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Prolonged screen use linked to rising eye strain among children

Jul 04, 2026 4 mins read
Prolonged screen use linked to rising eye strain among children

Headaches, blurred vision, and children hiding their eye problems for fear of losing access to their phones. Paediatricians are sounding the alarm over a rapidly growing myopia crisis, warning that the default use of smartphones as babysitters is delaying speech development in toddlers.

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