Digital screen time leads to dry eyes in children, says report
Posted on: 12/Jan/2017 10:13:27 AM
A new report published in BMC Opthalmology has said that children who spend more time on their phones have more symptoms of dry-eye disease. And when those children went without their phones for a whole month, their symptoms were reduced.
Dry-eye disease is a condition that occurs when the eyes don`t produce enough tears, which results in eyes becoming red, swollen and irritated. Usually associated with older people, specialists believe it is underdiagnosed in children.
Speaking about this, the researchers said, It`s not just with an increased risk of dry-eye disease that smartphones are damaging our eyes though. We`ve known for a while that overuse of screens is affecting eyesight through a range of symptoms categorised as digital eye strain. Studies have shown that digital eye strain - the physical discomfort felt after two or more hours in front of a digital screen - amongst adults and children is on the up. Keeping daytime screen usage within healthy limits, no screens an hour before bedtime and no single screen session over two hours.
