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Eye strain.. need help!

Posted By: Bella on 2007-09-06
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I am finding I am doing a LOT of squinting and at the end of the day my eyes and the mucles around them and the tops of my cheeks burn/hurt.  I know it is because I'm on the computer a lot.  So, what is the best way to help prevent this?  I wear contacts too so try to remember to blink a lot.  They don't seem dry so I think I'm doing okay with that.  I used to wear my glasses when I worked but my 2 year old broke them about a month ago and I cannot afford to replace them right now... with my prescription and frames it is nearly $200! 


Do those things that you hang over the screen help?  LOL, I don't even know what it is called.  I have a larger screen (19"), changed my background color to grey, and use wider, larger fonts already and it doesn't seem to help much.




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