Last updated: March 17. 2013 2:55AM - 253 Views  Story Tools:
Font Size:  Social Media:  While computer technology enhances
the American lifestyle, its ease and efficiency also can create
vision problems.  Both children and adults who spend hours at a
time in front of a computer screen on a daily basis may suffer
from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).  CVS affects between 150
million and 200 million Americans or more than 90 percent of
computer users. Optometrists said more patients are complaining
of CVS symptoms, which include eyestrain, blurred vision,
headaches, neck aches and the inability to focus eyes on the
computer screen.  CVS symptoms can be alleviated by changing
habits.  CVS can affect anybody who spends two or more hours
continuously using a computer, Smartphone, e-reader, or playing
a video game, said Dr. Debra Lehr, an optometrist at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. Children may
be more susceptible since their visual systems are not fully
developed.  Additionally, the