No More Tired Eyes

Computer time isdoing a number on study of people glued to their monitors 7-plus hours a day. Dryness and pain aside, this situation can cause vision trouble, too, says Deeba Chaudri, an optometrist in New York City. Her blueprint for safer screen use: 1. Keep the top of the computer monitor an inch below your line of sight. That way your eye muscles don’t have to do the work of constantly contracting upward. 2. Position the monitor an arm’s length away from your body. Any closer and you’ll blink less (hello, dry eyes). 3. Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds to relax your eyes. 4. Illuminate your workspace with a 60- wat bulb—it’s easier on your eyes than

fluorescent light and reduces squinting. Source: JAMA Ophthalmology