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Children’s eyes, brain severely impacted by electronics

  • August 20, 2019

Does your child constantly stare at a computer, phone, tablet or TV screen and also wear glasses? There’s a connection. New evidence shows that electronic devices can cause vision impairments in children, including blurred vision, eyestrain and shortsightedness. A report by StudyFinds in England showed that the percentage of 13- to 16-year-olds in the U.K. who need glasses has almost doubled from 2012 to 2018 — jumping from 20% to 35%. Two-thirds of those teens were...