Your Eyes and Digital Screens

Spending much of your time looking at digital screens can have many different effects on your eyes. So many of today's jobs require workers to be in front of a computer all day long. Getting this much screen time can have side effects that affect your eyes as well as your overall health. People who work on computers may get irritated eyes, dry eyes, eye fatigue and strain, and watery eyes. If you have these symptoms, you may have computer vision syndrome. This can affect your life in many ways, and it can interrupt your work and other daily tasks. When you need an optometrist in McAllen, TX, give us a call to set up your eye exam.

Preventing Computer Vision

It's always better to prevent this syndrome than it is to treat it later. One of the ways that you can prevent it is to wear blue-light-blocking lenses when you're on the computer. Many people wear these to help them sleep better and minimize the damage that blue light can do to their eyes. It's common for people to wear them in the last few hours before they go to bed so that their natural sleep-wake rhythms aren't affected by the light. 

Your Natural Sleep-Wake Rhythms

Everyone has a natural rhythm for when they sleep and when they are awake, which is called your circadian rhythm. They can be affected by many of the choices you make. When your circadian rhythms are out of whack, it can cause you to be wide awake when you should be sleeping and vice versa. When you can't sleep as you need to, it can lead to fatigue the next day. It can even depress your immune system so that you are more vulnerable to illnesses. Not getting enough sleep can be frustrating and lead to your missing out on things you want to do. When you wear blue-light-blocking glasses, it can prevent this from happening. Blue light can change your natural rhythms, so protecting your eyes from it can be highly helpful. 

Get Your Blue-Light-Blocking Lenses

When you see the optometrist and get your new prescription, you can get the protective glasses you need. To have your eye exam and buy your protective glasses, call our McAllen, TX, office and make your appointment. You can get blue-blocking glasses with your prescription if you wear eyeglasses and regular blue-blocking lenses if you wear contacts.