Tips For Overcoming Tired Eyes Due To Long Devices, Computer Vision Syndrome

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JAKARTA - For millennials, technology is part of a daily life that cannot be separated. Exposure to radiation from television screens, cellphones, computers, or laptops can certainly endanger health if it is not anticipated properly. Workers who are intensely working with computers can even experience computer vision syndrome (CVS), namely eye and vision complaints due to overworking in front of a computer for too long. In fact, the eye is an important asset for humans who help work, carry out activities, and learn various things. Maintaining eye health is very important to avoid visual impairments that make it difficult to carry out daily activities. A good lifestyle and consuming nutritious food is needed to prevent eye health problems. Eye specialist Dr. Raissa Vaniana Hartanto SpM said how to maintain eye health can be divided into two, namely from lifestyles and food consumed. "A dangerous manifestation is often done, such as the distance with the device is too close, the recommended distance is 50-60 cm," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Tuesday, June 20. When using a device, try to stay in a bright place to get good lighting. It is not recommended to play gadgets while sleeping. In addition, he continued, it is also necessary to limit "screen time". Adults should only six to eight hours a day.

As for children aged three years and under, they should not be exposed to gadgets at all because they are feared to damage the eyes, "The age of four to six years should be approximately one and a half hours a day, the age of seven to 12 years should be three to four hours," he said. Meanwhile, workers who often gaze at laptop screens are advised to rest their eyes with 20-20 rules. Every 20 minutes rest the eyes for 20 seconds by looking at a distance of six meters or 20 feet. Regulating screen contrast on the device is also important, it is suggested not to be too bright and too dark.