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