Screen time booming but the eye health is deteriorating

Our life revolves around digital screens, with an average North American adult spending more than 11 hours per day split b/w laptop/desktop, phone, TV and other digital devices. This excessive screen time continues to cause many health problems along with multitude of eye related issues.

Excessive time on artificial bright white light (from digital screens) can cause many eye related symptoms:

• Dry eye syndrome: there is a particular type of dry eye associated with excessive screen time.
• Strain/headache
• Fatigue
• Inability to focus
• Red, light sensitive eyes
• Itchy eyes

Depending on the symptoms and signs noted during your comprehensive eye examination, our optometrist can recommend the following treatment(s):

• Warm compress
• Eye drops (over the counter and prescription)
• Eye glasses with blur block anti-glare coating
• Eye glasses with prism
• Posture recommendations while working on the screen
• Anti-glare screens
• 20-20-20 rule.

A comprehensive eye examination is key to detect early changes to your eye health. Call us today to schedule your comprehensive eye examination.

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