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Saturday, 20 June 2009 15:55 |
OHS & Your Lighting
To test for glare, turn your monitor off. If the screen provides reflection as a mirror, you have glare. Since this glare is caused by light shining directly onto your screen, check its source. If it is a window, this can be corrected by positioning your monitor so that your line of sight is parallel to the window. If this is not practical, cover the window with vertical blinds.
If the glare is caused by lighting, these lights should be shaded or removed. A desk lamp will provide extra lighting to see paper documents, while avoiding excessive light near the monitor. If you are right-handed, the lamp should be on the left (and vice versa) to reduce shadows.
It is best to control glare with proper positioning of your monitor or by shading or removing light sources. If it is not possible to eliminate your lighting problem at its source, consider using an anti-glare screen. Anti glare screens collect dust and should be cleaned frequently.
Get in the habit of taking your eyes off the screen every few minutes and focusing on something far away. Another helpful eye exercise is to look up, down and side to side without moving your head. These few exercises will help reduce eye strain.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 20 June 2009 16:08 |
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