Computer addicts could go blind!

Newkerala ^ | November 16, 2004 | Health India

[LurkedLongEnough]

A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.

Glaucoma is a relatively common eye disease that develops very slowly, characterised by progressive sight defects or visual field abnormalities over time. Its exact cause is unknown, although potential risk factors, including smoking and high blood pressure, have been suggested.

Researchers at the Toho University School of Medicine in Tokyo categorized the use of computers in blocks of five years, ranging from less than five years, to more than 20 years, as well as the average amount of time spent at the screen per session, ranging from 1 hour to more than 8 hours at a time.

An in-depth eye test revealed that around a third of the workers had suspected glaucoma, characterised by distinct visual field abnormalities. And there also appeared to be a significant link between these and heavy computer use among workers who were short sighted.

In fact, the most common refractive error was short sightedness, leading the authors to speculate that the optic nerve in short sighted eyes might be more vulnerable to computer stress than it is in normal eyes.

[capt. norm]

Now I have 2 reasons I am going to go blind, only my mom never warned me about the computer!

I plan on doing both until I need glasses.

[Paratrooper]

Yhid id trfivulioud. Hoe vsn I ho nlinf gtom lookinh sy vompuyrt?

[suzyq5558]

Nope, Ive gone blind.

[Junior]

It's all that internet porn.

[ExtremeUnction]

Not me as I have worked using a computer for 25 years now.

Well, I hate to tell you this, but your sentence was just gibberish. Totally unreadable! You have Glaucoma!!!!!

[funkywbr]

WooHoo! Now I can retire and pull in all that disability pay!

[Jeff Blogworthy]

Hot dogs cause cancer...

# Children who ate 12 hot dogs per month had a 9.5 times increased risk of leukemia.

# Children who ate hot dogs once a week doubled their chances of brain tumors; twice a week, they tripled it.

# The children of men who ate franks often had an 11 times greater risk of leukemia than normal.

# Women who ate hot dogs during pregnancy doubled their offsprings chances of developing brain cancer.

# Kids who ate the most ham, bacon and sausage had a tripled risk of lymphoma.

# Kids who ate ground meat once a week had twice the risk of acute lymphocytic leukemia than those who ate none, and triple the risk when they ate two or more hamburgers weekly.

Since reading this crap my wife has hardly allowed a hot dog in the house.

[wizr]

Those guys that hit the X rated sites could be going blind twice as fast.

[wizr]

Believe it or not, I have a copy of a braille Playboy. No, there weren't any pictures, that I could SEE.

[stainlessbanner]

No mention of BBQ! Whoohaaa!

[VRWCmember]

What about all those poor kittens!

[Just another Joe]

Spelling and the Brain

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Txes M&A Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

A memo brought to you by Dyslexics R US

[GeekDejure]

I think the hairy palms comes first before the diminished eyesight.
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Yikes... my eyes are getting hairy... gotta quit posting on FreeRepublic before my tongue turns hairy too !!!

[upchuck]

Hairy eyeballs? LOL!!

[ZULU]

I have problems with acute irritation of my "mouse" finger.

[buffyt]

Did you know that if you eat carrots or applesauce you WILL DIE!?!?!?! Plus, if you were ever born, you WILL die. Some day.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I think I'll just use it until I need glasses (rimshot).

[buffyt]

Weenie dogs cause cancer?
Glad we are Cat Owners here! LOL