The widespread use of computers has created an epidemic of eyestrain and eye related headaches. Having to focus and concentrate on small print for a large part of the day causes all of the eye muscles to work excessively. Whether you don’t need or already wear prescription lenses for seeing far distances, your eyes could almost certainly benefit from wearing customized computer prescription lenses.
There are 4 muscle tasks that are involved in doing any kind of near work:
- Focusing muscles must move the position of the image viewed to the retina.
- Eye turning muscles must aim the eyes together at the object viewed.
- Eye tracking muscles must smoothly move along rows of words.
- Eye targeting muscles must jump accurately from one word to the next, and from one row to the next.
This is a lot to ask for 8 hours a day. Constant eye muscle stress causes you to be tired physically and mentally. Your ability to concentrate decreases, and you become less productive.
At Eye To Eye, when we recommend that you get your vision examined every year, we do a lot more than get you to read the 20/20 line. We test all of these muscles and make our recommendations to provide you with not just clear, but the most COMFORTABLE vision possible. This often means wearing a special pair of computer glasses or doing specialized eye exercises to keep your eyes relaxed and functioning smoothly and efficiently. Come in and see how we can help you be more productive at work, while at the same time feel more relaxed.
