Eye symptoms people often dismiss: Doctors explain when headaches, frequent squinting and flashes of light need an eye examination

A headache after a long day on the laptop is easy to blame on screen time. Blurred words can be solved, or so it seems, by holding the phone farther away. And when tiny dots drift across your vision, you may assume they are just a normal part of ageing.Sometimes, these explanations are correct.
But the same symptoms can also be the first clues that your eyes need attention. The difference lies in how they appear, how often they return and whether your vision changes suddenly.
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