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Originally Posted by murraypaul
That doesn't describe this conversation at all.
There is no reliable scientific basis for claiming that using tablets damages your retinas. You are spreading FUD, and people are calling you out for it.
In order to have ignored facts, you would first have had to present any.
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I'd only quibble with "no reliable scientific basis". Yes...it's unreliable...but there are studies that if you only read the headline...would give SOME people concern.
But when you actually look at what was studied...you'll find that there are SO FEW people involved that one couldn't POSSIBLY claim a scientific ANYTHING had been established.
Let's look at one such headline:
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/healt...ns-eye-damage/
Digital Screens May Cause Long-Term Eye Damage, Study Says
>>Lee commentary: OMG....Eye Damage from digital screens, I must stop
"While anyone with a desk job knows that screens can cause eyestrain, most clinical resources maintain that daily use, even if temporarily uncomfortable, does not lead to long-term damage. UCM’s study, however, suggests the opposite—though more research is needed to say that for sure."
>>Lee commentary: Well...MOST clinical resources say everything's OK. But UCM studay says JUST THE OPPOSITE.
Just...The...Opposite. OMG....the opposite of ok is total eye destruction!
It's a SCIENTIFIC study by a UNIVERSITY. What more does one need to know?
Well...further in the article...
"The UCM team tested the effects of LED exposure on rats, placing six tablets emitting white LED light around the animals’ cages. Tablets were turned on for 16 hours, then turned off for eight. After three months of this pattern, the exposed rats showed 23 percent more retina cell death than the control group. Gene expression that promotes cell death was also heightened in the tablet group."
>>Lee commentary: WTF? This was a study on some rats? Rats they put in constant 16 hour exposure to light (and you know it had to be max light)...for three months. Um....anybody hear reading their tablets for a constant 16 hours a day for months on end? Anybody? Well, if you are a rat...I suggest you don't do this.
But wait....there is MORE...
"Researchers did find that rats looking at tablets equipped with an LED-blocking filter called Reticare (which was developed by a team from UCM) did not experience greater eye cell death."
>>Lee commentary: Well....looky here. the same university has ANOTHER team that's developed a "LED-blocking filter" they are selling. And just coinky-dinky, here's a "scientific study" letting you know you REALLY need to buy their product!
FUD FUD FUD FUD
Update: I forgot to tacke the "23% more retina death". 23% more than what? The control group. Is that bad? Is that a level of "retina death" that one would ever notice? Who knows...it's never defined.