Kids watching TV

[daisy duke]

can sitting too close to a tv screen damage your eyesight?

[rebecca321]

I think so. Also watching too much of it. When i was young i used to watch so much T.V and has to wear glasses, now i hardly watch any and i don't need glass's anymore :-).

Hope that hepls

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"Children sometimes sit close to the set. Does this hurt their eyes?

While close-up viewing is certainly not recommended, it is generally not harmful. It is best to watch television from a distance of at least five times the width of the picture. Picture details will appear sharper and better defined and the television lines and defects will be less apparent. If your child persists in watching television from a short distance, have his or her vision checked. Nearsighted (myopic) children are the most likely to sit close to the screen."

Source:
http://www.us.novartisophthalmics.com/info/helpful-hints /eye-tips.jsp

Chris

[DavidUK]

I had this problem with my kids. But I got hold of a meter that measures magnetic fields and showed them how the needle on the meter went very high within about 3ft of the TV. This seemed to convince them.

Also, I noticed that my youngest (8 years) got very sore eyes when using the computer (with CRT monitor). So, I have recently replaced the CRT monitor (which gave a high reading on the meter) with an LCD screen (which has a negligible reading). The result is that he doesn't get sore eyes now when using the computer.