Digital eye strain

Modern day living is largely driven by screens. Work, leisure, social interaction, education and communication are all dominated by new technology that places the world just inches from our eyes, but what is the effect of that on our vision?

Research shows just how prevalent the use of digital devices is with 90% of the population in developed countries using smartphones and some users of screen based devices such as laptops and tablets reporting use of up to 15 hours per day. While warnings for limiting screen use have been issued there is little hard scientific evidence to link the use of digital devices to physiological damage to the eyes.