Do you ever get eye strain from being on a computer for a long time?

[Amy10223]

After about an hour--I think my eyes have had it. I need to limit my time here but I get very distracted by any little thing. Any little thought that pops into my head leads me to get on Youtube. I think I may have adult ADHD. So easily distracted. My youngest daughter used to tell me that I did get distracted easily ( and would veer me away from anything I really didn't need at the grocery stores). So, part of the eye strain is from this. I'm trying to limit myself;f but I also need to study my JapANESE as it's getting tougher.

What about you?

[AviatorTom]

Yes, my eyes get tired after being on the computer for a long time. A few years ago, I got a separate pair of glasses, computer glasses, with a fixed focal length. They have helped. I also try to occasionally look around at things other than the computer screen.

@mandyfire98 has a great suggestion to reduce eye strain.

[AviatorTom]

Thanks for MHO

[Bricealan]

Yes, I do and I wear special glasses from my Optimologist for that

[Bricealan]

Thanks for the MHO. As an addendum to my answer, my Optimologist gave me glasses to wear over my current lenses that let me read at 12-18 inches, whereas my implanted lenses give me very good close-up and the other eye good distance.

[Amy10223]

Implanted lenses? Contacts? I have myopia and some astigmatism, so I don’t think those can be used in me. I’d love to have lenses with different eye colors.

[Amy10223]

But I do have reading glasses. I need to take them off after awhile because they can make me dizzy after awhile.

[Bricealan]

@Amy10223 I was wearing "Preference" lenses, because I had such severe astigmatism, and Preference quit 'supporting' the lens I was wearing. We tried several different kinds of lens and nothing worked for me as well as Preference. I gave up and had lens replacement done, as an alternative. Left eye corrected to read, and the right eye corrected for 'distance"

[mandyfire98]

Try the 20 20 20 rule. Set a timer for every twenty minutes. Get up and go look at something 20 feet away and stare for at least 20 seconds.

[NathanDavis]

yes, to this... I do it all the time

[Anonymous]

Yes, but since I started learning Papua New Guinea, I spend less time in front of the screen. God bless Papua New Guinea ✝️🇨🇵

[Amy10223]

You learned a country?

[douride2]

Yes it happens after about an hour for me.

[Bklynbadboy12]

No nevwr but I'm never on that long

[eagle1951]

yes.