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Dry eyes at the computer? Try BlinkEasy the dry eye app that reminds you to blink.
BlinkEasy uses your webcam to remind you when your blinking slows down and when it is time for a break. No fixed timer, no needless interruptions. Available for Windows and macOS. Free 14-day trial.
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Guides
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Wellness and Screen Ergonomics Guides
Practical guides to blinking breaks, screen habits, and desk setup. Explore everyday wellness and ergonomics with BlinkEasy.
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Computer Vision Syndrome (Digital Eye Strain): Causes and What Helps
Computer vision syndrome can involve dry eyes, blur, headaches, and neck tension. Learn why screen work feels uncomfortable and what can help.
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How to Make Text and Apps Bigger in Windows
Make text, menus, and apps bigger in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Step by step: display scaling (DPI), text size, and browser zoom for easier reading.
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Check Your Desk Setup in 5 Minutes
Check your screen position, text size, lighting, keyboard reach, and break habits, with a practical adjustment to try for each one.
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Gaming Eye Strain: Why Your Eyes Feel Tired While Playing
Tired, dry eyes after gaming? Studies show blinking slows during play. How to fit eye breaks into your sessions and set up your screen for long games.
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How to blink more - Blinking exercises for Dry Eye
Learn simple blinking exercises for dry eyes, why you forget to blink when you concentrate, and how BlinkEasy reminds you to blink fully at the computer.
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How to Remember to Blink: A Simple Screen-Time Routine
Forget to blink when you concentrate? Try this short routine for conscious blinking and screen breaks, and let BlinkEasy remind you when it's time.
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Computer Screen Ergonomics: Height, Distance, and Glare
How high and how far away should your monitor be? Set screen height, viewing distance, text size, and lighting with this practical desk setup checklist.
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Laptop Ergonomics: Set Up a Comfortable Workspace
Practical laptop ergonomics for occasional use, a regular desk, and small or shared workspaces. Learn where a separate keyboard, mouse, or monitor can help.
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Dual Monitor Setup: How to Arrange Two Screens Ergonomically
Arrange dual monitors around your work: one primary screen, two equally used displays, or a laptop beside a monitor. Includes practical layout diagrams.
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Using a Computer With Progressive Lenses or Bifocals
Adjust your computer setup when you wear progressive lenses or bifocals. Check screen height, chin position, and useful measurements for an eye appointment.
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How to Reduce Screen Glare: Lighting for Computer Work
Make the most of daylight, position your desk lamp, and adjust monitor brightness for more comfortable computer use. Find and reduce glare at your desk.
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Why Do My Eyes Get Dry at the Computer?
Eyes dry at the computer? You blink less when you concentrate, and moving air speeds up evaporation. Practical desk changes and what an eye exam can show.
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Incomplete Blinking: Why Partial Blinks Can Leave Eyes Dry
In an incomplete blink, the eyelids don't fully meet, so part of the eye misses fresh tears. What research found about screen reading and how to blink fully.
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Dry Eye vs. Eye Strain: What's the Difference?
Dry eye involves the tear film; digital eye strain is a broader set of screen-related complaints. See how they differ, where they overlap, and what helps.
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The 20-20-20 Rule: How It Works and How to Remember It
Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. How the 20-20-20 rule rests your eyes, where to look, and how to remember your breaks.
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Contact Lenses and Screen Time: Tips for Long Workdays
Organize screen breaks, backup glasses, contact lens supplies, and a practical desk routine for days with meetings and extended computer work.
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Can Dry Eyes Cause Watery Eyes?
Yes. When dryness irritates the eye, it can respond with extra tears. Why that happens, what else causes watery eyes, and what an eye exam can show.
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Evaporative Dry Eye: Why Tears Evaporate Too Quickly
In evaporative dry eye, tears evaporate too quickly from the eye's surface. How the tear film's oil layer, blinking, and airflow play a role during screen work.
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Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD): A Plain-English Guide
In MGD, the oil glands in your eyelids don't supply the tear film as they should. What the glands do, how MGD relates to dry eye, and how eye doctors check it.
Resources
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Tear Film & Meibomian Gland Animation
Explore meibomian gland secretion, lipid spreading, and tear-film thinning in an interactive 3D animation.
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Webcam FPS Test - Check Your Camera Frame Rate
Test your webcam FPS online for free. Measure your camera frame rate, check its resolution and device name, and compare settings. Video stays in your browser.
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Eye research / Dry eye
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Dry Eye Research: A Year-by-Year Review
Browse a year-by-year review of published dry eye studies, with concise summaries and links to each paper.
For eye care professionals
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Advertising for Your Optometry Practice: Optometrists and Ophthalmologists Can Offer Patients a Custom Version of BlinkEasy, the Blink and Screen-Break Reminder App for Windows and Mac, Branded With Your Practice's Name, Logo, and Website Links
Give patients blink and screen-break reminders they can use after the visit. Add your practice name, logo, and website. Email each key or print a handout.