Who works on computer screens most of the day?

[khmedia]

I've always been curious to know how many of you on this forum work on computers as part of their job.

My job:

I'm a graphic designer.

Coping:

Yes with MGD it's very tough. I wear my mositure retaining glasses daily. And regularly do compresses at work. I try to avoid reliance on eye drops. I limit my exposure to screens for my main job only. I try not to look at them in the evening. I can only do 10 mins max in the evening before I feel I am getting into risky territory.

I worry about the future a lot. I think about alternative jobs which require the eyes less but in a world where IT is everywhere I find it hard to see where to begin seeking alternative jobs.

How long I've been using a screen since my eye issues happened:

Over 1 year.

Other comments:

I take a lot of hope in that I've been able to continue my day job for over 1 year since getting MGD. I think that I can continue into the future. However, some days I have the opposite thought and then I get quite anxious.

I'd love to hear your replies!

Kevin

[Colin P]

Computer screens !!!..
Dont know how you do it mate?.
I wouldn't do that job for any amount of money.
Not what you want to hear i know, but if it's of some consolation- every other job in the world will be less taxing on your eyes. Blink rate, and backlit screens is real, and not something, 'i'll try to blink more etc-etc'..

[khmedia]

Thanks Colin. Your reply has made me sit and and think. I've been working with screens for close to 15 years. MGd started 1.5 years ago. Everything was 'fine' before this.

[bostoneye]

My doctor thinks working on computer screens, with incomplete or reduced blink frequency, is my biggest cause of evaporative dry eye. Yet my eyes are just as bad in the evenings and on the weekends when I do little computer work. My discomfort is least in the morning and gets worse in the late afternoon and evening, even when I'm not using the computer. I don't know what to infer from any of this.

[waterbee]

Hiya
I worked with computers all day before my DE started,I had to leave my job as I could not cope with the 10 hours a day. My eyes would just stop focusing, then the stinging would start, then the pain would kick In and I'd know I'd pushed it to far, it got to the point where this happened within two hours of computer work and so I had no choice but to leave. I'm a (was) computer games
Designer so I completely understand where your coming from. I worry about the future to, but for now I'm taking a year out to be a full time mum and hope it will give my eyes some chance to improve and so far they seem to appreciate my rule of an hour of tv or computer a day only. I'm very lucky I could afford to do this, I genuinely feel a great deal of sympathy for those DE sufferers who have no choice in this and push through every day.

[DryInDenver]

I've been able to make it work. Keeping my job is pretty important to me.

I wrote a bit about it on this thread. http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...6968#post96968

What is your routine during the day while working? Maybe there are other things that could help.

[HEBS]

I was a typist until about a month ago. I had to quit. I couldn't carry on with it due to burning eyes all the time even outside of work and my eyes sticking to the kids when I open them in the morning. I think life is too short too work at the detriment to my eyes. Although I'm not working and don't know what work I can do now.