2024-01-27

The individual recently discovered that excessive exposure to blue light from computers and smartphones was causing persistent redness and swelling around their eyes, particularly during the dry winter season. Adopting nighttime mode settings and wearing blue light-filtering glasses have become their new practice to mitigate this issue, resulting in a perceptually sepia-tinted world. Previously attributing the symptoms to stress, they now consider blue light exposure to be the primary culprit, noting that wearing glasses to work not only conceals the swelling but actually prevents it—particularly relevant as drinking alcohol and unintentionally scratching while asleep exacerbates the condition. They've gained a newfound respect for the significant effects of blue light.