Monitor Setup

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Best Monitor Arms in 2026: An Optometrist's Guide to Proper Screen Positioning

March 24, 2026 · 7 min read

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Here’s something I tell patients every week: your monitor position is probably wrong. The screen is too high, too close, or tilted at an angle that’s slowly giving you neck pain and dry eyes. A monitor arm fixes all of this for under $40 — yet most people spend $1,500 on a chair before considering one.