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Simple Screen Break Tips to Reduce Eye Strain and Fatigue

The first sign is often not dramatic. It is the tiny shift where your eyes stop feeling crisp and start feeling stubborn. Letters blur for a second when you look away from the monitor. Your forehead tightens. You blink, and it does not quite help. By midafternoon, the screen seems brighter than it did at 9 a.m., and your eyes feel oddly dry, even if the room is not especially warm or dusty. That pattern is familiar to anyone who spends long hours on a laptop or phone. Ey

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The first sign is often not dramatic. It is the tiny shift where your eyes stop feeling crisp and start feeling stubborn. Letters blur for a second when you look away from the monitor. Your forehead tightens. You blink, and it does not quite help. By midafternoon, the screen seems brighter than it did at 9 a.m., and your eyes feel oddly dry, even if the room is not especially warm or dusty. That pattern is familiar to anyone who spends long hours on a laptop or phone. Ey

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