I have red and green vertical lines on my screen

I have two red and one green thin vertical lines on the screen of my iMac. Is there anything I can do or do I need a new graphics card, or God forbid a new screen?

What model iMac? Could be a failing video card but maybe not. Is it that way on every screen, startup to shutdown, any time the screen is lit?
Do you have an AASP nearby? Time to have an estimate made. Fixing it will likely be very expensive.

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