In the information age today, computers have become indispensable to the daily work of white-collar workers. However, medical experts point out that people who work in front of a computer for long periods will, to varying degrees, experience discomfort in their eyes.
According to a survey by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 90% of people who work in front of a computer for more than three hours a day have eye problems. Symptoms include dry eyes, headaches, irritability, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. This computer vision syndrome is a typical case of dry eye disease.
Medical experts believe that computer vision syndrome belongs to a relatively new type of illness. More than half of all computer users have experienced or frequently suffer from this condition to some extent. In the face of such a widespread white-collar occupational ailment, how should it be prevented and treated?