Protecting Your Eyes

[TAMR]

Hey guys,

I work as a web developer sitting at a computer for eight hours a day ,five days a week. I have about ten months before I submit my application for sNA, and was wondering if anyone had any good advice to protect my eyes and maintain my vision the best I can.

My eyes were around 20/35 uncorrected the last time I had a vision test (over a year ago). I don't want them to fall outside standards, and I do have glasses. Would it be best to not use my glasses and teach my eyes to work on their own, or would using my glasses as often as possible be the best for my eyes to maintain their vision?

Thanks.

 

[fattestfoot]

Glasses are often used to maintain your eyesight at its current level. So I would keep using them. I was in a similar situation to you, and every hour or so I would make sure I looked away. Do some eye exercises like looking up, down, left, and right for 20-30 seconds in each direction at a time.

I also went and started taking bilberry extract and lutein after I received my final select. I'm not sure if they help or not, but I figure it probably can't hurt. But I have the same concerns you do. I had a 20/30 in one of my eyes for distance, and a 20/35 for one near. I'm hoping that between now and NAMI I can maintain that.

 

[feddoc]

Another vote for wearing the glasses. Also, proper lighting, hydration, rest breaks, etc., will help.

 

[MasterBates]

And do my name, less.

 

[pourts]

And do my name, less.

I thought that made your palms hairy.

 

[KBayDog]

I thought that made your palms hairy.

"Some say quit or I'll go blind, but it's just a myth."

 

[helolumpy]

"Some say quit or I'll go blind, but it's just a myth."

You can trust K-Bay on this one, he's a Level V, patch-wearer on this subject!

Otto of course bitched that there may be some tactics involved in this mission though...

 

[TAMR]

And do my name, less.

Well its set then..... i'm screwed!

 

[feddoc]

Nope; if you were, you wouldn't be doing it.

Well its set then..... i'm screwed!

 

[TAMR]

Went to MEPS and passed with 20/30 corrected to 20/20. Looks like over the last year of working on computers my vision didn't really change. Strange because I don't feel like my eyesight is very good... hope it stays that way through my flight physical.

 

[MIDNJAC]

I was the same way brother.....worried a bunch about time spent on AW, porn, games, etc, and in the end it all worked out fine. Congrats!

 

[TAMR]

I was the same way brother.....worried a bunch about time spent on AW, porn, games, etc, and in the end it all worked out fine. Congrats!

Reminds me of webmd.com: you go on there with a cold, you come out self-diagnosed with a rare blood disease.

 

[OSUbeaver]

Nope; if you were, you wouldn't be doing it.

I see what you did there

 

[TAMR]

I see what you did there

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You and MIDNJAC must be friends.... Go Ducks!

 

[MIDNJAC]

OSU and I were in NROTC together. He's a ginger and a helo guy, but I won't hold that against him