Sequel Lenses for Eye Strain in Titusville Screens All Day. Eyes That Still Feel Fine at Five.

Are your eyes worn out by the end of a day on screens?

You have been at your computer screen since morning. By three o'clock you have tired eyes, your vision goes blurry when you look up, and you catch yourself rubbing your eyes on the drive home. We hear about that day from neighbors all over Titusville.

Sequel is an everyday prescription lens designed for long days on a computer screen, a tablet, or a cell phone. A small amount of prism is built into the lower part of the lens, right where you look to read and type. It needs no special measurement, so your regular prescription goes in as usual.

What are Sequel lenses, and how do they work?

Every time you look at something close, your two eyes turn in a little to meet on it. A day at a desk asks for thousands of those small turns. Sequel lenses carry a gentle prism in the near and lower middle part of the lens, which the maker calls Convergence Boost. It is designed to shift the image up close so your eyes can rest in a more natural, comfortable position while they focus up close.

Newton, the company that makes Neurolens, makes Sequel for people who get eye fatigue during screen time. The design is the same for every wearer, so no measuring device is needed. The maker describes Sequel as easy to wear and easy to fit.

We will help you pick the design at your visit, based on the visual demands of your day.

The maker offers Sequel in four designs:

• Single vision, with or without a small focusing boost for close work
• Progressive, for people who need reading help and distance in one pair
• Computer, a pair of computer glasses set for the desk and anything within about four feet
• Meeting, set for a room out to about ten feet

How do Sequel lenses compare with computer glasses, blue light blocking glasses, and Neurolens?

An ordinary single vision lens gives you clear sight at one distance and adds nothing for close work. Most computer glasses move the clearest focus to the intermediate distance of a computer screen. Not all computer glasses are built the same, and Sequel is its own kind. Blue light glasses filter part of the blue light from screens, and blue light filtering is a different idea from Sequel.

Sequel adds a small fixed prism for near work and needs nothing beyond your regular eye exam. Neurolens, made by the same company, uses a prism measured for your own eyes in a short headset test. The maker points people whose screen strain comes with headaches, neck pain, or motion sickness toward Neurolens. We offer both, and we will help you sort out which one fits.

Why does a computer screen wear out your eyes by the afternoon?

Digital eye strain and computer vision syndrome are two names for the same thing. It is the tired, achy feeling that builds over extended periods on a computer, tablet, or cell phone. Three things happen at once. Your eyes hold a close focus for hours, you blink less so the surface dries, and both eyes stay turned inward.

People who ask us about Sequel often mention tired eyes by midafternoon, blurred vision when they look up from the screen, and eye discomfort that makes them want to rub their eyes. If your eyes burn or feel gritty by evening, dry eye may be part of it, and we look after that too.

A few simple habits help, whatever glasses you wear:

• Every 20 minutes, look about 20 feet away for 20 seconds
• Keep the monitor about arm's length away, with the top near eye level
• Make a conscious effort to blink fully when you pause to think
• Match the screen brightness to the room around it
• Ask about an anti-reflective coating to cut screen glare from fluorescent lighting and windows
• Hold your cell phone and other mobile devices a little farther away than feels natural

Do I need a different prescription for computer work?

Often, yes. A computer screen sits farther away than a printed page and closer than the road. A lens set for that intermediate distance can differ from your everyday pair, and the gap tends to grow once you start needing help to read up close.

An old prescription also makes your eyes work harder at the screen all day. That is why a current eye exam comes first, before any pair of prescription computer glasses or Sequel lenses.

If you wear contacts, digital eye strain can find you too, and dryness is often the bigger part. Some people keep a pair of glasses at the desk to give their eyes a rest from contacts. Ask us at your visit and we will go over what makes sense for your day.

What is the visit like if I am curious about Sequel lenses?

It starts with an eye exam, which is also how we check your eye health and make sure the strain is not something else. Bring the glasses you wear at the computer now. Tell us how your day goes: your screen time, how far away the monitor sits, and whether you work on a laptop, a desktop, or your phone.

From there we help you choose the design and a frame from our optical, and we go over cost before anything is ordered. When your glasses arrive, we fit them to your face. Everyone settles into a new lens at their own pace, and we are glad to talk through what to expect for yours.

A sudden change in your sight is a reason to call us the same day.

Does insurance cover Sequel lenses?

Cost depends on the design, your prescription, and the frame you choose, and coverage depends on your plan. Call us with your plan name and we will check your benefits before you come in. Your HSA or FSA card is welcome, and we offer CareCredit, Cherry financing, and Afterpay for anyone who would rather pay in steps.