Patent ID: 6062691
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A system kit for reducing ocular discomfort and vision problems of an operator associated with sustained close-range viewing of a visual display terminal, the system kit comprising: an eyewear wearable by the operator for reducing the amount of accommodation or focusing required by the operator's eyes in order to see the visual display terminal at a preselected close-range viewing distance; at least one visual therapy device to enable the operator to perform ocular exercises to improve eye muscle control; and information means containing information representing at least information for improving ergonomic conditions while the operator views the visual display terminal and containing instructions on how to use the eyewear and the visual therapy device; whereby the eyewear, the therapy device and the information means, in combination, reduce the operator's ocular discomfort and vision problems associated with sustained viewing of the visual display terminal at the preselected close-range viewing distance.