Red, dry eyes from computer usage. Any remedies?

[TripleAAA]

Ok and leave the "Try not sitting in front of your computer so much" at the doorstep. Part of my job requires me to stare at a screen for hours at a time.

I need recommendatoins on good eye drops or methods/techniques on how to reduce my eye irritation.

Thanks

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Get an LCD?

Take brakes from time to time

 

[TripleAAA]

I have a pretty decent LCD and try to take breaks and also do the eye drops every hour or two.

 

[Colt45]

LCD's are harder on your eyes, arent they?

 

[Heisenberg]

Do you wear contacts?

 

[sniperruff]

sleep?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Ok and leave the "Try not sitting in front of your computer so much" at the doorstep. Part of my job requires me to stare at a screen for hours at a time.

I need recommendatoins on good eye drops or methods/techniques on how to reduce my eye irritation.

Thanks

Cut our your eyeballs or seek professional assistance TripleAAA!

 

[TripleAAA]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Do you wear contacts?

No contacts but I wear glasses with progressive bifocals.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Eye transplant?

If you have an LCD and use eye drops, I don't know what to tell you.

Perhaps you have some sort of astigmatism. Have any clear glasses or light sunglasses you can use to experiment with?

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Get an LCD?

worked for me ...... I have an LCD @ work and home ..... I stare @ screens all day and it has helped

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Do you wear contacts?

No contacts but I wear glasses with progressive bifocals.

Ok. That's good info to have ahead of time. Scratch my idea. I really couldn't tell from your avatar that you wore glasses, but GUESS WHAT!? I'm not really a tin can.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

blink more often? I once played bf1942 for over 5hrs strait (before I had to go piss) and didn't have any eye problems (except for them floating yellow)

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Like Ben Stein says, "For dry, red eyes, get clear eyes!".

 

[TripleAAA]

How about any good eye drops you can recommend? I use Clear Eyes and Visine Tears...both soothe, but my eyes...especially my right one gets really red sometimes.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Get an LCD?

Take brakes from time to time

Dell 2001FP

edit:

Get a second one.

 

[effowe]

Visine. They have many varieties, some get the red out, others for contacts. Hit up the eye care section at the local grocery store. They got em all...

effowe

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Sorry for staying off topic, but do you have glasses? If so, keep them clean and consider a better set of lenses.

Also, check the distance from the monitor. Decrease the resolution and move back a little. Try decreasing the brightness as well. Besides that, get more sleep.

I've been told eating carrots are good too. Try getting something healthy to eat, if you look at food once every 10 minutes, that's time away from the screen. Sure, not a lot, but it breaks the staring.

My ideas might seem stupid, but if you're on a lot, they can make a difference.

Besides my ideas, I'd go to a pharmacy and ask them what drops to use once you've tried my ideas.

 

[The Stigenator]

dont use visiene.. (sp?).. it has peservatives.

I use something called "systame".. check with teh pharmcy its OTC.. and good.

 

[psteng19]

How old are you?
Severe dry eyes is common among older people.
You may need to seek presecription eye drops such as Resatsis.

 

[InlineFive]

1. Buy an LCD. The Viewsonic VP171b is excellent and is around $350 now.
2. Don't use the darn computer so much!

 

[iotone]

try looking up from your computer screen and looking around every 20-30 mins, that helps reduce strain..

 

[Josh]

Clear Eyes. Wooowww.

 

[Somniferum]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
How about any good eye drops you can recommend? I use Clear Eyes and Visine Tears...both soothe, but my eyes...especially my right one gets really red sometimes.

Try Rohto-V. I swear by the stuff. Same basic ingredients as Clear Eyes, but also has added menthol which cools and soothes the eyes. Sounds weird I know, but it feels great and it works.

Supposedly it's hugely popular in Japan. Used to be hard to find in the US, but Target, Kroger et. al. usually have it nowdays.

 

[Toastedlightly]

BLINK!