Eye Health in the Age of Screens

Omid Hemmatyar, Christopher Barsi, JoonKi Park, Michael Tolkin and Barmak Heshmat

As screen use rises, researchers are uncovering how near work and display optics affect eye health—and how smarter design could reduce strain.

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Digital screens permeate modern life, providing important information, engaging entertainment and, at times, unwanted distraction. Their proliferation, measured in both pixel density and hours of daily viewing time, affects every aspect of work, education, entertainment and communication. This universality is an impetus for understanding how screen use intersects with eye health.

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