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In addition, computer users kept their eyes unusually wide open. Computer users' wide-eyed lack of blinking contributes significantly to the gritty, dry-eyed feeling of eyestrain. The more wide open the eyes, the more moisture evaporates from their surface. Blinking replaces that moisture, but as the blink rate declines, dry eyes stay dry. Exercise your eyes. About once every half-hour, take a break from your screen and do the exercises described elsewhere in this chapter. Strong words, but notice that the Cambridge Institute doesn't guarantee anyone a future without glasses.

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As a result, computer users sit in the same position using the same finger movements, sometimes for hours at a time. The same is true in some factory and other labor-intensive jobs where computers and modern technology eliminate unnecessary movement and force workers to sit or stand in the same position all day long. If you are working in a situation where hand movements are repetitive, here are some work situation guidelines. Pay attention to the chair.

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Writers and other computer users can wind up with multiple strain syndrome, with pain in the neck, shoulders, back, and/or wrists, caused by sitting for long hours hunched in an unnatural position at a computer, typing away. There is a surgical procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome, which involves cutting into the wrists and enlarging the passageway for the nerves. This procedure is painful, has a long recovery time, and does not always give 100 percent improvement.

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In other studies, OPCs have been shown to relieve eyestrain in computer users, to reduce retinopathy among people with diabetes, and to improve the function of the retina in nearsighted people. • High blood pressure and stroke. People with high blood pressure have weakened capillaries that allow fluid to pass through the walls and into the tissues very easily. The tendency of capillaries to break increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke and ruptured blood vessels.

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