A Leeds-based practitioner is spearheading a campaign warning of the potential eye damage caused by watching TV, surfing the net and using mobile phones.
The Eye Love My Local Optician campaign is encouraging people to visit their local practice for a regular eye test to identify potential problems and seek advice about how to manage the use of high-tech gadgets. Royston Bayfield (right), managing director of the Bayfield & Bartlam Ophthalmic Group, warned that constant use of technological devices was putting constant stress and strain on people's eyes, in many cases leading to myopia.
'Young people are so lifestyle driven that they have to have every gadget going, but this can have its downside so it vital that they check their eye health regularly,' he said. 'Any interaction with a digital device that requires sustained concentration will cause the inner eye muscles to tighten, prompting eye strain in some cases.'
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