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Minimize Eye Strain with Shamir’s Computer™ and Workspace™ Lenses
Smartphones, computers, and tablets are everyday necessities for many people. Over the years, you may have noticed that your patients are spending more time in front of a screen during the day. The average American worker spends 6.5 hours per day looking at a screen. Although they’re probably feeling productive, their eyes are feeling the strain.
Prolonged screen time is leading more people to experience computer vision syndrome (CVS), with symptoms such as:
- Eye strain
- Eye fatigue
- Red eyes
- Headaches
- Blurry vision
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Dry eyes
What Causes Computer Vision Syndrome?
Also known as digital eye strain, CVS is caused by working at the computer or looking at a screen for multiple hours without breaks. Some factors contributing to eye strain include screen glare, poor lighting, bad posture, viewing a computer at the wrong angle, and blinking less often. Remind your patients to take breaks from their screens and look up on occasion.
How Shamir Computer™ and WorkspaceTM Lenses Can Help
If you’re seeing more patients with CVS, Shamir has the right solution. We are a leading producer of high-performance lenses that help solve multiple issues, including CVS. Our Workspace™ lenses help improve your patients’ vision while they’re working to minimize vision impacts from screen time.
Broad Range
Our Computer™ lenses help your patients see clearly up to 5 feet and WorkspaceTM lenses help to 10 feet. They can sit farther away from the computer and avoid hunching over to complete their work. Improved posture will also help alleviate neck and shoulder pain.
Increased Depth of Field
Although traditional reading glasses can help your patients improve their posture, they have a limited depth of field. WorkspaceTM lenses’ extended depth of field allows your patients to focus on their immediate surroundings along with their computers.
Your patients can shift focus from their screens to their colleagues with ease and minimize the eye strain that comes with switching back and forth from reading glasses to normal vision. These lenses also make it easier to transition from the desk to the conference room. The broader depth of field lets them interact with their colleagues as they move throughout the office.
The Tech
You can customize our lenses to your patients’ specific vision requirements. Ask them how much time they spend per day on their screens and get a sense of tasks they do away from their desk. For example, if your patient works as a receptionist, they likely get up from their desk frequently to greet clients and guide them through the office. In this case, your patient would want a broader depth of field to perform their duties without constantly putting on and taking off their glasses.
Choose these lenses for your patients who are currently wearing bifocals or reading glasses who also want a broader field of vision for tasks away from their computers.
Learn more about our Computer™ and WorkspaceTM lenses by contacting us today.
