Happens all the time. You are so engrossed in your work that at times you even forget to blink for a fair bit of time. The result? Eyes go all dry, red and itchy. Now this sends all the wrong signals to your brain which wants you to rest, but you being you, obviously wont. There’s a term for that and its called CVS or Computer Vision Syndrome. It could end up in you having a tiff with your girlfriend/co-workers/boss. Ouch.
Enter EyeDefender. A nifty utility that runs a simple black and white animation which reminds you to blink at periodic intervals. It runs some serene visuals which just knock the wind out of you and force you to look at it for at least a minute. You should consider disabling it while watching a movie or such like.
The website lists a bunch of scary sounding syndromes you could avoid using EyeDefender. Which will, no doubt, scare you into downloading the little 186kb software. You can choose how often you want to see the animation and for how long. I however do wish that there was a shorter 30 second option. I found myself reaching out for the icon in the system tray and clicking ‘Exit’. Which kinda defeats the purpose. But then, I guess I have been having too much coffee these days.
You can also use this in conjecture with F.lux, which controls the monitor brightness based on the time of the day and your geographical location. Of course, I am not mentioning that you need to get up from your throne from time to time and stretch your body a bit. Lest, the muscles start creaking.
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