Smartphone has become blindness, here’s how
Dr Sudhir Kumar, who goes by the name @hyderabaddoctor, said that his patient was diagnosed with blindness after frequently using his smartphone in the dark for about 1.5 years. The doctor listed floaters, dark zigzag patterns, bright flashes of light, and sometimes trouble focusing or seeing specific objects as symptoms.
The doctor described instances where she sometimes experienced brief periods of vision loss. This mostly happened when she got up at night to use the toilet. She was thoroughly examined by an ophthalmologist, and the results were normal.
After reviewing her medical history, the doctor found that she had developed a new habit of using her smartphone for several hours each day, including several hours at night outside the light.
According to the doctor, he was diagnosed with Smartphone Vision Syndrome (SVS). The doctor claimed that he did not request any tests or write any prescription. Instead, he advised her to look into possible causes of her vision loss and to use her smartphone less.
At a one-month checkup, the doctor found that his patient was perfectly healthy and that his 18-month vision loss was no longer present. Additionally, she no longer experienced night vision loss.
How to protect your eyes while using smartphone?
The doctor has one piece of advice for smartphone users: The 20-20-20 rule. according to the doctorUsing a digital screen, take a 20-second break every 20 minutes to look at an object 20 feet away.
What is Smartphone Vision Syndrome?
Smartphone vision syndrome is a collection of eye and vision problems caused by close work while using a digital screen. Given that students in schools and colleges and anyone who spends more time in front of screens than usual, this has become one of the growing wellness concerns associated with innovation.
A study published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research found that students who took online classes were more likely to develop smartphone vision syndrome as their research linked risk factors related to digital vision syndrome (DVS) and smartphone length. A link has been found between exposure, proximity to the screen and the size of the screen being used.
