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How can I use my phone without damaging my eyes?
How to Protect Eyes from Computer Screen
- Use the 20/20/20 Rule. Your eyes aren’t designed to stare all day at something directly in front of you.
- Ensure Your Room is Well Lit.
- Have Regular Eye Exams.
- Reduce Glare.
- Use High-Resolution screens.
- Reduce Blue Light.
- Adjust Screen Settings.
- Keep a Sensible Distance.
How can I protect my eyes while studying?
If you work at a desk and use a computer, these self-care steps can help take some of the strain off your eyes.
- Blink often to refresh your eyes.
- Take eye breaks.
- Check the lighting and reduce glare.
- Adjust your monitor.
- Use a document holder.
- Adjust your screen settings.
Can a phone screen ruin your eyes?
According to experts, staring at computers, tablets, and smartphone screens will not permanently damage your eyesight. However, doing so can cause some bothersome side effects, most notably computer vision syndrome (also called digital eye strain).
How can I avoid eye strain when using my phone?
When using a phone keep the screen as far away from your eyes as comfortably possible — the greater the distance your phone is from your eye, the less eye strain it is likely to cause — provided the print size and images are large enough for comfortable viewing.
Does staring at your phone damage your eyes long term?
Long-term damage or not, we have an outbreak of eye strain on our hands. Because they emit HEV light (also called blue light), staring at phone and tablet screens may actually harm our eyes permanently.
How often do you use your phone in a day?
The results of scientific studies continue to demonstrate just how important phones have become to our daily lives. The data tells us that three-quarters of phone owners use their phone at least once every hour (11\% every few minutes, 41\% a few times an hour and 20\% once an hour.)
Is screen time harmful to Your Eyes?
Because they emit HEV light (also called blue light), staring at phone and tablet screens may actually harm our eyes permanently. HEV light is that portion of the visible light spectrum that comprises light with the shortest wavelengths, which carry the greatest potential to damage living tissue.