QUESTION: Can staring at a computer or other electronic device make my AMD worse?
You can find articles about the dangers of blue light from our electronics, but there’s no evidence that it makes AMD worse.
Many people say they have problems with vision after being in front of an electronic device for hours but those symptoms are usually from digital eye strain/computer eye strain or dry eye syndrome. Some symptoms are:
– Sore, tired, burning or itching eyes
– Watery or dry eyes
– Blurred or double vision
– Headache
– Sore neck, shoulders or back
– Increased sensitivity to light
– Difficulty concentrating
– Feeling that you cannot keep your eyes open
There’s the 20-20-20 Rule: Every 20 minutes, look up and focus 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
What can you do about it? Here’s an article “Computer Eye Strain: 10 Steps For Relief”–>https://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm
Another article about Computer Vision Syndrome–>https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/computer-vision-syndrome