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10 Eye Blunders That Mess With Visual Health

By: Emily Lockhart on Wednesday, August 13th

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Did you fall asleep in your make-up again—or worse, with your contact lenses in?

According to optometrists, both are among the regular blunders that can ruin our vision and ocular health…

1. Overuse of Electronic Devices

That electronic screen on your laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet, television, and e-reader, if they emit a blue light backdrop are deemed as damaging as staring at the sun’s ultraviolet rays, according to eye care professionals. This is why most eye doctors caution those who work at computers all day long to take regular breaks throughout the day (approximately every 20-minutes) to look off into the distance, blink, and refocus your eyes.

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