These days, if we’re not staring at our smartphones, we’re sitting in front of computers. And more than half of office workers have reported the symptoms of eyestrain. How do you protect yourself?
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
These days, if we’re not staring at our smartphones, we’re sitting in front of computers. And more than half of office workers have reported the symptoms of eyestrain. How do you protect yourself?
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Worried about the impact of screens on your child's eyesight? Get them outdoors, say doctors.
Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education |
If you've ever worn a virtual reality headset for an extended period, you've no doubt seen the world a little differentl
Careful on this one!
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
A QUT eye health researcher encouraged everyone to drag themselves away from a screen and get outside, for the sake of their long-term eye health.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
A French health watchdog has recommended that children under the age of six should not be allowed access to 3D content.
The Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) added that access for those up to the age of 13 should be "moderate".
It follows research into the possible impact of 3D imaging on still-developing eyes.
Few countries currently have guidelines about 3D usage.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Children have long been encouraged to go outdoors to play - to improve their mood, get exercise and break the hypnotic spell of mobile phones, television and video games. But now there's another important reason - it may help them avoid vision problems.
Two studies published recently in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, say that time spent outdoors blunts the chances of children developing nearsightedness (myopia) and slows its progress in those with myopia.
Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Gamification, education and our children |
Canadian doctors say they have found an inventive way to treat lazy eye - playing the video game Tetris.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
It's a typical 'emo' look - long locks of hair which defy normal fringe length by plunging over one eye and - in extreme cases - down to the chin.
But dedicated followers of emo fashion may be doing long-term damage to their eyesight.