Digital Eye Strain Treatment | Verona

Helping You Keep Digital Eye Strain at Bay

We all do it. Whether it’s for work, school, or leisure, it is all too common to be in front of our digital screen for hours on end. While it may be necessary, prolonged screen time can cause uncomfortable strain on the eyes, known as digital eye strain.

The eye strain associated with screen time can be caused by several factors, like uncorrected vision errors or an outdated lens prescription, contact lenses not meant for seeing up close, or a poor ergonomic work setup.

Whatever the cause of your digital eye strain may be, screen time can be a part of our daily lives, and eye strain management could be necessary.

We want to get your eyes feeling refreshed and healthy while you’re on your devices. Visit us today for a comprehensive eye exam, and we can get to the bottom of your digital eye strain.

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Digital Eye Strain & Its Symptoms

Digital eye strain is eye discomfort when viewing a digital screen for extended periods of time. The average worker in the US spends about 7 hours in front of a screen for work, and that doesn’t include our leisure time.

If you are in front of a screen all day and experience symptoms like eye strain, headaches, dry eyes, blurred vision, or neck and shoulder pain, it may be time to book an eye exam.

How We Can Help

As an optical team, we can help to soothe the symptoms of digital eye strain by examining your eyes for any vision errors or focusing problems that may be causing additional strain during screen time.

We can recommend that you adjust the way you are viewing your screen and change your work setup, but if the eyestrain is caused by an existing vision error, corrective lenses or contact lenses can be a great solution for alleviating symptoms.

The 20/20/20 Rule

A quick and easy way to help with the symptoms of digital eye strain while on your devices is to remember the 20/20/20 rule. This rule is as follows: Take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and look at something 20 feet away.

Using this while working, doing school work, or scrolling on social media can help keep eye strain at bay and give your vision a much-needed break.