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It’s not a pleasing experience to many others who are nearsighted and suffer from a condition called myopia. Squinting may seem like harmless behavior but it could actually lead to health nightmares. This is where Loctek enters the picture. Its innovative ergonomic solutions, particularly the ergonomic office chair, could help reduce tension in the eyes, neck, and head.

What is Myopia

In medical circles, nearsightedness is known as myopia or an abnormality of the eye that resulted from a faulty refractive ability. As the name suggests, people who suffer from myopia could only see things clearly when the objects are near them. Anything distant will automatically be blurred out by their eyes. Individuals who are always on their devices are more likely to suffer from myopia.

In fact, in 2019, 27% of the world’s population has myopia. The majority of this percentage comprises late teenagers and adults from East Asia—the prevalence of myopia being at 80 to 97% in this region.

But people don’t take nearsightedness that seriously even though it’s the main cause of vision impairment and second to the highest cause of blindness. It also affects adults and not just children younger than 20 years old.

Eye discomfort also causes myopia. Ellie Dolgin wrote a report for Nature citing Australian research that linked myopia and time spent indoors. After three years of observing around 4,000 students from primary and secondary school, the study found that the students developed myopia after nonstop online games and time on the computer.

Adults also experience the same strain. They suffer from visual stress after spending 9 or more hours in front of the computer. They are more susceptible to this condition caused by the following: (1) poor lighting; (2) exposure to radiation due to long hours in front of the computer screen; (3) improper viewing distances; and (4) poor sitting posture.

We couldn’t avoid these factors especially if we have a 9 to 5 job that involves exposure to a computer screen. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do any steps to stop myopia from further progressing. An ergonomic chair can enhance posture with adequate lumbar support, reducing pressure on the shoulder and neck.

How can Ergonomic Chair Help to Cope with the Condition

The ergonomic chairs of Loctek were designed and created with the worker in mind. If you have long work hours, these would help give you a premium comfortable experience. Loctek’s options are particularly constructed to give a total headrest. When your head is not positioned properly in a sitting position, you might feel pain in your head area that will surely affect your eyes that make them strained or heavy.

One recommendation from Loctek is our Ergonomic Office Chair. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing and could give you the ultimate seating experience, but these are also the following benefits:

It has a reliable lumbar support system.

It has an elegantly curved backrest that will support your neck and spine. Because of this, you no longer need to draw your face closer to the monitor or squint your eyes to get a maximum view.

It features a backrest tilt that allows for an easy seating adjustment. When you feel that your eyes are heavy or are already dry from long hours looking at your computer screen, then you could just adjust as you deem fit.