SYMPTOMS AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL EYE STRAIN

AMERICANS REPORT EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OF DIGITAL EYE STRAIN: • 32.6 percent report experiencing eye strain

• 22.7 percent report experiencing dry eyes

• 21.4 percent report experiencing headache

• 22 percent report experiencing blurred vision

• 30.8 percent report experiencing neck and shoulder pain

Americans are becoming increasingly digitized, with more of our daily tasks moving online. For example:

• 75.6 percent use a computer to do research

• 56.6 percent use a smartphone as an alarm clock

• 54.2 percent use a computer to go shopping

• 53.7 percent use a smartphone to check the weather

• 48.7 percent use a computer to find a recipe

IMPACT ON TEENS: In fact, 72 percent of Americans report their child(ren)/ teen(s) — those under the age of 18 — gets more than two hours of screen time per day. And 30.1 percent report their child(ren)/teen(s) experiences one of the following after being exposed to more than two hours of screen time:

• Headaches • Neck/shoulder pain

• Eye strain, dry or irritated eyes

• Reduced attention span • Poor behavior • Irritability Source: The Vision Council