New Study Says 9 out of 10 Americans Suffer Eye Strain
New Study Says 9 out of 10 Americans Suffer Eye Strain
Computer eye strain is becoming a major issue.
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" Everywhere a screen. He couldn't work it could play it night and day. It's no surprise one recent study. Found that nine out of ten Americans report problems with -- strained -- their -- ophthalmologist Elmer twos as when patients complain of blurred vision. Headaches even back and shoulder soreness it's because as they focus intently for hours. They don't realize they'd stop doing something vitally important for."
" What's happening as the guys don't blink is often hand if you leave your eyes open. For a longer period of time little dry spots and dry areas will develop and those will be coming -- that's really irritation comes."
" It's most of us link up to twenty times a minute. But sit down at a computer get really focus and your blinking may go down to half that. And that's when people really Begin struggling to -- LSU blamed for more -- track and field. The good news is that it's not permanent damage and there is something you can do about it. If you Wear glasses for example. Doctor chooses it's possible to write a prescription geared to computer users but you have to ask you could you get -- her glasses -- are focused best better computers persons. Bigger text and good -- also help. Still here's the bottom line and."
" Intently concentrating on specific words -- figures. I'm -- Republican didn't even five or ten years ago."
" And we've never done it for so long and so many screens. Which are all here this day so there's also got 20/20 twenty. Every twenty minutes shift your eyes to an object twenty feet away for 22."
" So basically wanted to look at something where you don't have to put an effort into looking at a mental health really allow the niners to relax."
" NBC five news."
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