How Your Computer or Phone Might Make Your Dry Eye Worse
Taking breaks from screens can help give your eyes a rest.
If you spend a long period of time on a computer or looking at your phone, you may notice yourself rubbing your eyes or squinting. This is known as digital eye strain.
If you also live with dry eye disease, looking at your screen for a long time can worsen your symptoms, according to Danielle Trief, MD, Ophthalmologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
- Danielle Trief, MDDanielle Trief, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and associate professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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