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Can looking at a laptop for too long cause eye floaters?
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No: But the contrast of the monitor can bring out your pre-existing floaters and make them more obvious. If your floaters are truly new, however, you must get a dilated retinal exam. Looking at a laptop too long can cause worse dry eye since your blink rate during computer work is less.
Answered 11/7/2017
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No: Sometimes staring at a homogenous but bright background enables us to clearly visualize our floaters. This can occur looking at the laptop screen. Laptops do not cause eye floaters, however.
Answered 10/17/2017
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