ScreenSmart Quiz Are you doing all you can to protect your eyes from the effects of screen fatigue?  Take our online quiz and find out if you really are ScreenSmart or if your computer could be leaving you goggle-eyed! Which of these are known to be symptoms of screen fatigue? 1. Eyestrain Yes xxx No 2. Headaches Yes xxx No 3. Tired eyes Yes xxx No 4. Blurred Vision Yes xxx No 5. Dry eyes Yes xxx No 6. Itchy or sore eyes Yes xxx No 7. Impaired colour perception Yes xxx No 8. Sensitivity to the light Yes xxx No 9. How many computer users say they regularly suffer from screen fatigue after intensive screen use? Less than 30% 50% 70% 90% Which of the following can trigger screen fatigue? 10. Insufficient and infrequent rest periods Yes xxx No 11. Incorrect positioning of the screen and/or documents Yes xxx No 12. Unsuitable lighting Yes xxx No 13. Poorly designed work area Yes xxx No 14. A pre-existing uncorrected eyesight defect (eg long-sightedness or astigmatism) Yes xxx No 15. Not blinking enough Yes xxx No 16. How often should you blink when looking at a computer screen? More than 20 times a minute About 10 times a minute Less than 10 times a minute 17. Heat generated by your computer can trigger the symptoms of screen fatigue True xxx False 18. What is the optimum ratio for ambient (surrounding) light vs the brightness of your computer sreen? About the same The screen should be twice as bright as the ambient lighting The ambient lighting should be three times as bright as your screen 19. Employees who regularly use a computer screen at work are entitled to sight tests paid for by their employer True xxx False 20. What font size should you try to use when working at your screen in normal view? 9 point 10 point 12 point 16 point 21. Where should your computer screen be positioned? Immediately behind my keyboard In the centre of my desk About an arm's length away from me 22. Where should you position copy/reference documents? On the desk to the left of my keyboard Attached to a document holder next to my screen Propperd up directly in front of my keyboard