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January, 2018
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Action on digital eye strain
WELL hello - and a very Happy New Year to you all. I trust you all had an enjoyable festive break and are settling well into 2018. So what’s new for 2018 you may ask, well somethings I have to share now, others you will just have to wait and see. I am sure that many of you are enjoying new technology gifts & presents, whether a mobile phone, tablet, computer or games console. It’s probably a good time to talk about a few tips to ensure that your eyes & vision stay healthy while you enjoy your tech time. With the increasing use of our tech has come a new condition for us to advise you on; Digital Eye Strain or Computer Vision Syndrome as it has also been called. So what is this new condition our love for tech has exposed us to? Well similar to other repetitive motion injuries, digital eye strain occurs when your eyes follow the same paths over and over again. This is quite common in reading and working on a computer or
electronic screen. Other symptoms you may experience include dry, sore or watery eyes, tiredness or fatigue as well as headache, shoulder & neck ache. Well that’s fine, but just what do we do? I have two options to discuss, the first a low tech home treatment, the other a high tech solution to a tech problem. To treat digital eye strain at home or work you need to follow the 20:20:20 rules which consist of either looking as far as you can/ closing your eyes to relax your eye muscles and hold this for 20 seconds. You should then repeat this every 20 minutes throughout the day. Also remember to blink regularly & drink plenty of water through your day. “No chance” I hear you say, “I am far too busy or focussed on the task in hand to take a break.” If that’s you, then may I present to you our high tech solution. Our new range of room lenses do just that - they provide clear comfortable vision around the room you are in. Whether looking close up on crafts
or at tech, a lecture or meeting room screen or face to face meetings, these lenses provide relief from digital eye strain while letting you see clearly around your room environment. Why don’t you make a New year’s Resolution to come and see us this year and we’ll be happy to discuss your personal eye health & vision care needs what ever they may be! To book an extended eye exam for yourself or your family, please call 0117 962 2474 or 0117 965 4434. You can also book an appointment via our website, or you are very welcome to pop in to our practices in Henleaze or Fishponds and say Hi! Once again I wish you a Happy & Prosperous New Year!
Peter
Peter Turner is a Senior Optometrist at Turners Opticians in Bristol and also works part time as a Senior Optometrist at the Bristol Eye Hospital.
Couch to 5k course starts this month A MEN-ONLY Couch to 5k course starts this month, run by James Baker and Matthew Mundy from the Stanbridge Fliers. The first session of the eightweek SportsPound course takes place at Mangotsfield School running track on January 18 (7.15pm). It is free to anyone who is over 14, lives or works in South Glos and is currently doing 30 mins or less of exercise a week (which doesn’t include walking or commuting by bike). You can access vouchers at the SportsPound website. Ian Browne, who took part in a similar course early in 2017, said: “Having, like most people, paid regular gym fees for places I didn’t go to often or enjoy at all, I thought this was a good way of being taught how to run properly and I liked the idea of achieving a goal in seven weeks. Perhaps one advantage of a men’s group is you realise you’re not alone. I half expected to find a group of semi pro athletes vying to outdo each other but it’s just ordinary local blokes knowing they need to take care of themselves.”
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