Seeing sense

17 May, 2019

Sundeep Vaswani, eye sciences clinical research associate at Optegra, believes the amount of time people spend looking at screens throughout their day is very worrying. “Optometrists are noticing an increase in tech-related eye strain and looking at the results of our research, this is no surprise,” he said.

Vaswani stressed it is very important that if you are spending a lot of time on screens, whether it be for work or at home, you take lots of frequent breaks. “Looking at something 20 metres away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes is a great way to make sure you are giving your eyes the rest they need,” he said. Like so many things in life, it’s all a question of balance. Excess of anything rarely results in a positive outcome. Maybe a William Blake quote hits the right note: “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.”

Ed Holden

Editor