Mobile Fun, Eye Punishment: Excessive use of mobile-computer can dry the eyes and cause dry eyes condition, in severe cases blindness can also occur, know the ways to avoid it

Due to increased screen time, dry eyes may become a problem, do not keep the brightness below 50% while using the gadget, eat foods containing vitamins A, C and E in the diet, to avoid the problem of dry eyes, eye check-up should be done every 6 months.

In the corona period, most of the things are starting to be done online by changing the calamity into an opportunity. Be it work from home or online study, entertainment or e-commerce, people are increasingly using gadgets like laptops and smartphones for most of their personal work.

There are many advantages of online system in the corona period, but it has increased the work of the eye, an important part of our body. In the corona period, the screen time of the elders has increased to a huge level, from small mistakes. From the time we wake up in the morning until we fall asleep at night, our eyes are constantly working and now they spend most of our waking hours in front of a screen. the result? All these are causing damage to our eyes without our knowledge.

Its most common problem is ‘Dry Eyes’ meaning people are suffering from the problems of dry eyes. Some people are so engrossed in their screen time that they are not even aware that they are suffering from this problem. What is dry eyes? What is the connection between screen time and dry eyes? What precautions should be taken to prevent this problem from becoming blind in a serious situation? To know the answer to all these questions, Divya Bhaskar, Ahmedabad’s ophthalmologist Dr. Interacted with Manish Joshi. Let’s find out what the experts have to say…

Explaining the mathematics of dry eyes, Senior Consultant Dr. Manish Joshi says that normally a person’s eye blinks 16-20 times in a minute. Blinking the eyes maintains the moisture of the tear film on the outer surface of the eye. Thus the moisture of the eye is retained.

When this moisture starts to dry, the eye problem is called dry eyes. Be it online study or work from home or use of OTT more (Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.) in this Corona period. Due to this, due to the increased screen time of all people, the problem of dry eyes is occurring.