and use of artificial tears whenever required you will be fine, no need to worry.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
with regards
It is called as computer vision syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic
I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an Ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
It seems from the history that you are having problem of dryness of eyes and eye fatigue after working for long hours on laptop.
This is one of the common problems being faced by people who work for long hours on computer or laptop. This is called as computer vision syndrome. This is because of constant exposure to monitor of computer or laptop without blinking.
The treatment of the condition is by use of artificial tears eye drops two to four times per day.
The condition can be prevented by
Avoiding continuous use of laptop by taking frequent breaks of about 1-2 minutes after working for 1-2 continuous hours.
Washing the eyes with normal water once in 3-4 hours.
Avoiding the use of fan or air conditioner which increase the dryness of eyes if possible.
Adjusting the level of the monitor of the laptop below the level of the eye.
Use of anti-glare coating to the computer monitor or use of anti glare glasses.
With the above mentioned precautions and use of artificial tears whenever required you will be fine, no need to worry.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
with regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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