If you use a laptop computer each day at work, chances are good that you’re a candidate for eyestrain.  Eyestrain  symptoms are not always just with the eyes. Here are common symptoms of eyestrain  tired, burning, sore, or itching eyes, watery eyes, dry eyes, blurred or double vision, headache, sore neck, increased sensitivity to light, problems with focusing, and color fringes or images when you look away from your computer screen.  

While eyestrain does not usually cause any long term issues, it is difficult to deal with on a daily basis.  To avoid eyestrain and its symptoms there are several  things you can do.  

As you’re working, remember to blink often and periodically look away from your computer screen.  

Set your screen twenty inches away from your eyes. Set your laptop on a desk, table, or counter so you’re not constantly looking down at the screen.   Preferably the first line of the screen should be at eyelevel. 

Place your laptop so there is no glare.  If you can’t remove the glare make sure your screen has anti-glare properties. 

These are the best ways to prevent eyestrain and eliminate the uncomfortable symptoms.