Four tips to avoid Computer Vision Syndrome

If you use a computer more than two hours a day, you could be suffering from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).

A CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton explained CVS is associated with symptoms that come with sitting in front of a computer, hand-held device, iPhone, iPod for hours every day.

"The most common symptoms are: eye strain, dry or irritated eyes, fatigue, and headaches," CBS News quoted Ashton as saying.

She provides some quick tips to keep eye strain at bay:

1. Blink Often: When looking at a computer or hand-held digital device, it's common for you to blink two to three times less than you normally would.

This can lead to "dry eye." Blinking bathes your eyes in tears, and tears are naturally therapeutic for the eyes.

2. The 20/20/20 Rule: When spending long periods in front of a digital device, every 20 minutes, spend 20 seconds looking at something 20 feet away to allow your eyes to rest.

3. Ensure Proper Lighting: To help ease the strain on your eyes, keep bright lighting overhead to a minimum and position your desk lamp to shine on your desk, and not at you. Position your computer screen in a way that reduces reflections and glare from windows or overhead lights.

4. Location of computer screen: Optimally, the computer screen should be 15 to 20 degrees below eye level (about 4 or 5 inches) as measured from the centre of the screen and 20 to 28 inches from the eyes.

KERALA GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WEBSITES

SL. NO	DEPARTMENTS	WEBSITES
1	Agriculture Department	www.keralaagriculture.gov.in/ www.karshikakeralam.gov.in/
2	Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Department
3	Co-operation Department
4	Cultural Affairs Department	www.keralaculture.org/
5	Finance Department	finance.kerala.gov.in
6	Fisheries Department	www.fisheries.kerala.gov.in/
7	Food and Civil Supplies Department	civilsupplieskerala.gov.in
8	Forest and Wild Life Department	www.keralaforest.org/
9	General Administration Department
10	General Education Department	www.education.kerala.gov.in/ www.examresults.kerala.gov.in/ keralaresults.nic.in/ www.sslcexamkerala.gov.in/ results.kerala.nic.in/
11	Health and Family Welfare Department	www.healthkerala.gov.in/
12	Higher Education Department	www.education.kerala.gov.in/higher.htm
13	Home Department
14	Housing Department
15	Industries and Commerce Department	www.keralaindustry.org/
16	Information Technology Department	www.it.kerala.gov.in/
17	Kerala Police	www.keralapolice.org
18	Labour and Rehabilitation Department	www.labourkerala.gov.in/
19	Law Department	www.keralalawsect.org/
20	Local Self Government Department	www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/
21	Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Department	www.norka.gov.in/
22	Parliamentary Affairs Department
23	Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department
24	Planning and Economic Affairs Departmen	www.kslub.com/www.bpe.kerala.gov.in
25	Power Department
26	Public Works Department	www.keralapwd.net/
27	Revenue Department
28	Scheduled Caste Development Department
29	Scheduled Tribe Development Department	www.scheduledtribekerala.gov.in/
30	Science, Technology and Environment Department	www.kscste.kerala.gov.in/
31	Social Welfare Department	www.keralawomen.gov.in
32	Stores Purchase Department
33	Taxes Department	www.keralataxes.org/
34	Transport Department	keralamvd.gov.in
35	Vigilance Department	www.keralavigilance.org/
36	Water Resources Department

