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alex_d · 05-06-2007, 02:41 AM

Yeah, the look-close-look-far sounds like good advice. My point was that the "eyestrain is bad for you" line of thinking is wrong and baseless. For example, I just tried the look-at-your-hand-look-at-a-building exercise for a little bit and it made my eyes hurt pretty bad.

p.s. if you wear near-sightedness glasses when looking at your hdtv, the glasses change the way the light bends to make it equivalent, in terms of physics, to the hdtv being close to your face.

p.p.s i just want to make it clear that I think looking at something close for 1/2 of your waking day _will_ cause nearsightedness. Not because your eyes feel strained afterward (in fact, I think most people's eyes don't tire from doing that every day), but because you're not exercising the focus. Things that cause eye damage don't strain your eyes, they lull them.

05-06-2007, 02:41 AM	#11
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	Yeah, the look-close-look-far sounds like good advice. My point was that the "eyestrain is bad for you" line of thinking is wrong and baseless. For example, I just tried the look-at-your-hand-look-at-a-building exercise for a little bit and it made my eyes hurt pretty bad. p.s. if you wear near-sightedness glasses when looking at your hdtv, the glasses change the way the light bends to make it equivalent, in terms of physics, to the hdtv being close to your face. p.p.s i just want to make it clear that I think looking at something close for 1/2 of your waking day _will_ cause nearsightedness. Not because your eyes feel strained afterward (in fact, I think most people's eyes don't tire from doing that every day), but because you're not exercising the focus. Things that cause eye damage don't strain your eyes, they lull them. Last edited by alex_d; 05-06-2007 at 02:45 AM.