Beating the blues and glare of electronics to improve eye health as you WFH

Extended use of mobile phones, laptops and television have impacted our eyes as we work, study and entertain at home; here are some tips to start moving to 20/20 vision again

One sense organ that really went into overdrive and was the most used during the pandemic was the eyes. We were moving from screen to screen for professional, personal and social engagements, using laptops for office jobs or school classes, relaxing the mind watching television and socialising over Whatsapp and Facebook on our mobile phones. Let's just say that we were caught in some sort of technology trap, swapping one gadget for another.

Pandemic 2020 had a major impact on the health of our vision. Says Aarti Nangia, HOD-Ophthalmology at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj: “Sedentary life, staying indoors, little exposure