Eyerest: An Intelligent Eye Care Break Reminder and Digital Eye Wellness Monitoring System

Author

Kanishka D S, Mahalakshmi M, Priyanevatha A, Mrs. N. G. Dharaniya


Abstract

 People who spend long hours working with computers, laptops and other digital devices often forget to take regular breaks, and continuous screen use is commonly associated with eye discomfort, dryness and tiredness. Conventional timers provide basic notifications but seldom combine guided eye exercises, progress tracking, motivational rewards and social challenges. This paper presents EyeRest, a web-based digital eye wellness application that brings these features together in a single interface. The application provides user registration and login, configurable focus and break timers with start, pause, resume and reset controls, break reminders, guided eye exercises, a daily dashboard, points, badges, streaks and goals, in-application activity tracking, a friends’ challenge with a leaderboard, history, settings and eye-care tips. The interface is developed with React, HTML, CSS and JavaScript using the Vite build tool. When a focus session ends, EyeRest notifies the user and guides them into a scheduled break with an eye exercise; completed sessions and breaks are recorded where supported and used to update the dashboard and rewards. EyeRest offers general wellness guidance only: it does not diagnose, treat or prevent any eye condition, and it records only activity inside the application, not total device screen time. Functional testing is planned through twelve test cases, of which one is currently supported by recorded evidence. No user-study findings or effectiveness figures are reported, because none were recorded, and further evaluation with real users is required.


Keywords

Digital Eye Strain, Break Reminder, Focus Timer, Guided Eye Exercises, Gamification, Digital Wellness, React, Behaviour Change.



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