by Administrator
15. November 2010 17:18
Individual’s lifestyle plays an important role in overall well being and eyes are no exception to that. Depending on your lifestyle, you eyes can get affected.
Atheletes
Track and field athletes normally do not need eye protection. They may need eye gear to protect them from harmful UV rays while doing practice on sunny days. In certain athletic games where the risk of getting hit by fast moving ball is there, proper eye protection is needed. For such sports, protective gears like poly-carbonated eye guard works well as they are strong and do not distort vision.
Actors and Performers
Actors and performers need to change their looks a lot. For that they use different colored eye lenses and various eye make ups. To make sure their eyes remain healthy, they need to take healthy diet and relieve their eyes of any stress. It is important that they should not use any cosmetic products that can damage their eyes. They also need to make sure that the eye lenses that are being used are bacteria free and of good quality.
Computer Operators
When it comes to eye care, computer operators falls in category of high risk individuals. Most of the people spend their maximum work time in front of VDTs (Video Display Terminals) and a big percentage among them suffers from various kinds of eye troubles. Computer professionals need to take special care of their eyes. The most common eye relates issues faced by them are:
- Difficulty in focusing
- Eyestrain/ Eye fatigue
- Headache
- After images
- Light sensitivity
If you are a computer professional, the following eyecare tips can help you in making sure that your eyes stay healthy.
- Do not focus on one object for long; relax your eyes in intervals.
- Adjust lighting of your monitor to make sure you can view things clearly.
- Do blink often
- Frequently (every 20 mins) close your eyes and relax them.
- Sit at least 18-28 inches away from screen.
- Keep your screen dust-free.
For more eyecare tips, visit us at Killeen Eyecare Center. We are located at 416 North Gray Street, Killeen, TX 76541.
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