# What is your approach to avoiding eye strain during 8+ hour remote workdays?

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## Description:

Since starting WFH, my eyes feel constantly tired and sometimes burn by end of day. I’m staring at screens way more than when in office (no more random coffee chats or in-person meetings). Using a 24″ monitor and laptop. Any advice on monitor setups, breaks, or other strategies to keep eyes healthy?

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Ergo Oo [3 Apr 2024](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-92.md)

Copy answer link Report answerI invested in proper monitor setup and it was absolutely worth it. Two 27" 4K monitors with proper brightness (not too bright!) and contrast settings. Poor resolution makes your eyes work harder to read text. Also consider monitor placement - they should form slight arc around you so you don't have to move head much. And LIGHTING is crucial - avoid screen glare at all costs. I use Phillips Hue lights behind monitors to reduce contrast between screen and background wall.

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Taylor S: Thanks for sharing your setup tips! Do you also take regular breaks or use any eye exercises during the day to further reduce strain? Report

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OptometristsDaughter [2 Apr 2024](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-89.md)    Copy answer link Report answer20-20-20 rule changed everything for me. Every 20 min, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. I use an app called EyeCare that reminds me. Also, blue light glasses make huge difference - get good ones not cheap Amazon ones. And make sure your monitor is slightly below eye level, not straight ahead or above.

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Tech Ergo [2 Apr 2024](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-90.md)    Copy answer link Report answerTry f.lux software. It adjusts screen color temperature based on time of day - warmer at night, cooler during day. My eye fatigue dropped like 70% after installing. Also for monitor setup - follow 'arm's length rule' - monitor should be about arm's length away and top of screen at or slightly below eye level.

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Water Guy [2 Apr 2024](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-91.md)    Copy answer link Report answerartificial tears!!! keep bottle on desk and use throughout day before eyes feel dry. prevents strain better than treating after already dry. also humidifier near workspace if you live in dry climate. dehydration makes eye strain worse so drink tons water.

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Carter Keller [14 Feb 2025](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-1357.md)    Copy answer link Report answerI remember the first month working from home I pushed through eight hour days wearing contacts, eating lunch at my desk and falling asleep on the sofa with my laptop still on. My eyes burned so badly one evening I rubbed them until they were streaked and I had to laugh and then cry a little because I looked ridiculous. My roommate made me book an optometrist appointment and I learned some hard lessons about simple habits.

What actually helped beyond the usual tips was getting a pair of dedicated computer glasses tuned to the exact screen distance with a small positive power to relax focusing, and increasing OS font scaling so I stopped squinting. I swapped to a matte anti glare screen protector and a flicker free monitor with higher refresh rate which eliminated this subtle, unnoticeable flicker that made my eyes work overtime. I also do a 30 second focus exercise every 45 minutes where I alternate near and far focus and force myself to blink more. If nothing improves see an eye pro.

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L. M. [19 Apr 2024](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-2029.md)    Copy answer link Report answerThis whole eye strain thing reminds me of the time I got so caught up in binge-watching a new series with my laptop perched on my knees that by the end of the night I felt like I’d been staring into a nuclear reactor. Didn’t help that my cat decided resting her tail right across the keyboard was a good idea, so I couldn’t really move things around either. Eventually, I realized it wasn’t just about how bright the screen was or how far away it sat but the actual lighting in the room. I went back to basics and started experimenting with some soft ambient lighting and making sure none of those nasty overhead fluorescents were blasting me straight in the eyeballs.

For long remote workdays, it’s crazy helpful to balance the environment overall—not just your monitor setup but where you get your light from. Try working near a window with natural light coming in but don’t have the monitor facing the window straight on (glare city!). Layer your lighting so it’s not just one harsh source and your eyes don’t have to constantly adjust between dark and bright areas around you. Also, keeping your blinking game strong is underrated! When we stare at screens, our blink rate dives way down, so consciously try to blink more often to keep those eyes lubricated without always reaching for artificial tears.

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Dominic Cruz [13 Oct 2025](https://jobicy.com/q/1712065062-what-is-your-approach-to-avoiding-eye-strain-during-8-hour-remote-workdays#answer-3619.md)    Copy answer link Report answerMan, when I first started grinding from home I legit felt like my eyeballs were on fire by mid-afternoon and at one point I even caught myself blinking less like a zombie watching too much Netflix, so I actually got one of those humidifying desk fans that blows a gentle mist towards my face and I kid you not, it made my eyes way less dry and scratchy by evening plus I switched to bigger text on everything - like not just browser zoom but system-wide font scaling because staring at tiny fonts just made all my focusing muscles scream for help also I found that adjusting my monitor to have a matte anti-glare screen protector helped a ton since those slick glossy monitors reflect all the ambient light and mess with your focus without you realizing plus instead of killing myself with perfect brightness numbers I let the monitor's brightness mirror the ambient lighting so if the room is darker the screen dims a bit and during daylight hours it’s cranked up so my eyes aren't constantly fighting mismatched contrast which ended up feeling way more natural lastly doing some simple eye stretches where you close your eyes super tight then open wide plus rolling your eyes in circles for 10 seconds broke up the staring monotony so yeah messy

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