Smartphones causing eye problems

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15 August 2013

Rates of short sightedness among young people have soared because of smartphones, a leading laser eye surgeon has claimed.

David Allamby, Founder of Focus Clinics, says there has been a 35 per cent increase in the number of people with advancing myopia (short sightedness) since the launch of smartphones in 1997.

He has warned the problem could increase by 50 per cent in the next ten years.

Mr Allamby thinks the problem is so widespread that he has dubbed it ‘screen sightedness’.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2394611/Have-got-screen-sightedness-Smartphones-causing-sight-problems-soar-warns-eye-surgeon.html