Context-Aware Adaptive Feedback for Maintaining Healthy Blink Rates During Screen Use

Abstract

Prolonged screen use suppresses blink frequency, increasing the risk of Dry Eye Disease (DED), visual fatigue, and discomfort. While fixed-interval reminders offer a basic solution, their lack of personalization can cause user fatigue, poor compliance, and over-blinking—potentially worsening conditions such as blepharospasm. This paper presents a real-time adaptive feedback system that personalizes blink reminders based on recent user behavior. The system combines clinically grounded thresholds (15–30 blinks per minute (BPM)), a sliding window for trend estimation, and randomized exponential backoff to minimize habituation. In a pilot study with 15 participants, the system significantly increased blink frequency compared to a no-reminder baseline (p < 0.0001), without inducing over-blinking. Subjective ratings showed high usability (M = 4.0), satisfaction (M = 4.4), and perceived effectiveness (M = 4.6). These findings suggest that adaptive, behavior-sensitive feedback offers a practical and user-friendly approach to supporting ocular health during screen use.

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@inproceedings{bib:furqan_eyewise_ICMU2025,

author={Furqan Rasyid, Muhammad and Matsui, Tomokazu and Matsuda, Yuki and Suwa, Hirohiko and Yasumoto, Keiichi},

title={Context-Aware Adaptive Feedback for Maintaining Healthy Blink Rates During Screen Use},

booktitle={The 15th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking (ICMU '25)},

volume={15788},

pages={x--x},

year={2025},

doi={},

url={}

}

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