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Dr. Max Gomez: Is Your Smartphone Ruining Your Vision?

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Do your eyes feel dry, irritated, and itchy at the end of the day?

Your computer and your smartphone may be to blame, and it could pose a threat to your eyesight.

Millions of men and women over the age of 50 suffer from dry eye symptoms every year. Now, ophthalmologists say they are seeing younger patients walk into their offices.

Doctors say technology is turning young eyes old before their time. For more on this from CBS 2's Dr Max Gomez, check out the video above.

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