FIELD DEPARTMENTS

SL. NO:	DEPARTMENTS	WEBSITES
1	Animal Husbandry Department	ahdkerala.gov.in
2	Archaeology Department	www.keralaarchaeology.org/
3	Ayurveda Medical Education Directorate	www.healthkerala.gov.in/hrp/ayurveda.jsp
4	Archives Department	keralastatearchives.org
5	Coir Development Directorate	coirkerala.org
6	Collegiate Education Department	www.collegiateedu.kerala.gov.in/
7	Chemical Examiners Lab Department
8	Dairy Development Department	www.kissankerala.net/
9	Drugs Control Directorate
10	Economics and Statistics Department	www.ecostatkerala.org/
11	Electrical Inspectorate Department	www.ceikerala.gov.in/
12	Election Department	www.ceokerala.nic.in/
13	Employment Services Kerala	employmentkerala.gov.in
14	Employment and Training Directorate	www.detkerala.org/
15	Excise Department
16	Factories and Boilers Department	www.fabkerala.gov.in/
17	Fire and Rescue Service Department
18	Ground Water Departmernt	www.groundwater.kerala.gov.in/
19	Harbour Engineering Department	www.hedkerala.gov.in/
20	Higher Secondary Education Directorate	www.dhsekerala.gov.in/
21	Homeopathy Directorate	www.healthkerala.gov.in/hrp/homoeo.jsp www.healthymotherhappychild.com/
22	Industrial Training Department
23	Indian Systems of Medicine Department
24	Information and Public Relations Department	www.prd.kerala.gov.in/
25	Insurance Department	www.ksid.in/
26	Insurance Medical Services Department
27	Kerala Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Department
28	Kerala Police	www.keralapolice.org/
29	Kerala State Land Use Board	www.kslub.com/
30	Land Revenue Department	lris.kerala.nic.in
31	Legal Metrology Department
32	Local Fund Audit Department	www.finance.kerala.gov.in/
33	Lotteries Department	www.keralalotteries.com/
34	Medical Education Directorate
35	Mining and Geology Department	www.dmg.kerala.gov.in/
	Motor Vehicles Department	www.keralamvd.gov.in
36	Museum and Zoo Department	www.keralamuseumandzoo.org/
37	Printing Department
38	Prisons Department
39	Port Department	www.keralaports.gov.in/
40	Panchayat Department	www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/
41	Registration Department	keralaregistration.gov.in
42	Rural Development Commissionerate	www.crd.kerala.gov.in/
43	Sainik Welfare Department	www.sainikwelfarekerala.org/
44	Soil Survey Department
45	Sports and Youth Affairs Directorate	www.dsya.kerala.gov.in/
46	Survey and Land Records Department	www.dslr.kerala.gov.in/
48	Technical Education Department	www.tekerala.org/
49	Tourism Department	www.keralatourism.org/
50	Town and Country Planning Department	www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/
51	Treasury Department	treasury.kerala.gov.in
52	Urban Affairs Department	www.ksudp.org/
53	Vocational Higher Secondary Education Directorate	vhse.kerala.gov.in/
54	Water Transport Department

COMMISSIONS

SL. NO	DEPARTMENTS	WEBSITES
1	Kerala Official Language (Legislative) Commission	www.kerala.gov.in/dept_law/authorities.htm
2	Kerala Public Service Commission	www.keralapsc.org/
3	Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission	www.kerala.gov.in/grievanceredressal/redressal.htm
4	Kerala State Farmer's Debt Relief Commission
5	Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission	www.erckerala.org/
6	Kerala Women's Commission	www.keralawomenscommission.gov.in/
7	State Co-operative Election Commission	www.kerala.gov.in/govinstitutions/commissions.htm
8	State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities	www.kerala.gov.in/govinstitutions/commissions.htm
9	State Election Commission, Kerala	www.electionker.org/
10	State Information Commission Kerala	keralasic.gov.in
11	The Kerala State Human Rights Commission	www.kshrc.kerala.gov.in

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGES AND MEDICAL COLLEGES

1	College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram	www.cet.ac.in/ www.me.cet.ac.in/
2	Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram	www.gecbh.ac.in/
3	Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam	www.rit.ac.in/
4	Government Engineering College, Idukki	www.gecidukki.ac.in/
5	Government Engineering College, Palakkad	kerala.gov.in/dept_technicaleducation /engineeringcolleges.htm
6	Government Engineering College, Kozhikkode	www.geckkd.ac.in/
7	Government Engineering College, Kannur	www.gcek.ac.in/
8	Government Homeopathic Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram	www.ghmct.edu.in/
9	Medical College, Kottayam
10	Medical College, Kozhikode	www.calicutmedicalcollege.ac.in/
11	Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram	www.govtmedicalcollegetvm.net/
12	T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha	www.tdmedicos.com/hospital.htm

UNIVERSITIES

SL. NO	INSTITUTIONS	WEBSITES
1	Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)	www.cusat.ac.in
2	Kannur University, Mangattuparamb	www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/
3	Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur	www.kau.edu/
4	Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	www.mguniversity.edu/
5	Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
6	University of Calicut	www.universityofcalicut.info/
7	University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram	www.keralauniversity.edu/

AUTONOMOUS BODIES, CULTURAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS

SL. NO	INSTITUTIONS	WEBSITES
1	Agency for Development of Aquaculture (ADAK) Thiruvananthapuram	www.fisheries.kerala.gov.in/key.htm
2	Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) Thiruvananthapuram	education.vsnl.com/anert/
3	Attappady Hills Area Development Society, Palakkad	www.ahads.org/
4	Bharat Bhavan Society of Kerala