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HealthDay (7/21, Gardner) reports that, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science, “people reading text messages or browsing the Internet on their smartphones tend to hold the devices closer than they would a book or newspaper.” Some suggest increasing font size on smartphones, e-readers, and using “Verdana 12-point font, the only [...] Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a complex of eye and vision problems experienced during or related to computer use. Ocular symptoms may include asthenopia, accommodative and vergence difficulties and dry eye. CVS occurs in up to 90% of computer workers, and given the almost universal use of these devices, it is important to identify whether [...] The UK’s Daily Mail (10/28, Poulter) reports that inexpensive reading glasses that can be purchased in supermarkets “may leave wearers with eye strain headaches, or even blurred or double vision.” After “a researcher at consumer champion Which? checked 14 pairs from seven high street chains,” he discovered “problems with half of them, with those carrying [...] The Orange County Register (10/26, Haas) reported, “Smartphones and similar devices might cause vision concerns,” Dr. Roger Phelps, spokesman for VSP Vision Care, explained. In fact, “according to recent research with VSP eye doctors, 33 percent” of respondents “reported that nearly one-third or more of their patients suffer from digital device-related vision problems. The most [...] For people “staring at a computer screen all day…glare is everywhere,” contributing to computer vision syndrome. “There are about 175 million people in the workplace using computers, and about 80 percent of those people notice problems” with eye strain. Glasses are available to reduce computer glare. They have specially coated lenses made to reduce eye [...] In continuing coverage from a previous edition of First Look, the San Diego Union-Tribune (8/17, Somers) reported that, according to the American Optometric Association, “An estimated 125 million Americans suffer from what is now commonly referred to as…computer-vision syndrome.” Optometrist Jeffrey Anschel, O.D., pointed out that while “[t]he eye focuses on the hard edge of [...] In continuing coverage from a previous edition of First Look, the San Diego Union-Tribune (8/17, Somers) reported that, according to the American Optometric Association, “An estimated 125 million Americans suffer from what is now commonly referred to as…computer-vision syndrome.” Optometrist Jeffrey Anschel, O.D., pointed out that while “[t]he eye focuses on the hard edge of [...] |
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