To you young people who have gone from high school to
college – it’s lesson time. The name of this
lecture is “Basic Vision Health” and your instructors are the staff at Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley.
University of
Berkeley students, you’ve had time to get acclimated to your new classes
and professors, and have hopefully had some time to hang out with friends and
enjoy campus life.
But let us focus on schoolwork. In days gone by, teachers
would stand at a blackboard, talking and writing, or lecture in front of a
podium. Students would listen and (hopefully) learn what was being taught.
Then, at home or in the dorm room, homework assignments that ranged from
reports to term papers would be written in spiral notebooks or typed out on
typewriters.
Things changed – you lucky kids, you!
With the technological revolution, computers – whether they
are PCs, Macs®, laptops or tablets – have been a prime accessory in education.
From researching course-related material to writing those reports – it is a
safe bet that every college student has some form of computer device to assist
them in their studies. Oh, and let’s not forget socializing with friends after
class (well, we HOPE you are not socializing DURING class). Computers and
social life go hand-in-hand; Facebook posts and Twitter tweets to keep in
contact with friends is a given.
What is not a given, however, is how long your eyes will
hold out. No, this is not a scare tactic to make you curb the extent you use
your computer for classwork, nor is it an excuse to stop doing your schoolwork.
What we at Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley are requesting, however, is to keep your
eyes healthy. The computer screens you are in front of all day may result in
eyestrain – if not checked. Make sure you have the right lighting, that your
display is (reasonably) current, and that the settings of the display are
adjusted properly. For more details about how to avoid eye strain, check out
this list from All
About Vision®.
That takes care of the computer. Now let’s take care of YOU.
Once a year, please, be sure you get your eyes checked. If you wear eyeglasses
or contact lenses, please make sure your prescription is up to date. Remember
that while computers are a luxury that some of us more mature (O.K. – older)
people did not have, the risk for eyestrain was also not as great for us as it
is for you. Eyestrain may start to creep up on you without you being conscious of
it.
When you began college, you more than likely had some form
of student advisor to counsel you about school. Well, why not let Site for Sore
Eyes Berkeley serve as your vision advisor? We
can and will keep you in the know about the health of your vision.
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