Does being on the computer too long significantly decrease your vision?

Question

In addition, how long is too long?

Answer 1

umm hopefully not =]

Answer 2

yes. just like if you sit too close to the t.v.

Answer 3

Rely on your default setting for boredom. Surely there are things you want or need to do other than THIS.

Answer 4

Yes. It is called Computer Vision Syndrome. It is real.

This is a good thing to read by the American Optometric Assiciation at their web site:

http://www.aoa.org/x5253.xml

Answer 5

Computers and TV do not cause blurry vision. Worrying about blurry vision because others say these things are harmful can lead to stress and strain and blurry vision.

Our eyesight becomes blurry from using our eyes incorrectly while doing challenging activities.

Eye exercises do not change the way we use our eyes and have nothing to do with natural perfect eyesight.

How long depends upon how long we can do an activity before we feel tight, tense, strained. People with perfect vision habits can go all day on the computer or tv or reading fine print in dim light without any negative affects on their body or vision.

As Jay R.  was trying to hint at we need to be aware of our body. If our eyes feel tense and tight or our bodies are stiff and distorted we need to change how we are doing things. Changing what we are doing can also break us from staring, straining, and diffusing.

Answer 6

I wouldn't say significantly but yes it would decrease your vision because of the muscles in your eyes no longer have to move around soo much because you are looking at one location which would be your screen.

But there are other reasons for loss of sight, and you can easily recover your sight from looking at a computer screen by doing "eye excercises", which is simply eye movements looking from 1 side to the other

Yes this post does seem crazy lol :P

Answer 7

Computer screens can cause eyestrain, fatigue, and headaches, but they don't affect your visual acuity.

Answer 8

As best i can tell it has not decreased my fusion.