Indeed

no, but we know what really makes you go blind.

LOL I GOT IT! BUT THATS NOT THE TOPIC!

quote:Originally posted by cruiserweight_champion:
LOL I GOT IT! BUT THATS NOT THE TOPIC!

LOL good. I dunno. i wonder if there have been studies done, on like the eye strain or what

If it were possible for someone to loose eyesight because of computer usage, It would've happened to me already for sure!

It's an old wives tale, nothing more.

quote:Originally posted by Grizzly:
If it were possible for someone to loose eyesight because of computer usage, It would've happened to me already for sure!

It's an old wives tale, nothing more.

I am not talking about going blind, i am talking about losing sight, like having to use magnifying glasses, like my friend, he had normal sight before and now hes having trouble reading the blackboard. He plays computer and console games everyday

Yes, sitting in front of the computer does let your eyes get lazy. They don't have to focus on anything distant, and this is what exercises the eyes.

Eh....all I have to say about that is LASERS! hehehe, I rely on medical science to bail me out on that one. There's no way in hell I'm reducing my computer hours, it's the highlight of my day!

laser eye surgery is risky

I'm extremely nearsighted because all I used to do was read and game.

Think twice before using Laser eye surgery, because studies have shown it kills your night sight.

-S

quote:Originally posted by Shades:
Think twice before using Laser eye surgery, because studies have shown it kills your night sight.

-S

My night vision got better after laser surgery. It can cause halos if your eye is cut in the wrong place when they make the flap. However, that is more of a screening issue. If you go to the right Dr. your chances of that go down drastically. Less than 1 out of 100.

I plan on getting laser eye surgery when I'm 30 or so (9 years from now), so I imagine the procedure will have been perfected by then. At least I hope! I've heard aloooot of people now-a-days that are very pleased with laser eye surgery.

I KNOW my eyesight has gotten worse ever since I've spent countless hours sitting 1 feet away from a 21+" colortv playing with an ATARI 800XL. Thank god for those nice 19" diamondtron screens!

i ghamed so much i canm hardli see my keybeard.

I was always under the impression that as long as your refresh was higher than 75MHz
you would not have a problem. IF you are playing on a console however you would not
get that kind of refresh rate out of your
TV.

quote:Originally posted by quatre18:
Yes, sitting in front of the computer does let your eyes get lazy. They don't have to focus on anything distant, and this is what exercises the eyes.

yep this is definitely true.

quote:Originally posted by Acceptable_Risk:
I'm extremely nearsighted because all I used to do was read and game.

It feels like I've become nearsighted after about 4 years of intense screen exposure. And I'm sure some of it has to do with the refresh rate not being 80 Mhz +

I'm not sure about the blindness thing...but I have noticed that my palms are more hairy after prolonged workouts with my joystick.

Just saying..

RainMan

quote:Originally posted by RainMan:
I'm not sure about the blindness thing...but I have noticed that my palms are more hairy after prolonged workouts with my joystick.

Just saying..

RainMan
LOL. More hairy? Never heard of that before!

lol....cha-ching