Overworked? Tense? Spend hours in front of the computer screen? Do your eyes feel achy, unable to focus? Is it hard to see after hours of sewing? Does the print on the magazine in front of you seem to blur?
You may be suffering from eyestrain, a type of ocular stiffness that can occur when you focus on something for a long period of time without a lot of eye movement.
To alleviate eyestrain, make sure you rest your eyes periodically as you're working. Close them and just relax, and then look out the window or on an object far away. Get up and walk around. These small measures will help you to relax your eyes and restore oxygen flow.
Range of Motion Exercise
To help you rest and relax your eyes, try the following exercise:
1. Visualize a huge 5-foot clock sitting in front of you.
2. Move your eyes in a circle as if you are following the hands of the clock from
noon all the way around to midnight.
3. Do this five times, and then go counterclockwise five times.