The end of the year is getting close. Is your business on track to accomplish its yearly goals? As we enter Q4, it’s time to explore ways to boost productivity and finish the year strong.
Don’t let poor visual ergonomics hold you back. We share three best practices for improving productivity and eye health at work.
Lighting, Screen Time, and Visual Fatigue
Prevent eye fatigue by prioritizing soft, warm, and natural light sources. For instance, you can reorganize your workspace so employees can benefit from filtered natural light over bright LEDs. Adding accent and task lighting can further enhance visual ergonomics.
Exposure to blue light from screens is another concern. In fact, screen use is directly linked to eye strain. With employees spending over 96 hours a week on average in front of screens, it’s crucial to emphasize the importance of frequent breaks.
Preventing Strategies for Better Eye Health at Work
Educating employees about common eye health symptoms can lead to early detection and treatment. Launching a campaign on digital eye strain, refractive errors, age-related macular degeneration, and other common eye health conditions is a good starting point.
Creating a vision-friendly workplace can also draw attention to common risk factors and empower employees to be more mindful of their eye health.
Offering Eye Health Benefits
On a global scale, poor vision costs $411 billion in lost productivity every year. On top of making some tasks difficult to complete, untreated vision problems can contribute to stress, difficulties focusing, and poor mental health.
In light of these findings, offering eye health benefits is part of a holistic approach to employee wellness. These benefits can facilitate access to regular eye exams, support early detection and encourage employees to be proactive about their vision health.
You should also educate employees about these benefits, including information about the services they can save on and how to take full advantage of them.
Empower Employees With Vision Plans
Not all eye health benefits options are the same. Choosing benefits that are easy to use to maximize employee satisfaction and productivity is important.
That’s precisely what Unity Vision offers. As a doctor-owned company, Unity Vision offers plans with a local focus. Finding an in-network optometrist is easy, and your employees can save on a wide range of eye health services with our discounted plans.
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Summary: There is a direct link between eye health and workplace productivity. We share three best practices for promoting better eye health at work and empowering employees to be more productive.
