Have lines appearing on my screen and coloured barcodes running across top, what is the cause

Thin lines have appeared running down the length of my screen and colloured barcode type short lines running across the top of my screen. Has anyone suffered this before and knows what the cause is and maybe the remedy?

It could be a hardware problem - bad GPU. Best to take it into your local Apple Store and have them run diagnostics on it... what model MBP do you have (year & screen size)?
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Why after updating did a red line appeared on my screen

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They are probably dead pixels or a signal of damaged GPU. If you can, connect an external display and see if the issue appears here.
In both cases, I suggest you to take it to an Apple Store or reseller. It doesn't look as a software issue, and your display or GPU have to be replaced

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Memory:
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Hard Drive:
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I'm posting this here to see when Apple plans to address this growing problem.

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Have lines appearing on my screen and coloured barcodes running across top, what is the cause

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