Effect of Figure Eight Vision Exercise Combined With Chin Nodding and Neck Stretching Exercises on Computer Vision Syndrome

The continuous pandemic of COVID-19 has caused huge pressure in the medical services framework and adjusted the everyday way of life of normal individuals. Episodes of lockdown and social distancing have cut face to face connections, schooling, and working. During the lockdown time frame, individuals have depended on computers for data and entertainment, prompt a higher hazard to promote computer vision syndrome. Up to 90% of computer users whose spend 3 hours a day in front of computer screen suffers from computer vision syndrome.

Computer vision syndrome symptoms include blurred vision, headaches, dry eye (Tearing), eye redness, burning eye sensation, neck and shoulder pain. Posture problem most commonly seen in computer users. Screen radiation is not good for eye and due to screen radiation eye muscle fatigue occurs and static posture causes neck muscle fatigue. In Computer vision syndrome, we guide the participate to follow preventive measures for example, use of antiglare filter, self-neck muscle stretching, keep the distance between eye and screen is approximately between 40 and 76 cm, Proper sleep, antiglare glasses, proper lightning, ergonomics positioning of computer monitor and taking breaks during work may help to avoid Computer vision syndrome related symptoms i.e. Neck and shoulder pain, Eye Redness, Blurred vision, dry eye (tearing), Headache, burning eye sensation.From this study, Participants become aware of the importance of neck stretching exercise during computer usage and distance from screen.

Factor contributing in Computer vision syndrome include low screen brightness, no of hours of use per day, sitting position, position of screen, improper viewing distance, improper viewing angle, ocular diseases, medical diseases and aging and environment, imbalance of light between the computer screen and the surrounding.

Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is the main world related problem of the 21st century and its side effects influence almost around 70% of all computer users. All around the world, Computer vision syndrome is one of the public health problems and decrease usefulness at work increased error rate, reduce job satisfaction and impair visual capacities. Given the low accessibility and uses of personal defensive instrument, the high responsibility and the restricted break time while work with computer in developing countries, the burden of Computer vision syndrome is very high.

In the current quick time of innovation, our lives have become subject to computer utilization and limitless admittance to electronic devices, whether it is connected with our work, in instructive organizations, or for entertainment purposes. The proceeded and uncontrolled use has represented a threat to our wellbeing and a raised gamble for Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). The greater part of these manifestations is connected with eye vision, eye muscles, light awareness, outer muscle framework and other general body symptoms. Around 64%-90% of individuals experience these side effects because of abuse and aimless utilization of computers. The frequency of new cases every year mounts to a million.