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The 20-20-20 Rule for Your Eyes
By Tyler Sorensen, President & CEO
March 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023 · 1 minute read
The 20-20-20 rule is so important because so many everyday activities involve near point stress on your eyes. They can also cause more severe fatigue like digital eye strain.
Give your eyes a break. It doesn’t take long and the benefits can be huge. If you have to read or work on the computer for more than 20 minutes at a time, remember to take a vision break. The 20-20-20 rule can be a real lifesaver when it comes to keeping your eyes healthy.
Remember the 20-20-20 Rule
The 20-20-20 rule is simple and effective. You can incorporate it into your workday or leisure time without too much of an interruption. All you need to do is look up from your book or computer and focus on anything that is at least 20 feet away from you for 20 seconds.
20-20-20: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away, for at least 20 seconds.
This short vision break is so important, you might want to print it out and hang it in your office or near your computer to remind you to take a vision break every 20 minutes while you’re working. Or, consider setting a timer on your phone or computer to remind you to take a break. These breaks will keep your eyes fresh and your mind fresh too. It’s much easier to work in solid 20-minute chunks rather than force yourself to stare at the screen for hours on end until your work is done.
Make keeping your vision healthy with the 20-20-20 rule your new workplace goal. You’ll come home feeling much less fatigued every day. Your vision will thank you for it!
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Tyler Sorensen
President & CEO, Rebuild Your Vision
Tyler Sorensen is the President and CEO of Rebuild Your Vision. After graduating top of his class with a Bachelor of Science in Informational Technologies and Administrative Management, he joined Rebuild Your Vision in 2002. With the guidance of many eye care professionals — including Behavioral Optometrists, Optometrists (O.D.) and Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.) — Tyler has studied the inner workings of the eye and conducted research since 2002.
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Jaspinder says:
This was very informative…..Thanks Tyler !!!
Edna says:
Excellent advice. Can’t wait to try it :-)!
anjana says:
thanks a lot..:)
Hurry says:
very useful
Sandy says:
Any advice on getting rid of eye floaters?
Tyler Sorensen says:
Hi Sandy,
We have ‘eye floaters’ as a topic for the future. Our research team is on it, so be sure to keep an eye on your inbox for when we post a blog on this topic.
To your vision — for life,
Tyler
Amit Vaya says:
It was very useful as I work for hours on Computer and wear glasses. Thanks.
Ankur Saini says:
Hello Tyler,
My eyesight is very blur. I can not see my monitor without wearing glass.
Any exercise for me???
John says:
Hi Tyler,
I am short sighted, over 40 and have developed Presbyopia too. How do I get rid of both problems?
Sagar Prashant Bhatt says:
Cool! The best thing it does is make me conscious about what I’m doing, so that I can’t waste hours for shit like Facebook. I hope it lowers my spectacles number, which is at -3.5.
Ali sufyan says:
#Tyler hellow
i am 17 years old and my eye is soo weak i wanna join pak army soo i cant because of my eyesight. i read all rules but i wanna ask u can you do extra things(excercise) etc.
ayshath salina says:
wow is useful
Anonymous says:
Hey guys can i exercise my eyes in the morning and in the eve i wonder it?
Anonymous says:
Very helpful for me. Thanks a lot.
nitin says:
my left eye number is continuously increase so give advice
Anonymous says:
Is there an extension or app or something for computers that could let us know whenever 10 minutes have passed, I often get absorbed in youtube or video games. Also is this necessary or useful if you have a 20/20 eye exam score constantly though you do this stuff in all your free time for several years?
J says:
Simply stare at the sun in the morning or evening while it is a little higher from the horizon. do thidaily. just before sunrise or sunset. let’s say before 8 – 9 am in morning or after 4 – 5 pm in evening, depending on the latitude where you are and your sensitivity to light. But as with everything start slowly and work up gradually to more time and a higher sun.. This is one of the beauty and purpose of Surya Namaskar,(paying homage to the great Lord Sun) All the best from India.
Shivam says:
I have( -4.5 ) specs can I get rid of it ?
I will do every possible things to get rid of them
Please help me
Abhishek Vashistha says:
Hey Tyler…….what should I do to improve my eye vision within 2-3 months?????…..please help me…..
Christian says:
Its effective. But when I sleep 8 hours and when I woke up, the blurry eyes came back.
Please help me about this sir Tyler
Christian says:
And theres something dust in my eyes that make my eyes blurry when I rub my eyes..
sarita says:
surely following these habits can result in rid of eye strain..
Raju sarmah says:
Thanks…
NARAYANI says:
Very useful info.Thank you. Please also tell me about my son’s condition.His eye power is -5.00cylinder and axis 10 in right eye and -1cyl in left .Axis in left is 160.Since the difference in both eyes are more than 4 diopters he is unable to see phone or computer screen continuous.Please tell me a permanent solution for this as well as his dry eyes.
Ranveer says:
Thank you so much its very useful
Ranveer says:
Its very healthy
Jack Doson says:
You just need to watch flame of candle for at least 10 minutes every day. It will help you in two ways:
1. It will improve your eye sights.
2. It will improve your concentration.
Sam says:
My eye sight is -4.5 ..
Is it possible to improve my eye power without surgery?
Harsha says:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Efg42-Qn0&feature=youtu.be
gabe says:
i wear glasses but i don’t feel comfortable wearing them around school, so i need advice on how i can get back my eyesight east fast and a natural way.
Shivam says:
Same here bRo
Siza says:
Try eye exercise i have also used it
Siza says:
You can do it only in the morning do not overdo it
Tyler says:
I feel you my eyes are red watery and burning after constantly playing gta 5 on xbox one all day it sucks on my eys
Aswathy says:
After doing this exercise do we need to wear glasses
Anonymous says:
did it work?
Tobiana says:
Order or download the method of Tyler Sorensen in a month of exercises of 15 min a day you’ll see much better !! Especially when your young. Good luck !