That’s the title of an article in the Wall Street Journal today.
“The information age has taken a toll on our eyesight,” says Jeffrey Anshel, an optometrist in Carlsbad, Calif., and president of Corporate Vision Consulting, which advises employers on vision issues.
More people are showing up at eye appointments complaining of headaches, fatigue, blurred vision and neck pain—all symptoms of computer-vision syndrome (CVS), which affects some 90% of the people who spent three hours or more at day at a computer, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Healthy.
Much more info and advice in the article.
Thanks to BookofJoe for the link.
Oh great another “computer-vision syndrome” catchall phrase that simply means you are getting old and you probably need reading glasses.
You can’t cure old age.
Remember how everyone used to complain that 3D shooters made them get motion sickness?
Funny how everyone who complained about that was over 40 years old.
Sounds like some people need to increase the font size on their computers and use the zoom feature of web browsers.
As more people use tablet/pad computers, I imagine this problem will diminish a bit. It is so much easier to adjust the text size, distance and angle of viewing, glare avoidance, etc, with a small handheld device.
A few months ago, I was afraid I needed new glasses because of eyestrain. Right before I was going to make an appointment, I discovered (purely by accident) that I was getting glare from the under-shelf lights in my cube. Some DIY light blockers, et voila! Problem solved. I imagine that this kind of thing is not uncommon. Like myself, most people jump to the conclusion the problem is biological, not environmental.
Indeed onigo. Lighting is a key factor that many ignore. Many people, like me, can read the tiniest font in bright lighting, but need glasses in any kind of restricted lighting.