How many hours do you spend staring at a digital screen? The first thing you need to understand is that you tend to blink less while working on your computer or staring at a digital screen. Essentially, your eyes will be working harder to focus.
Most people do not position their screens at an ideal angle or distance. This can lead to some lasting effects on one’s vision. In this digital age, too much screen time is a common pitfall. In addition to causing digital eyestrain, it can also lead to the development of certain permanent vision problems.
The light you see from the sun includes a wide spectrum of rays. All at once, it produces blue, green, red, indigo, orange, yellow, and violet light. Most importantly, the sun also produces invisible ultraviolet rays. However, they can cause serious damage if you expose your eyes to them for lengthy periods.
One of the brightest things you encounter daily is the sun. Of course, you understand that staring at the sun will cause damage to your eyes. In some respects, it should make sense that weaker or less bright light sources might damage your eyes too if you expose your eyes to them for too long.
Strangely enough, older cathode-ray screens produced very small amounts of ultraviolet rays when in use. Most modern digital screens and devices, however, do not. Unfortunately, they produce blue light that can lead to eye damage.
Blue light has relatively high amounts of energy and short wavelengths. The blue light from screens comes in far lesser quantities than that from the sun. That said, it can still damage your eyes.
This is a catchall term for several conditions that result from too much exposure to blue light from screens. When you spend hours staring at tiny pixels every day, you probably experience some symptoms of eyestrain.
Your eyes need nourishment and hydration all the time. That is why you blink so often. Staring at a screen stops you from blinking as much as you should. This can cause your eyes to dry out. Also, there is the issue of the persistent glare from the screen.
Staring at screens, in the short term, can lead to various problems, such as digital eyestrain and computer vision syndrome. These conditions are not too serious; however, they can be extremely irritating. They can even affect your lifestyle and potentially cause the following symptoms:
Whether you want to prevent the effects of too much screen time or you are already feeling the effects, you can take certain actions to solve the problem. The most important thing you need to do is get a comprehensive eye exam. You also need to be mindful of your blinking and ensure that you have good lighting.