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A 47-year-old female asked:

Start a job a month ago with fluorescent lights and constant computer screens. have eye pain. ophthalmologist said dry eye and and told me to use drops. i have been and wearing my glasses but pain wont go away. appt next week. what to do to for pain?

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Dr. Deborah Josefson
Dr. Deborah Josefsonanswered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Consider getting glasses that block blue light and take frequent small breaks away from the screen- get up, walk around, stretch and go to spot away from florescent lights and computer screen.
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Answered Aug 05, 2022
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