A woman lost her sight due to smartphone vision syndrome...!?
While we all know that looking at screens can damage our eyesight, Dr. Sudhir Kumar's tweet has gone viral on a real-life story of a woman who lost her eyesight due to excessive smartphone use. While we all know that looking at screens can damage our eyesight, Dr. Sudhir Kumar's tweet about a real-life case of a woman losing her eyesight due to excessive smartphone use has gone viral on the internet.
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, on his twitter account, said that 30-year-old Manju had symptoms of severe visual impairment for one-and-a-half years. On examining the woman's history, she was diagnosed with smartphone vision syndrome. He used smartphones for several hours daily and used the smartphone for more than 2 hours with the lights off.
There were moments when she couldn't see anything for a few seconds. This mostly happened at night when she got up to use the toilet. The beautician quits her job to take care of the child while she is examined by an eye specialist. It was only then that she became aware of the symptoms. She used her smartphone for hours every day. Especially at night, the lights are turned off for 2 hours and then she uses her smartphone.
What is smartphone vision syndrome?
Smartphone vision syndrome is caused by prolonged use of computers, smartphones, or tablets. It impairs the vision of the eyes. It is also known as computer vision syndrome or wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital vision syndrome.
Dr. Sudhir also counseled the woman about this and explained the possible cause of her vision impairment. He also advised him to reduce the use of a smartphone. He said on twitter that he did not prescribe him those medicines either.
After one month the woman's vision improved:
At one month's follow-up, the woman's visual impairment had resolved. She was suffering from this disease for the last 18 months. At the one-month review, Manju was completely fine. The visual impairment of 18 months is gone. Now, she had normal eyesight. Also, she said on twitter that the night vision loss also stopped. Ending these long tweets, which have received 124.9 thousand views so far, Dr. Sudhir asked people to avoid staring at the screens of wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital devices for long periods of time. Because it can cause serious and vision-related problems. He suggested taking a 20-second break every 20 minutes to look at an object 20 feet away.