The hobby of reading books? There is an important warning for you. According to research, read books for a long time can increase the risk of dry eye syndrome. This syndrome causes tired eyes, redness is also smarting.
The cause is that when reading the blink of an eye, the number will be reduced to 1/3 compared to the activity of a normal eye. You need to frequently-often flashing so that the eye terlapisi by tear glands. This prevents the evaporation of tears that cause dry eye.
The tendency of this dry eye syndrome came to light in the Hay Festival of Literature of Arts. An
annual festival in the United Kingdom, where the writers and book
lovers gather, discuss and dissect the book, which has been regularly
held for 25 years.
The
Spectrum Thea, the company handling the eye health specialists
participated in the event were found, many readers complained of eye
aches and dry for some time. It is because their habits are too frequent and long time reading a book.
But this dry eye syndrome should not stop the interest in reading books. However, the spirit of the book should still be improved because it will open the window of world knowledge. Eye
specialist Sarah Farrant gives tips on how to reduce tension and
dryness of the eyes when reading old books, as quoted from the Female
First.
1. know that the effects of reading a book can make you reduce the number of blink of an eye. Therefore, training the eyes to blink frequently when reading or staring at a computer screen. Don't keep reading until the final chapter without stopping.
2. "use rules 20.20.20. Every 20 minutes to stare at something that is 20 feet from you for 20 seconds. Did routinely during the reading, "suggested Dr. Sarah. This will reduce the strain on the eyes and helps to merehidrasi and melumasinya.
3. Use eye drops to help moisturize and keep the stability of the fluid in the eye. But don't be too often do. Just wear the eye drops when you are exposed to a computer screen or read in a very long time.
