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Sight For Sore Eyes Could adjusting your monitor reduce eye strain?

By David Doran

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You can usually tell when someone has been sitting for along stretch in front of a computer monitor--they tend to sufferfrom Dry-Eye Syndrome: red, itchy, irritated eyes.Now researchers at Japan's National Institute ofIndustrial Health have found that monitor placement may be theculprit.

If your monitor is level with your gaze or raised above it, thehigher angle of your head reduces the volume of tears produced byyour tear ducts, which results in eye irritation. Lowering themonitor's position--and the angle of your head--increases tearproduction and soothes tired eyes.

The researchers also claim lowered monitors reduce neck-musclefatigue, and improve attention span and the overall comfort ofcomputer users.