Eyesight

Fidelis

I've noticed recently that my eyesight has gone to the dogs.

I used to have brilliant vision, you know, able to see things far off in the distance with perfect clarity. Now in lectures, I can barely see the writing from halfway up the seating rows. Similarly, one thing that I was sure of were driving plates. I could see them perfectly from a great distance, now they're a blur

Would anyone know if staying away from the pc/monitor and/or tv for good would help ? I'm really worried that my eyesight is permanently screwed.

Trojan

Originally posted by Fidelis
Would anyone know if staying away from the pc/monitor and/or tv for good would help ? I'm really worried that my eyesight is permanently screwed.

Ah don't worry about it, and no need to take such drastic action: just go buy some contacts and you'll be grand!

Al.

Lex_Diamonds

Overuse of computer monitors and television doesn't cause an individual to become short sighted. It is just something that eventually happens to certain people.

nahdoic

I've often wondered about this. I spent far too many hours a day in front of a monitor and tv, but I still have perfect vision. Absolutely perfect vision. I am not sure why. One that I always do though, is whenever I have been concentrating on the monitor for about a minute, I'll look away and concentrate on something far away, then look back to the monitor. I guess it might be exercising the ciliary muscle or something in my eye, but it works for me... I could just be a friek though .... ?

TwoShedsJackson

How old are you? Assuming you're around 26 or under, it's probably myopia, general shortsightedness that will continue to deteriorate until around then.

Of course you could go and have your eyes tested and get glasses or contacts of course.

Bard

Originally posted by Lex_Diamonds
Overuse of computer monitors and television doesn't cause an individual to become short sighted. It is just something that eventually happens to certain people.

Up speaketh the expert...?

Overuse of computer monitors and television CAN contribute to the degradation of the quality of a persons eyesight. They did so for me.

beaver

Doesn't contribute to short-sightedness, eh? You try 1152 x 864 on a 14" monitor for a few months!