Tips to Prevent Computer Vision for Your Kids

In Today’s information society, people become more and more independent on computer. Some people as well as children even sit in front of computer for more than 10 hours a day. This will inevitably brings about eye strain, eye fatigue, blurred vision, etc. and in the end many eye diseases appear, and they have no choice but wear prescription eyeglasses.

As children’s eyes are not well developed, and nowadays children increasingly use computer for both study and entertainment, worries about the impact of computer on children’s eye health become hot topics. Apart from the same symptoms as adults, there are still some potential impacts of computer use for children.

Children are usually lacking in self-control, so many kids often immerged in computer, especially video games and forget to rest for hours. Prolonged focus on computer without necessary break would give rise to eye focusing problems and eye irritation. Besides, children are small in size, so they have to sit clear to the computer and in the end children would suffer from myopia. Many ophthalmologists claim that computer become major killer for children eyes, and the number of computer-using children wearing eyeglasses is much higher than those who do not.

To give better care to children’s vision, the following tips can be as a guide for the parents.

Watch for symptoms
Parents should pay close attention to computer vision syndrome, including eye redness, frequent eye rubbing, and complaints of blurred eyes. If these symptoms do occur, the children are advised to visit the ophthalmologists.

Make sure proper lighting in the room
Glare on the computer is much harmful to eyes. So window and other light sources should not be directly visible when sitting in front of computer.

Check the height of the computer
For your children, the computer workstation should be arranged to suit them, not the adult. The screen must not be too high, and is suggested to be slightly downward at 15-degreee. Besides, the children should be taught to keep away from the computer about two feet.

Have eyes examination
Regular eyes examination could be effectively protect children’s eyes. An eye doctor can detect any hidden conditions that may cause eye strain. If needed, the doctor may prescribe a pair of special glasses, called computer glasses, to be worn while working on the computer.