{"id":24590,"date":"2022-03-31T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T02:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=24590"},"modified":"2022-04-13T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:36:19","slug":"reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/03\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"How reading on screen vs. paper affects eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Is your web page causing computer vision syndrome?<\/h2>\n<p>Reading on the screen is hard for a simple reason: Our eyes weren\u2019t made to stare at little beige boxes all day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27083\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/03\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is your website a site for sore eyes? &lt;\/strong&gt;Some\u00a012 million Americans visit eye doctors each year because of computer-related problems. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/eye-monitoring-virtual-reality-700122865&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by MaximP&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" alt=\"Reading on screen vs. paper eyes\" title=\"Reading on screen vs. paper eyes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27083 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/03\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is your website a site for sore eyes? &lt;\/strong&gt;Some\u00a012 million Americans visit eye doctors each year because of computer-related problems. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/eye-monitoring-virtual-reality-700122865&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by MaximP&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png\" alt=\"Reading on screen vs. paper eyes\" title=\"Reading on screen vs. paper eyes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Is your website a site for sore eyes? <\/strong>Some\u00a012 million Americans visit eye doctors each year because of computer-related problems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/eye-monitoring-virtual-reality-700122865\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by MaximP<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When reading online, your readers face these special problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Light<\/strong>.\u00a0Reading online is like reading with a flashlight shining in your eyes.\u00a0And you know what happens when you spend your day staring at a lightbulb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blinking<\/strong>.\u00a0People blink less often when reading online than when reading print. That\u2019s a problem, because blinking is what keeps our eyes moist and relaxed. They also open their eyes wider when reading on the screen. That makes their tears evaporate faster and leads to dry eye.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrolling<\/strong>.\u00a0The human eye has a normal reflex called\u00a0<em>optokinetic nystagmus<\/em>. That\u2019s scientist talk for the way our eyes flit across the screen to follow scrolling type. That constant jumping up and down can wear your readers out, cause eyestrain and cause readers to feel a little seasick. (So you can cause readers to throw up from what you write online.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a012 million Americans visit eye doctors each year because of computer-related problems, according to the American Optometric Association. That\u2019s one out of every five people who come in for an eye exam.<\/p>\n<p>Among the issues:<\/p>\n<h3>Computer vision syndrome<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/eye-fatigue-causes-symptoms-treatment#1\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some 50% to 90% of computer users suffer from eye strain<\/a>, according to WebMD. No wonder\u00a0<em>computer vision syndrome<\/em>\u00a0is recognized by the American Optometric Association. It includes these symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sore or irritated eyes<\/li>\n<li>Trouble focusing<\/li>\n<li>Dry or watery eyes<\/li>\n<li>Blurred or double vision<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity to light<\/li>\n<li>Shortsightedness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Eye strain<\/h3>\n<p>People who spend hours staring at a screen suffer chemical changes in their tears similar to folks with dry eye, according to a 2014 Japanese Dry Eye Society study. Symptoms include irritation, burning and blurred vision.<\/p>\n<h3>Screen-sightedness<\/h3>\n<p>Reading a blog post on an iPhone is like reading\u00a0<em>War and Peace<\/em>\u00a0through a keyhole \u2014 with a flashlight shining in your eyes.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder, then, that screen reading causes \u2014 in addition to such symptoms as\u00a0eyestrain\u00a0and\u00a0nausea\u00a0\u2014 advancing myopia, aka shortsightedness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2394611\/Have-got-screen-sightedness-Smartphones-causing-sight-problems-soar-warns-eye-surgeon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blame it on smartphones<\/a>, says British eye surgeon David Allamby of Focus Clinics. He calls this epidemic \u201cscreen-sightedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, since smartphones were introduced in the 1990s, the number of people with this condition has increased by 35%, according to Allamby. By 2033, he predicts, half of all 30-year-olds will suffer from screen-sightedness.<\/p>\n<h3>A welcome site<\/h3>\n<p>Bottom line?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had people come to our clinic saying they were going to quit their jobs because they couldn\u2019t take it,\u201d David Grisham, optometry professor at the University of California, told the\u00a0<em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly the purpose of your intranet, is it?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t make your reader turn a blind eye to your message. When you write web content, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/above-the-fold\/\">get to the point faster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/content-structure-for-web-pages\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">organize better<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/website-readability\/\">make it easier to read<\/a> and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/how-users-read-on-the-web\/\">skimmable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='MC-WFWM-OVW' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-37\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/web-writing-workshop\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/web-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/web-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>How can you reach readers on smartphones?<\/h3>\r\n<p>More than half of your audience members now receive your emails, visit your web pages and engage with your social media channels via their mobile devices, not their laptops.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Problem is, people spend half as long looking at web pages on their mobile devices than they do on their desktops. 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