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Covid-19: Five ways to avoid lockdown eye strain By David Brown Millions of people are using screens more than ever before. Many who are working or studying from home are staring at laptops and other devices all day. Most schoolchildren currently have no other way of accessing classes. For some, the new ways of working are taking a toll on their eyes. Itchiness, blurry vision and headaches - or eye strain - are among the common problems. More than a third (38%) of respondents to one survey, carried out for the charity Fight for Sight, said their eyesight had worsened since the start of th...

Blurry vision, insomnia and other ways blue light is affecting your health Mirror 23/01/2021 Hattie Parish During the first lockdown, many Brits spent as much as 40 per cent of their day watching TV and online streaming services. And for many people, work and social lives also played out exclusively on devices, so that’s a lot of screen time. No wonder, then, that our interest in blue light – also known as high-energy visible or HEV light – has soared in the past year, with online searches up 58 per cent. The data shows we’re unsure of the negative effects on our hea...