Just as there are ergonomic methods that apply to the wrists or your back, there are also ergonomic principles associated with your eyes.\u00a0 Think about it.\u00a0 When you read, whether you read fast or slow, your eyes are constantly in motion.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re fixating and jumping countless times a second.\u00a0 They\u2019re trying to stretch their peripheral vision to take in as many words as possible in a single glance.\u00a0 They\u2019re skipping over unimportant words.\u00a0 They\u2019re moving up and down each page, zigzagging backwards and forwards and starting all over again with each page turn.\u00a0 All of this and more is happening thanks to those six muscles I talked about earlier that are attached to your eyes.<\/p>\n
With so much movement going on, your eye muscles are bound to get tired and maybe even trigger a headache.\u00a0 Besides constant movement, other things happening in your life can trigger tired eyes including stress, fluorescent lighting, being tired in general, poor posture, a stuffy work space, alcohol misuse, and reading when you\u2019re already tired.<\/p>\n
All of these situations can lead to eye fatigue.\u00a0 But eye fatigue doesn\u2019t stop there.\u00a0 It can lead to eye strain, which is actually a form of repetitive stress injury.\u00a0 If left untreated, this type of injury can be debilitating.<\/p>\n
How do you know when your eyes are tired?\u00a0 Sometimes you just feel it like when your eyelids and your forehead start feeling heavy.<\/p>\n
But other times, you might experience symptoms and not realize they\u2019re symptoms of eye fatigue.\u00a0 Other signs that your eyes may be tired or strained include dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, eye twitches or spasms, car sickness, blurred or double vision, watery or itchy eyes, eyes that burn even when they\u2019re closed and dry eyes.\u00a0 Tired or sore eyes are also symptomatic of eye strain as are problems with reading and an inability to concentrate.<\/p>\n
If any of these symptoms appear after a visually intensive task, it\u2019s time to stop what you\u2019re doing and seek treatment.\u00a0 Luckily, treating eye fatigue is easy.\u00a0 Most of the time, all you have to do is give your eyes a much needed break.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re reading or driving or looking at the computer monitor or something else, simply stop and allow your eyes a chance to rest and recover.<\/p>\n
When you take time to relieve eye fatigue, good things happen.\u00a0 First, you\u2019ll notice that your productivity increases so you\u2019ll accomplish more in less time and with less effort.\u00a0 And second, you\u2019ll probably notice that you feel better overall.<\/p>\n
Because most of us have so much to do and so little time to get it all done, it\u2019s probably not possible to totally eliminate eye fatigue from our lives.\u00a0 There will be times when we\u2019ll keep on going even though we know we should be stopping.\u00a0 To the extent you can, try to keep these instances to a minimum.<\/p>\n
And try taking steps to help reduce the likelihood of eye strain becoming a problem in the first place.\u00a0 Next I\u2019ll share with you some easy steps you can implement starting right now.<\/p>\n
Since glare is one of the biggest contributors to eye fatigue, let\u2019s tackle this issue first.<\/p>\n
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