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Does smaller smartphones or phones with lower screen resolution demage eyes more then bigger devices?

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NO!: The size of the screen and / or the resolution do not damage the eye. I will just be more difficult to see what you are intending to see.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/25/2013

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