Tips from Valley doctor on avoiding screen fatigue, protecting your eyes

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In this integer age, we're ever connected to a screen, whether that's connected a phone, tablet oregon computer.

"Everything is connected to technology," says Dr. Mehdi Ghajar with the Eye Medical Center successful northeast Fresno.

Looking astatine a surface for agelong periods of clip tin strain our eyes.

"When we're staring astatine a screen, our blink complaint goes down and our eyes get dry," Dr. Ghajar said.

Dr. Ghajar explains that surface fatigue tin pb to an accrued hazard of myopia oregon near-sightedness, espeically successful children.

He says he's seeing much and much children being diagnosed with the condition.

"In the United States successful the 1970s, the complaint of myopia was astir 20%," helium said. "Now, it's estimated it could beryllium betwixt 40% to 50% for the younger generations. There's a nonstop correlation betwixt accrued surface clip and myopia, and determination are hazard factors with myopia."

Those hazard factors see glaucoma, macular degeneration and retinal detachment arsenic an adult.

Limiting surface clip is 1 of the ways to forestall near-sightedness.

"Exposing children to outdoor activities, athletics activities tin besides beryllium protective," Dr. Ghajar said.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nary surface clip for kids nether 18 months.

Doctors besides accidental to travel the "20-20-20" rule, particularly if you're utilizing a surface for agelong periods of clip astatine work.

"There is simply a proposal for taking a 20-second blink and looking astatine a region aft moving adjacent up connected the surface for astir 20 minutes," Dr. Ghajar said. "That volition assistance trim fatigue."

Dr. Ghajar says mounting rules and boundaries unneurotic arsenic a household tin not lone support our eyesight but tin assistance forestall surface clip addiction.

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