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Article #32Re: Progressive nearsightness from CRT use
From: Alan Beal
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 04:29
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 04:29
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tertium@milton.u.washington.edu (l boyd) writes:
>pcalvert@nyx.cs.du.edu (P. Calvert) writes:
>>Actually, people with good vision that is starting to deteriorate (e.g.
>>mild myopia) can reduce the stress of close-up work by wearing a weak pairr
>>of reading glasses.
>Sorry I missed this strain -- is there a consensus among programmers about
>progressive myopia? I was *stunned* the other day when my 2nd exam in a row
>showed progressive myopia. I am well over 20 (the age when myopia progression
>slows) and have always enjoyed super-normal vision.
I am over 30 and my myopia has progressed ever since I started working with
computers over 9 years ago. About 5 years ago, my eye doctor recommended
using a weaker pair. Although my myopia is still getting worse, I am less
tired after wearing the weaker glasses all day.
--
Alan Beal
Internet: beal@paladin.Owego.NY.US
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Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!scifi!paladin!beal From: beal@paladin.owego.ny.us (Alan Beal) Subject: Re: Progressive nearsightness from CRT use Message-ID: <715494569.105661@paladin.owego.ny.us> Organization: The Design Committee References: <1992Aug22.010015.17484@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <35100001@hpuplca.n <1992Sep1.150030.28121@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <tertium.715390214@milton> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 04:29:28 GMT Lines: 23