With more and more workers spending more and more time at computer terminals, eye fatigue is an ever growing issue in the workplace. There have been volumes written on lighting standards to minimize eye fatigue. In fact, so much has been written about eye fatigue that one might experience an increase in eye fatigue trying to learn how to minimize it. So, what can a manager do to minimize any eye strain that employees might experience.
He or she could immerse themselves in a study of ergonomic lighting science. A simpler approach might be to rely on the advice of vendors who are providing task lighting and overall lighting for the company. An even more basic approach might be to provide Islands of Light. This approach suggests a variety of lighting levels, Islands of Light, throughout the work area. What this does is to give employees opportunities to rest their eyes by momentarily looking at areas with a different level of lighting.
