How do you take care of your eyes? (Thanks all! I'm closing it)

[Dysis]

Sitting in front of your screens and creating your art/manuscript must take a toll. I'm practically nearsighted because of this. What do you guys do to take care of your eyes?

[Crusoe]

My street is very green and busy, so I try to look outside for a minute or so every once in a while

[alexlcuri07]

as take advantage of blue light filters on my phone and laptop. Doesn't work as well for art because of the discoloration, but definitely helpful for writing as I do most of my work at night.

[IntoTheTempest]

There are glasses you can get that filter blue light if your computer doesn't have that feature. Also try to limit screen time at night. It can jack up your sleep schedule a lot.

[HGohwell]

Health and safety regulations in my country say you have to take a 5 minute break for every 30 minutes you work in front of a screen, the maximum you can work in front of a screen without break is 60 minutes followed by a 10 minute break and this should be away from the computer screen and preferably looking out the window at some nice scenery. If you start getting headaches stop working. If headaches persist and become a regular side effect of working, go to your opticians.

[cookieroach]

I'm nearsighted as well, and my optician told me to take a 20 second break for every 20 minutes. Simlarly to what the poster above already said, when taking a break, you should try to look as far away as possible (like out of a window or something). This is so the eyes can rest and recover from being fixated on screen.

I heard that special glasses made for screens can help as well (I don't know what they're called in english, screen/terminal glasses maybe).

[Phantomlight]

I've heard from my optometrist that screen time at night with all the lights off besides the computer can cause night blindness too. So hopefully no one is doing that, but if anyone is please try to change the habit ^^

[ar-ninetysix]

I used to stare at the sun several seconds for fun as a kid, and I ended up not only seeing the actual circular shape I got a neat color filter after looking away

Then get this, I used to have long hair that covered my face for like a whole year. 2012 was just that kinda phase, man. I had a teacher telling me that it would ruin my eyesight bc I make my eyes do extra work by focusing on looking past my hair

And screens? I'm practically glued to 'em everyday. I take breaks but whatever anyways what color are your glasses? Mine are black

[WolfUnderTheMoon89]

I use the pomodore technique.
write for 10 minutes. then walk around a bit like getting a drink etc

[Phantomlight]

Good habit! I like working at home for this reason, I find more distractions that I can use to force myself to take a break xD Every 30 minutes I take a breather to pet my rabbits for 5 minutes or so ^^ Also good for stress

[TheGentleArtist]

Decreasing the Blue Light level helps and getting up and walking around a bit helps as well.

[pilot-obvious]

I've been trying to take more frequent breaks since I'm usually spending 12+ hours a day sitting at my computer. That combined with looking at my phone and TV screens and most of my waking hours are spent in front of a screen.

I try to get up every 30-60 minutes to just walk around. I have a glass of water at my desk and if I ever take a drink from it, I always look away from my screen. I'll do little exercises where I try to focus on something far away, something mid way, and something up close. Looking out the window often helps my eyes! I also try to do eye exercises like the ones in this image:

I'm also trying to limit the amount of time I spend with my screens at night. I try to have a strict cutoff time 30 minutes before I go to bed, and if I start to get tired while I'm on my computer at night, I just stop and go to bed. Also, not sure if this is correlated, but since I've been exercising/going on walks, I've overall just felt better and don't have nearly as much eye strain. It might be because I'm disconnected from technology when I do that.

[CttMaurice]

I have been experiencing issues with my eyesight recently because of working so much. To the point where I'm genuinely worried about becoming nearsighted. So far I've not done anything to fix it other than taking breaks whenever I feel overwhelmed. Maybe that's not the best option though

[cherrystark]

My eye doctor advised to talk breaks and to look away from your screens for about 20 seconds throughout the day. I started wearing eyeglasses all the time since my job requires me to be on the computer. My doctor says "the blue light" could help but there isn't enough information to make a conclusive case.

[scribesunlimited]

We both get bad cases of eye strain (since we're older. ) and we've become used to getting up every half hour or so and just closing our eyes for about 5 minutes, just resting them, before going back to work. Seems to help quite a bit.

Some advice? EAT MORE CARROTS.

[Dysis]

1. Blue light filters
2. 30 mins work/ 5mins rest OR 20 mins work/ 20 seconds rest OR 60 mins work/10 mins rest
3. Look outside, focus on things as far as possible to get your eyes to rest
4. Don't work at night
5. 30 mins before bed, switch things off
6. Pomodoro technique (this is a lifesaver during my exams)
7. Eye exercises. Keep a glass of water nearby and look away from screen when you take a sip.
8. Eye drops (artificial tears)
9. EAT MORE CARROTS!!

@ar-ninetysix Lolol, you gotta take care. Follow these steps. My spectacles are transparent btw.

@CttMaurice I got a scolding last night from mother. Let's just follow these steps

[rajillustration]

I'm hella nearsighted since I was very young, and knowing genetics, I'll probably only get more blind, so I upgrade to the really fancy glasses (so I don't end up with huge ass bottle glasses--and I still end up with huge ass bottle cap lenses, honestly) but luckily at that fanciness, my glasses and contacts have a blue light filter as a part of them. Also, I use a low blue light monitor, which is apparently better for you than a cintique, which apparently has a lot of blue light, but I dunno if that's every model.

I try and step back from reading close up stuff if it's been an hour or so--otherwise you do get more nearsighted with time, something my eye-doctor was always telling me, when I was very young and a huge bookworm. It also helps to have plenty of light, and try not to squint. but...TBH if you're going blind...you're just gonna go. It's a part of growing older, and while there are exercises you can do, they do not beat genetics.

I have a friend who's been nearsighted for years, just so many years, and only when he had to take his drivers test (he was like 24 when he did, long story) they were like "yo...you are blind. Go to Walgreens. Get some glasses" and he was a little miffed because he had done the whole holistic eye exersizes all growing up, he took vitamins, he took breaks, he did all that good stuff. But genetics are genetics, and ever since he got that pair--his entire life has been so much better. It cured his headaches, improved his mood--like...if you do think you're going nearsighted...you might actually be going nearsighted, and it might not make any difference if you are or are not using a screen because...genetics.

[mcarrowolga]

My eyes often become very dry. Dirt-cheap taurine droplets help a lot.

[Dysis]

Oh dear, you seem like you're losing all hope.

It's not all because of genetics. The most common cause is because of eye stress. My father was near sighted but after following an exercise recommended by his ophthalmologist, he recovered after four years.

[ghostmaya]

Is Eyedrop effective~? sorry for the silly question~ I use eyedrop and sometimes i go outside then hula-hoop~ XD