{
  "id": 17803889,
  "title": "What happens to your eyes after 8 hours of screen time?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/what-happens-to-your-eyes-after-8-hours-of-screen-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/best-buys/BestBuys-lifestyle/what-happens-to-your-eyes-after-8-hours-of-screen-time-1.500727858"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Your eyes behave differently when you concentrate on a computer screen. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), people normally blink around 15 times per minute, but that rate can fall by approximately half during sustained screen use or other close work. Fewer blinks mean the tear film covering the eyes is refreshed less frequently, which helps explain why your eyes might feel…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}