Computer Use May Put Your Child's Vision at Risk Says AllAboutVision.com.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2004 Heavy computer use at an increasingly younger age may put children at risk for early myopia myopia: see nearsightedness. (nearsightedness nearsightedness or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. Because the eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the eye's lens is too strong, the image is focused in front of the ) and computer vision syndrome A variety of problems related to prolonged viewing of a computer screen. Short term effects include dry eyes, blurred vision, eye fatigue and excessive tearing. Long term effects include migraines, cataracts and visual epilepsy. , says a new AllAboutVision.com article. Surveys indicate that the average American child now spends one to three hours daily on a computer, says the article. Parents should be aware of the demands that this much computer use puts on children's vision, which is still in development. The article explains that the symptoms of computer vision syndrome include eyestrain eyestrain /eye·strain/ (-stran) fatigue of the eye from overuse or from uncorrected defect in focus of the eye. eye·strain n. , headaches, and blurred vision. Also cited are studies documenting increased myopia development in children. The article offers five tips for preventing computer vision syndrome in children, and AllAboutVision.com offers additional computer-vision articles with expert advice for computer users of all ages. To access the articles, visit http://www.allaboutvision.com. Online since January 2000, AllAboutVision.com provides consumers with more than 400 pages of comprehensive, up-to-date information on eye health and vision correction options. The site's most popular topics include: Eyeglasses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/eyeglasses/ Contact Lenses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/ LASIK & Vision Surgery: http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/ AllAboutVision.com is expected to serve more than 4 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. this year. The site is published by Access Media Group, a print and electronic communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. specializing in vision care. |
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