Being editor of over ten sites, I spend a good chunk of the day browsing tiny little letters on my tiny little netbook screen. That can be tough. By 8pm, I feel cross eyed and ready to climb the wall. Those PC monitors can surely zap the good graces out of you. This condition plagues every IT professional, exec and student. Heck, it’s a problem for everyone with a PC. And now with netbooks becoming the vogue, screens get smaller and corrective lenses get thicker.

Where there is a problem, there come companies with solution. The most common remedy are the multicoated lenses offered at optical shops. Ive tried them and while they reduce glare, they fail to lower strain from fixating at a flickering screen.  Relief comes briefly- but after 4 hours, the tiredness sets in.

Now an innovative company goes a step further. Relaxo, an Australian firm discovered that multicoating addresses half the problem (glare), but falls short of nullifying the strain issue.  Strain arises when the eyes focus at close range for long periods. They literally cross (check out a guy who’s reading- he looks cross-eyed) and cause stress. Are you one of the suffering?

Using prisms, the company destroys the problem by reprojecting close range images such that the eyes do not have to cross. It’s simple technology with very tangible results. I’ve personally tried their specs and felt instant relief after  hours of typing. I don’t feel that vice- like grip on my temples or the watery pain on my eyeballs. They damn work.

There’s a downside. Specs cost about $80 from this company and the build quality is questionable. I find the frames flimsy- like they would snap easily. If you can live with that, the $80 is worth it as the lenses definitely do the job of giving instant relief.

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