Eyestrain’s Bottom-Line Cost

Uncorrected “computer vision” can have a significant impact on a company’s productivity, according to a study conducted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry and published in the January issue of the American Optometric Association’s journal. A miscorrection of as little as .5 diopter–two “clicks” in a patient’s eye exam–can affect productivity by approximately 9 percent. The employer of an individual with a salary of $60,000 a year would experience a drop in productivity of $5,400.