Answers to Life's Questions #3

Does sitting too close to the television set ruin your eyesight?

It may cause some eye fatigue, but no more than sitting in front of a computer screen all day or reading for hours does, says George W. Blankenship, an ophthalmologist in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and a past president of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists (say that 5 times quickly!). Looking at a nearby object forces the eye muscles to contract, and like any other muscles, eye muscles can tire out or get sore.

There is a link between a lot of up-close focusing and worsening eyesight if you're already nearsighted, but it's rare. You'd have to spend years watching a lot of television - 16 back-to-back episodes of Full House a day, say - for that to be a factor, says Blankenship.

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Comments

[Cara Fletcher]

Hopefully I was able to get some good sleep those days and feel very well.This helped me in my work too so I've decided to start sleeping well to improve my work and creativity.