With the development of technology, people's daily activities are changing. In today's life, an increasing number of different media such as computers, televisions, tablets, smartphones, HD broadcast and 3D broadcast strain our eyes. Dry eye can be seen even at young ages due to factors such as close contact with technological devices, increasing use of computers, working in closed environments for long periods of time, and the use of contact lenses. Eye Diseases Specialist Opr. Dr. Adnan ipçioğlu gave information about the subject.
Especially among office workers, complaints such as burning and stinging, foreign body sensation and blurriness are frequently encountered. Dry eye poses an even greater risk for those who spend most of their day in front of the computer.
Dry eye is an eye surface problem that significantly affects the quality of life. People who use devices such as smartphones, computers and tablets intensively during the day and focus on the same point on the computer for a long time without blinking are more affected by dry eyes. While our normal blink rate per minute is between 10-15, this number decreases by approximately 60% during computer use. Dry eyes are seen in 10 to 20% of office workers.
Your eyes need an uninterrupted tear film to protect the eye surface. This is called the tear film. Tear secretion decreases with advancing age in men and women. However, as human lifespan increases, we now need to see clearly as we get older. While in the past the need for vision did not require much distance or fine details, in today's life we need to see clearly in an increasing number of environments such as computers, LCD screens, HD broadcasting, 3D broadcasting.
Normally, people blink an average of 10 thousand times a day. This means that when we calculate our waking hours, we blink approximately 12 times per minute.
None of us even realize we are blinking. But if our eye surface is dry, it hurts. If the dryness is mild, it may cause a feeling of not having a good sleep; if it is moderate, discomfort such as stinging and burning may occur. Absence of tears is less common, but may lead to vision loss.
Dry Eye Affects Success in the Office
Although we normally blink 12 times per minute, we forget to blink and neglect it without realizing it while reading, in front of the computer, while driving and watching television.
This number decreases to 4-5 times per minute. Moreover, if the environment is air-conditioned, that is, it is ventilated in a way that evaporates the tears and blows them away from the surface of our eyes, then our tears evaporate quickly and when we blink, the dried eye surface and the eyelid rub against each other. This causes us to feel the presence of our eyelids, an emotion we should never feel, and the discomfort caused by blinking.
Many people incorrectly explain dry eye symptoms as allergies, climatic conditions, or simply eye strain. However, dry eye patients experience 3-5 times more problems in activities such as reading books and using the computer.
Dry eye is a condition that can also affect productivity and success in the office. It appears as a disorder that disrupts our comfort and quality of life, reduces productivity at work, and makes us unhappy. The most important underlying cause of all these is dry eye syndrome.
It is possible to reduce dry eye symptoms by changing living conditions. Those who have dry eye problems should drink plenty of water, avoid rubbing their eyes, avoid wearing heavy make-up, and stay away from cigarettes and smoke. If you have blurred vision, burning, stinging, fatigue or foreign body sensation in your eyes, you should definitely consult your ophthalmologist.
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