Topic: Too Much Internet Will Make You Blind

[Dracho]

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/14736790?source=Evening%20Standard

Study links PC use with glaucoma
By Lyndsay Moss, Evening Standard
16 November 2004
Heavy use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, researchers claim.

A study in Japan has found that staring at a screen could be related to glaucoma, which can lead to blindness.

The latest study, by the Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, finds the risk is particularly strong for the short-sighted.
Glaucoma is more common in old age and happens when the optic nerve in the eye is damaged, leading to visual abnormalities. The exact causes are unknown.

The researchers questioned 10,000 workers at four Japanese companies with an average age of 43.

The researchers, writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, say that those classed as heavy computer users tend to be younger and male.

The team says there appears to be a significant link between visual problems and heavy computer use among those with either long or short sight.

A third of these workers were found to have suspected glaucoma. The researchers conclude: "Computer stress is reaching higher levels than have ever been experienced before."

[Commander Maxillius]

All the more reson to kill these damn CRT radiation guns and buy everyone in the world a 19-inch LCD monitor ;-D

[Bonk]

All the more reson to kill these damn CRT radiation guns and buy everyone in the world a 19-inch LCD monitor ;-D

A CRT at 85Hz refresh is guaranteed to be easier on the eyes than an LCD at 60Hz.  Its all in the refresh rate, unfortunately most users maximise resolution at the cost of refresh rate, and their visual health.

Myself I'm dying to see a new display technology put to use, the first versions are monochrome (black beads in a white fluid), the beads are sent to the top of the fluid to make dark spots... It is reputed to be exactly like looking at ink on paper.

[Darth Sidious]

I'd respond better, but i canna see what im typining

[Commander Maxillius]

All the more reson to kill these damn CRT radiation guns and buy everyone in the world a 19-inch LCD monitor ;-D

A CRT at 85Hz refresh is guaranteed to be easier on the eyes than an LCD at 60Hz.  Its all in the refresh rate, unfortunately most users maximise resolution at the cost of refresh rate, and their visual health.

Myself I'm dying to see a new display technology put to use, the first versions are monochrome (black beads in a white fluid), the beads are sent to the top of the fluid to make dark spots... It is reputed to be exactly like looking at ink on paper.

I read about that "digital paper" thing in Popular Science in like '96.  The response time was really slow then though, in the manner of seconds.  Have they increased the speed yet?