Dry, Burning Eyes After Hours On My Phone And Laptop, Is It Harmful?

This is very common and is often called digital eye strain. When we look at screens we blink much less, so the surface of the eye dries out. Screen glare, small text and air conditioning make it worse.

Follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet (6 meters) away for 20 seconds. Remind yourself to blink fully, make the text bigger, keep the screen at arm's length and a little below eye level, and lower the brightness at night. Preservative-free lubricating eye drops can help too. See an ophthalmologist if your eyes stay red, painful or blurry, or if you think you might need glasses, as an uncorrected vision problem can make the strain worse.