The current habit of being “hooked” to our phones continuously can cause eye discomfort. Reading on these small backlit screens affects our view differently than reading printed paper. To discover how this new habit affects, so widespread in the whole population, the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) has carried out a detailed study that has recently been published.
The study analyzes the eye health effects of prolonged reading on these electronic devices compared to paper and whether the level of these symptoms changes if read in the dark.
