Posted Friday, July 17th 2015 @ 5am by iHeartMedia's Dale Forbis
In just 30 years, American optometrists are reporting a 30 percent increase in near-sightedness. Since the personal computer was first mass marketed in the 1980s, the connection is obvious.
Dr. Albert Pang says our young people are spending too much time looking at small screens, and not enough time outside, playing. What's causing the problem?
"If you're looking at just genetic changes, it doesn't happen so fast," the doctor says, referring to the 30 percent increase in near-sightedness. "It has to be because of environmental change."
That's where the small screens come in. Pang says we need to seek a balance in how we use our eyes.
"We're talking about going outside to play," he says. "When you do close-up work for four hours, you go outside for four hours. So, it's a good balance."
Source: Smart Phones, Tablets, Computers Causing Sight Problems
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