Eye strain.. need help!

I am finding I am doing a LOT of squinting and at the end of the day my eyes and the mucles around them and the tops of my cheeks burn/hurt.  I know it is because I'm on the computer a lot.  So, what is the best way to help prevent this?  I wear contacts too so try to remember to blink a lot.  They don't seem dry so I think I'm doing okay with that.  I used to wear my glasses when I worked but my 2 year old broke them about a month ago and I cannot afford to replace them right now... with my prescription and frames it is nearly $200! 

Do those things that you hang over the screen help?  LOL, I don't even know what it is called.  I have a larger screen (19"), changed my background color to grey, and use wider, larger fonts already and it doesn't seem to help much.

• Eye strain.. need help! - Bella
  • You don’t sound too old with a young kid - Lin
    • No, I'm not very old. sm - Bella
    • My eye doc said magnifiers were just fine until they - don't work for you anymore. nm Love the $1 stor
    • Forgot to say - Lin
  • I had to get computer-only glasses. - Hayseed
  • I Know How You Feel... - Amanda
    • I'm already legally blind and I think all this staring at a screen is making them worse! sm - Bella
    • My doc said at some point, you do need computer glasses to wear - with the contacts. Waiting for my turn. NM
      • Everyone- no one gets through this- all - Lin

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