Just 1 Hour Of Daily Screen Use Can Increase Myopia Risk. Check Symptoms
Spending just an hour before digital screens can leave a person at greater risk of myopia, as per a new study. A daily one-hour increment in digital screen time was associated with 21 per cent higher odds of myopia, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open. As children increasingly embrace smart devices at younger ages and spend more time on digital screens, there is an urgent need to better understand the association of digital screen time with myopia, as per the study. As per the National Eye Institute, the most common symptoms of nearsightedness are: *Trouble seeing things that are far away *Needing to squint to see clearly *Eye strain *Some people who are nearsighted get headaches One may not notice any symptoms in case of mild nearsightedness. People who have severe nearsightedness may also be at higher risk for other eye conditions, like retinal detachment, as per the National Eye Institute.
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