Can Steam Eye Masks Relieve Eyestrain? Professional doctors tell you: yes!
Summary

The 2018 National Mobile Phone Eye Behavior Big Data Report shows that tens of thousands of netizens who participated in the survey spend an average of nearly six hours a day looking at electronic screens, and more than 95% of them have bad cell phone eye habits. Many people's eyes are immersed in the light of electronic screens almost from morning to night. And in the early 2020s, we experienced an epidemic that extended the home time of hundreds of millions of people, with almost everyone's screen time increasing. Some surveys claim that “the epidemic has delayed overall bedtime by two to three hours,” so what is everyone doing for those hours? As you can imagine, you can't get away from electronics.
Spending more and more time on electronic products has brought us many negative effects, the first and foremost is the damage to the eyes. Habitually blinking frequently, squinting, squinting to see things, or looking at your cell phone with one eye closed, these symptoms mean you may already have eyestrain! Your eyes have been damaged by the “assault” of electronic screens.
Knowing that these symptoms are manifestations of eyestrain, what can we do to alleviate it?
① Combine work and rest
Close eye use for a period of time, it is necessary to rest for a while. “20-20-20” eye rule is often mentioned in eye care: every 20 minutes to see the electronic screen, it will be 20 feet (about 6 meters) away from the place to look into the distance, the length of time in about 20 seconds. When looking into the distance, our eyes are in a relaxed state, can alleviate the muscle fatigue around the eyes caused by prolonged proximity to the eyes.
② Outdoor Exercise
A study has shown that an increase of 40 minutes of outdoor activity per day can reduce the incidence of myopia by 23% in 3 years. In response to the high incidence of myopia among young people in recent years, the Ministry of Education has clearly required schools to ensure that primary and secondary school students have two hours of exercise every day. Moderate exercise can reduce intraocular pressure, and outdoor exercise when the eyes would have been in a relaxed state, the muscles around the eyes can be released from the state of tension.
③ Hot compress rest
Hot compresses are also recommended by many ophthalmologists. Dr. Clove has also said that hot compresses can relieve eyestrain.
Hot compresses may seem simple, but they are actually very effective in relaxing the eyes. Hot compresses increase blood circulation around the eyes and are effective in treating dry eyes caused by blocked lid glands. A simple hot towel and a basin of hot water will do the trick, isn't it convenient? But for office workers and students, the eyes are most likely to fatigue time in the office, teachers, libraries, these places to how to facilitate the hot compress? Steam eye masks are popular nowadays can solve this problem.
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