#eye strain

When I was a kid, my grandmother would always tell me not to watch too close to the television because my eyesight would supposedly be damaged. I believed her and grew up thinking that this was so but I couldn't help but wonder if this is really the case -- since we have the VR headsets nowadays that pretty much holds the smartphone display just a couple of few inches away from our eyes. So in this article, we find out if screens, in general, really hurt the eyes in the long run. Although animal and lab studies show exposure to high-energy visible (HEV) lights could potentially damage retina tissues, no one still knows for certain (at this point, at least) if prolonged exposure can really cause permanent eye damage. So the short answer is no -- staying close to the TV/computer/smartphone screen does not do any permanent damage to the eyes, but doing those can definitely strain them. Eye strain is not that serious and is just, in fact, what happens when you use your eyes too much. Additionally, we tend to blink less when we're fixated in one subject so our eyes dry up. Experts say that doing the 20-20-20 rule helps avoid stressing your eyes out. Read more in our articles including "Do Screens Really Hurt Your Eyes?" and "HTC Desire Eye Review".