Smart Phones Causing Eye Strain
Smart Phones Causing Eye Strain
Smart phones, computers, TVs-- staring at screens for hours each day is taking a toll on eyes.
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" Everywhere a screen. He couldn't work its at play it night and day. It's no surprise one recent study. Found that nine out of ten Americans report problems with -- for her interpreter and -- ophthalmologist Elmer -- as when patients complain of blurred vision. Headaches even back and shoulder soreness it's because as they focused intently for hours. They don't realize they'd stop doing something vitally important."
" What's happening is you 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 become inflamed -- irritation."
" them most of us link up to twenty times a minute. But sit down at a computer get really focused and your blinking may go down to half back. And that's when people really Begin struggling to see and so lets you -- the more I extra film. 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. Could you get -- her glasses are focused best and computers distance bigger text and good lighting also help. Still here's the bottom line and intently and concentrated on specific words and figures. I'm a 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 twenty sentence."
" We basically wanted to look at something where you don't have to put an effort into looking at -- mental health really allow users to relax."
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