Most of us grow up listening to our parents telling us not to watch television all the time as it would damage our eyes. For us, grown ups, maybe the length of time spent on watching TV would not be of our concerns anymore. But how about your children? Would you allow them spending 2-3 hours watching their favorites TV cartoons? Does watching TV actually affect our children's eyes? In general, just like any other muscles in our body, the longer the time spent on doing certain thing will cause muscle strain. The same rule applies for watching TV. Focusing our eyes on certain object will make our eye mucles work harder. The longer the time spent on focusing on TV, the harder the eye muscles have to work.
Well parents, you should follow a few guidelines when allowing your children to watch TV:
- Make sure your children sit at least 4-5 metres away from the screen. The closer they are to the TV, the harder their eyes have to work, and thus the more tired the eyes will become.
- Watch TV in a bright room, but avoid causing any glare or reflection of light on the TV screen.
- Take a break. You can ask your children to look away or move about during commercial break.
The above tips are contributed by Optometrist Andrew Hogan, the president of the Tasmanian division of the Optometrists Association Australia.
6 comments:
when i was a kid, i had to be in my room at 8 pm whether i am sleepy or not. so my tv viewing is controled. nice post. :-)
Oww I've never experienced being under such rules. hmmm maybe that's the reason i wear glasses now. LoL!
Ohh wow.
mah parents never used these rulez wif meh & now im readinq this to mah mom & she's all like "were not qunna watch anymore tv,
wow
lmao.
lols
Great post! Been reading up on this issue a lot recently. Thanks for the info!
Of course tv can damage your eyes but everybody watching tv specially when drama comes haha but the best way to avoid damage eyes is regular eye check up
Great article! My son has been binging on Netflix and I was starting to get concerned about his eyes because he'll watch it on his laptop in the dark all the time.
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