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Raise the contrast on your screen.
Make text larger.
Change the brightness of the screen. It shouldn’t be lighter or darker than your surroundings.
Lower the color temperature of your screen. That means it will give off less blue light, which is linked to more eyestrain.
Raise the device’s refresh rate. That will cause less flickering of the screen.

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Make sure your computer screen is about 25 inches, or an arm's length, away from your face. The center of the screen should be about 10-15 degrees below eye level.
Cut glare by using a matte screen filter. You can find them for all types of computers, phones, and tablets.
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Normally, we blink about 15-20 times a minute.

That spreads tears evenly over your eyes, which keeps them from getting dry and irritated.

But researchers have found that people blink less than half as often when they’re reading, watching, or...

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Use the 20-20-20 rule if you spend long periods in front of screens. Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. Giving your eyes other things to look at breaks the monotony that can cause eyestrain.
We also tend to blink le...

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