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Why you need to protect your eyes from the effects of prolonged screen time
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How much screen time are we spending each day?
According to an Ofcom survey in 2021, we spent an average of:
- 3 hours 37 minutes a day on smartphones, tablets and computers
- 1 hour 21 minutes a day watching online services such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer on TV sets.
- In addition, 40% of car drivers in the UK use a sat nav on every journey.
This adds up to a lot of screen time.
How has this changed with...
Wearing my Ziena glasses has been a life saver, enabling me to continue at work
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Hello, this is a photo me, John Waddington, one of the founders of Eyewear Accessories, in my everyday work environment.
Like most business people, I need to spend a considerable amount of the day sitting in front of a computer screen.
Unfortunately I suffer from dry eye syndrome which gets more acute when I am using the computer. I have noticed that I have a habit of staring fixatedly at the screen and hardly blinking at all so my eyes...
Stuck at home? Here's how to make your screen time more comfortable
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Now that many of us are having to stay at home due to social isolation, it's hardly surprising that we are spending much longer in front of our PCs, laptops, tablets, mobiles and TVs. Partly to keep in touch, partly as something to do, partly for company.
Rise in screen time takes its toll on our eyes
But this rise in daily "screen time" takes its toll on our eye health. Because our eyes get fixated by the screen, our blink rate drops significantly, leading to increased evaporation of tears, and subsequently to dry eye disease.
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