Gazing at smartphone screens for even one hour a day can cause digital eye strain, especially when scrolling through social media. According to a new study published in the Journal of Eye Movement Research, it is not just ...
Once seen as a novelty, virtual reality (VR) technology has dramatically improved over the years and is now used widely in fields including health care, manufacturing and training.
Apr 25, 2025
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In an era where screens dominate our daily lives, a silent epidemic is sweeping the globe. Digital eye strain, a condition once relegated to the fringes of occupational health concerns, has emerged as a significant public ...
Mar 25, 2025
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The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely ...
Jan 23, 2025
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When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the other students, so Jost ...
Aug 17, 2024
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University of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems.
Mar 14, 2024
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Emergency response dispatchers are the first people who receive calls about active fires. These workers need to quickly make decisions, send responses and coordinate logistics. But the job doesn't end there for wildfires, ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Screens are everywhere—on desks, in laps, on the wall—and eye strain is a temporary but uncomfortable condition that comes with overuse.
Dec 22, 2023
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Millions of people spend hours looking at screens every day, straining their eyes.
Oct 30, 2023
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Blue-light glasses are said to reduce eye strain when using computers, improve your sleep and protect your eye health. You can buy them yourself or your optometrist can prescribe them.
Sep 25, 2023
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