Working+With+Visual+Display+Units

VDUs have been blamed - often wrongly - for a wide range of health problems. In fact, only a small proportion of VDU users actually suffer ill health as a result of their work. Where problems do occur, they are generally caused by the way in which VDUs are being used, rather than the VDUs themselves. So problems can be avoided by good workplace and job design, and by the way you use your VDU and workstation.

Can VDU work cause headaches? Headaches may result from several things that occur with VDU work, such as:
 * screen glare;
 * poor image quality;
 * a need for different spectacles;
 * stress from the pace of work;
 * anxiety about new technology;
 * reading the screen for long periods without a break;
 * poor posture;
 * or a combination of these.