Recently, a report about increasing use of Smarthphone has been published in 'Daily Express'.
There has been noticed an increasing obsession for Smartphones, not only in adults, but also in children. It is the set of games that lure them to spend lots of time on the handsets and that too with a very close vision. The handsets are put only 18 to 30cm away from the eyes whereas while reading newspapers and books, a distance of 40cm from the face is maintained.
Considering this, it has been recently warned by a top UK eye surgeon that sight problems are becoming common among children as young as seven.
At such a young age, their eyes are getting affected, which is a sign of big stress.
It was in 1997 when Smartphones were launched for the first time. According to David Allamby, a leading laser eye surgeon in the UK, since then there has been noticed a 35% increase in patients suffering from advancing myopia (short-sightedness).
After analyzing the ongoing trend, he has further warned that if an immediate ban is not put over the use of Smartphones by children, in next 10 years, this ratio will increase by 50%. Yes, a large number of young adults and children would then suffer from this condition.