If you are spending too much time in front of computers, your eyes are the ones that gets strained to the maximum. Taking breaks at regular intervals will help to ease this strain and to protect your vision. A good rule here is to follow 20-20-20 rule to keep your vision intact for the future.
As per this rule, Every 20 minutes, take your eyes off your computer and look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. eyeCare is a Google Chrome extension that will reminded you to take this break.
Features:
1. 20-20-20 rule based break reminder setup.
2. Ability to customize the duration of the reminder
3. Ability to run in the system tray from system startup, even when Chrome is not running.
3. Provides you instructions on how to spend your break time.
4. Ability to customize and configure the break alert using desktop notification, sound notification etc.
5. Ability to disable and enable as needed, with a single click, whenever needed.
6. Countdown display of the time remaining for the break (can be used as a standalone countdown timer too).
7. The extension icon can flash/blink as break reminder
8. Automatic synchronization of extension settings across your browsers, based on your browser user profile.
This is a must-have extension for computer professionals with lower back (spine) related problems, neck pain, eye-strain related headaches and red-eye.
Repetitive stress injury (RSI) and eye strain are the common ailments among computer users. Taking a break every few minutes is going to save your health and vision. Have a great health!
- “The greatest wealth is Health.”
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