Optometrist speaks about symptoms of and treatments for CVS

For many individuals, the work day leaves them drained and exhausted. However, according to WPVI.com, that feeling may be exacerbated by the increasing presence of technology in everyday life.

The news source reports that Darnell Deans, who claims to spend up to 12 hours a day using a computer or smartphone, visited an optometrist when he began having trouble focusing on the screens. He was told that he had Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).

The condition can present itself in a number of ways, but eye care specialists suggest that some of the most commons symptoms are dry eye, fatigue and headaches.

"[People are] not blinking enough, and they're not getting enough moisture to the eye, or [there is] too much overhead lighting," optometrist Dr Tamara Hill-Bennett said.

Hill-Bennett added that there are a number of routes to take when combating CVS, including wearing prescription glasses with a special coating and taking a 20-second break from looking at the screen every 20 minutes.

AllAboutVision.com reports that CVS affects nearly 70 percent of the 143 million Americans who work with computers on a daily basis.