Why does my MacBook have vertical lines?

My MacBook has a white screen and rain ow vertical lines. I have never dropped it. It has done this before and the disappeared after awhile. How do I fix this?

Hey Kaylaree1994!
To me it would sound like you have a failing display. There are a lot of funny things monitors/screens/displays can do when they deteriorate and/or eventually start to fail. The lines on your screen could be a result of broken pixels. Normally there isn't much of a promising solution to this sort of situation. If you still have your warranty in place then you have nothing to worry about! Take it into an Apple store to visit the Genius team. They might be able to help you, and worse case scenario, replace your screen or the entire Macbook depending on their decision.
Not exactly positive news but I hope this helps!
Regards - Flourak

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