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The first thing I do when I wake up every day is not to wash up or open the curtains, but to instinctively check if my phone is still by my side.

Working at a desk for 8 hours, browsing Weibo and Moments for 2 hours, watching dramas for 3 hours, videos for 1 hour, playing games for 2 hours... never leaving the phone, and eyes never leaving the screen has long become a daily routine.

Rubbing your dry eyes is normal, and having bloodshot eyes is common. As long as you can still open your eyes, you will struggle to look at the screen a bit more. Only when tears won't stop and the doctor tells you, 'Be careful, you might go blind if you keep this up!' do you realize it's time to give your eyes a break.

Addicted to screen time? Watching while walking can really make you blind.

While walking, taking the elevator, on the subway, or sitting in a car, your eyes are unwilling to leave the phone for even a second. Not to mention personal safety, the burden on your eyes is already heavy.

When a person is moving, with the body swaying, the distance and angle between the screen and the eyes are constantly changing. To see things clearly, the eyes need to adjust rapidly and frequently, increasing the burden on the eye tissues and causing eye fatigue.

This constant use of the eyes is a form of eye addiction. Looking at your phone a bit less won't hurt. If you have messages that need to be replied to, use voice or phone calls to communicate, at least giving your eyes a break.

Playing with your phone in the dark? Glaucoma is knocking on your door.

Playing with your phone until it gets dark and being too lazy to turn on the light, or not wanting to put down your phone even after turning off the lights to sleep, you think you're saving on electricity, but what you're actually wasting irreversibly is your eyesight.

When the light is insufficient and the eyes can't see, the pupils dilate, straining to focus and adjust the angle between the eyes, making your eyes feel tired. Adolescents in their developmental period who look at their phones in dim light for long periods can easily develop myopia due to excessive adjustment and fatigue. Moreover, dilated pupils in dim light can induce angle-closure glaucoma, which is how many elderly people develop glaucoma.

Tips to avoid glaucoma:

1. Install small spotlights around the bedside and computer area. Turn on the spotlights when using your phone or computer to balance the overall brightness of the indoor environment and reduce visual disparity.

2. Adjust the phone brightness to 60% to avoid close contact with the light source. The chosen light brightness should ideally be around 5 watts to balance visual disparity.

3. Adolescents should use high color temperature cool daylight as reading light to alleviate eye fatigue. Adults should choose warmer light to reduce reading-induced fatigue.

Tired eyes? Eye drops to the rescue?

With increasing screen time, discomfort has become routine, and eye drops are a must-have. But can eye drops be used as a regular health supplement? Is everything fine once you use eye drops when your eyes feel uncomfortable?

Be cautious when using eye drops.Eye drops generally fall into two categories: medicinal and health care.Medicinal eye drops definitely contain preservatives and must be used according to medical advice. Health care eye drops may or may not contain preservatives. Preservative-free eye drops can be used long-term.

Which eye drops to choose when your eyes feel uncomfortable?

1. Visual fatigueBoth eyes feel sore, pressing lightly on the eyeballs with closed eyes reveals one or more tender spots, which can be partially relieved after rest. You can choose Naphcon-A or Compound Naphazoline Eye Drops, which contain chlorpheniramine and naphazoline, and can relieve itching, reduce swelling, and constrict blood vessels.

2. Dry eye syndromeBoth eyes feel dry, slightly red, without tearing or discharge. Choose preservative-free eye drops. If there is already damage to the eye surface, choose eye drops containing growth factors.

3. Bacterial conjunctivitisEyes feel itchy, red, and swollen, with increased discharge. Choose eye drops with 'floxacin' or 'mycin' in the name.

4. AllergyBoth eyes feel itchy, with swelling of the eyelids and conjunctiva, especially at the inner corners, initially without redness or discharge. Choose Tobramycin Dexamethasone Eye Drops, which contain strong anti-allergic hormones. Long-term use may lead to glaucoma and should be used under medical guidance.

5. Viral conjunctivitisOne or both eyes become red, with a burning sensation, tearing, and dryness, with little or no discharge. Choose Houttuynia Cordata Eye Drops, Shuanghuanglian Eye Drops, or Bear Bile Eye Drops, and use according to your condition.

You think you're relaxing, but lying down can also cause 'overuse syndrome'.

Do you have a habit of playing with your phone before bed? Watching videos, playing games, and browsing Moments. You think it's just a common relaxation activity, but it's actually training 'overuse syndrome'.

When lying in bed, it's hard to maintain a consistent distance between the phone and your eyes. Especially when focused on mobile games, due to the small text and images on the phone, you unconsciously blink less and stare intently at the screen, which can easily cause eye fatigue over time.

Additionally, when lying down, the eyes are at different heights, making it hard to keep the phone at the center of your vision. Over time, this can lead to strabismus, and if there are underlying factors of high eye pressure, it can easily induce glaucoma.

So it's best not to play with your phone in bed. If you must, use a cushion to semi-recline at the head of the bed and avoid lying on your side.

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