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Eye care

What do you do to take care of you eyes? As a programmer, I need to sit on my PC for long which strains my eyes.

12th Feb 2017, 11:25 AM
Daniel Fernandes
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14 Answers
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take more breaks. five minutes every hour. I wear glasses with a special coating which is made for working with computers. I don't really know how to explain it in English.
12th Feb 2017, 11:29 AM
Mario L.
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I think it's called EMI coating. most vendors offer this, so yes, you should be able to get that online too.
12th Feb 2017, 11:39 AM
Mario L.
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Try setting the screen color temperature to warmer. Warm colors are more relaxing for your eyes.
12th Feb 2017, 11:38 AM
Kuba Siekierzyński
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Can you tell me what coating it is? And will I get that online?
12th Feb 2017, 11:33 AM
Daniel Fernandes
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What if: i am in my room, at night (dark), on my phone, under my blanket (coding) what would you guys say i do (for eye health)? , because it's not like i'm gonna get up, and look miles away.
24th Jun 2019, 11:14 PM
Ginfio
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and I already use blue light filters
12th Feb 2017, 11:43 AM
Daniel Fernandes
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So many useful advices here. I'd suggest from time to time to put your palms onto the eyes so you couldn't see any light (palms are slightly crossed) but can hold eyes opened under your hands. Thus you'll see absolutely nothing in the darkness...and keep silence for a 20-30 sec's. It is very useful for recovering the eyes straight and relax from the pc.
12th Feb 2017, 9:05 PM
Boris Atanasov
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okay
12th Feb 2017, 11:42 AM
Daniel Fernandes
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also, I want to increase font size of sololearn q&a
12th Feb 2017, 11:51 AM
Daniel Fernandes
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I am same to you but I sit on my mobile
12th Feb 2017, 3:59 PM
Ujjwal Kar
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My monitor has an eye saver mode which reduces colors that hurt eyes. It becomes orange-ish and immediately relaxing. You can work comfortably even in compete darkness.
12th Feb 2017, 6:00 PM
Guney Ozsan
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I also suggest during breaks, looking at very far away and then to something very close. It is a workout for eye muscles that get lazy by looking at the same distance for a long time.
12th Feb 2017, 6:02 PM
Guney Ozsan
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for the glasses coating, i wouldnt really call coating. ask your eye doctor for anti reflect lenses. well probably theres some form of coating that i dont know off.
12th Feb 2017, 9:19 PM
Pedro Quintela
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If you can't look away from the screen frequently and you want to vent your eye pain somewhere, you can poke this simulated eye. https://code.sololearn.com/WkjYmMJ025jn
10th Jul 2019, 2:29 AM
Josh Greig
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