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Computer screen images are made of a number of pixels (‘dots’). The greater the number of pixels the greater the resolution of the image; most computer screens are set at 640 × 480 pixels, although higher resolutions are available.

Computer terminal consisting of a keyboard for input data and a screen for displaying output. The screen and its housing are now more usually termed a monitor.
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But there is no evidence to show that VDUs cause disease or permanent damage to the eyes.
Monitor your health; Tips for working with computers by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Employers must either give adequate breaks to employees who are using VDUs or ensure that they may work on other activities away from the screen.
Health and safety for employees using visual display units by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
But there is no evidence to show that VDUs cause disease or permanent damage to the eyes.
Give your eyes a break by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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