Our eye health journal 007

A scratchy, burning, gritty feeling in the eyes can be easy to dismiss at first. Most people do. They try a new eye drop, blink harder, cut back on screen time for a day or two, and hope the problem settles down on its own. Sometimes it does. Other times, the irritation lingers long enough to become part of the day, which is when it stops being a nuisance and starts becoming a real health concern. Persistent eye irritation is one of those symptoms that sounds minor until

People often blame blue light for every headache, every late-day blur, and every pair of tired eyes after a long work session. The story is messier than that. Blue light gets a lot of attention because it sounds specific and modern, but most discomfort from screens comes from a broader mix of factors: how long you focus, how often you blink, how the display is set up, how close you sit, and whether your eyes already run dry or have a hidden focusing problem. That matters