Science
The Blue Light Emanating From Your Smartphone Could Ruin Your Eyes – Mental Floss
Here’s a convincing reason to cut back your screen time.

We already know that the blue light from our devices is a major contributor to insomnia. Now, a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that our ubiquitous screens pose an even more insidious threat. As Business Insider reports, looking at blue light all day can speed up the process that causes blindness.
For the study, researchers from the University of Toledo shined blue lightthe same kind that emanates from smartphones, laptops, and tabletsdirectly onto eye cells. They…

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