How benefit leaders can combat digital eye strain in the workplace

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Staring at a screen all day is an unavoidable hazard of a desk job. But that doesn’t mean employers shouldn’t address it. 

According to VSP Vision Care, employees are clocking 97 hours of screen time each week. Unsurprisingly, 68% of employees experience symptoms of digital eye strain, including blurred vision, headaches, light sensitivity, and dry and itchy eyes. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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