From the Globe & Mail, by Adriana Barton
Will all of the screens in our lives force everyone into glasses?
For desk jockeys who stare at pixels all day, blurred vision, headaches and burning eyes are an occupational hazard with a name of its own: computer-vision syndrome.
It’s a fancy term for computer-related eye strain. Although the symptoms are temporary, vision problems are a growing complaint among people who are glued to computers, smartphones and tablets, says the Canadian Association of Optometrists.
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and have since I turned about 65, but doubt it’s due to my computer use. I’ve been glued to a screen for nearly 50 years without any problems, and typing/keypunching/keyboarding all that time without developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Maybe I’m just lucky.
I did buy some yellow-tinted ‘computer glasses’ to counter the effect of a screen’s artificial spectrum. They soften the view of a screen but if I have to look off-screen, they are disconcerting and unpleasant.
I suspect it’s less a matter of ‘computer vision’ and more a matter of prolonged focus at one depth. An assembly line worker focusing exclusively at a certain distance probably has the same problem and I was told some deliberately glance back and forth between their work and their environment to give their eyes a break and prevent eye strain.
It is worth remembering that the Founding Fathers were all traitors.
have done nothing to my eyes near as I can tell. And like steeleweed above neither have I had carpal tunnel. The lack of carpal tunnel could be either because I type computer code which is not typical typing and/or because I try to keep my elbow laying on a surface, usually a 45% angle table with the keyboard.
I have always wondered/worried about eye issues and have been careful to pay attention to my eyes. At my last eye-examine my eyes had actually improved enough for me to drive without glasses. That however may be a temporary benefit from a transition from near-sightedness issues to far-sightedness issues as my eyes change with my age (currently 66).