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Take care of your eyes with the 20-20-20 Rule


As we all know, staring at a screen causes eye strain. When you do this too long and too often, your eyes may not recover. This eye strain is typically called computer vision syndrome (CVS) and can cause headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, and long-term damage.

Every 20 minutes you spend using a screen, look away at something 20 feet (ca. 6 m) away for 20 seconds. 20 feet (ca. 6 m) for 20 seconds is the optimal distance and time to allow your eyes to relax.

  • Set a timer for 20 minutes.
  • When the timer goes off, look away from your screen and at something for 20 seconds.
  • Repeat.

20 seconds is not very long. But there are some healthy things we can do during this time.