As a worker, using digital devices can lead to visual fatigue, resulting in discomfort like headaches and sore eyes. You might also find yourself adopting awkward postures to ensure a clear view of your work, potentially causing neck pain and injury.

Your eyes may experience added strain if the screen is too close or too far, if you're working in poor lighting conditions, if there's excessive glare from direct or reflected light, or if you need to focus on fine details for extended periods.

WorkCover Queensland offers practical tips to address visual challenges:

• Ensure lighting allows you to see your work comfortably throughout different times of your work shift.
• Regularly test your vision if you encounter visual difficulties.
• Keep your eyewear up to date and suitable for computer work.
• Adjust monitor brightness, contrast, and font size for visual comfort.
• Opt for a light-colored background on your display.
• Clean your screens routinely.
• Minimize screen tilting to reduce potential glare or reflection.
• Take breaks from your screen to look at distant objects, allowing your eyes to refocus and moisten back to normal.

For improved lighting and reduced glare:

• Arrange your computer workstation or adjust lighting to minimize glare on your equipment and work surface.
• Avoid having windows directly in front or behind your seating position.
• Refrain from sitting directly below overhead lighting.
• Replace lighting with suitable brightness and color, adjusting levels for detailed work.
• Regularly clean and maintain light fittings.
• Use task lighting for additional illumination over your work area, ensuring it doesn't create extra glare.
• Control lighting, glare, and reflections with adjustable window coverings, like blinds or shutters. If possible, angle light upwards rather than downwards.
• Minimize work surfaces and office fittings that increase glare and reflection, such as white desks, shiny surfaces, and full-length windows.