posted at January 2nd, 2010 with 48 Comments »

Hello guys! Happy new year! This is my first post for 2010 haha. I am wishing you to have a prosperous new year. I really hope this year will be different from last year :30: Oh, I just want to say that I’m almost 1 1/2 years in blog-sphere wee. How nice is that? Btw to all my afflies and friends out there, I want you to give a simple New Year gift from me . You can grab it :21:

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I also updated my Goodies Section :31:
I Added:
New avatars
Uncoded layouts
WordPress themes

I updated to the fullest because I know when my class starts I dont have enough time to open my PC :50:

So our topic for today is all about EYE AWARENESS. Recently, I’m not feeling well, my eyes looks so tired and I feel so tired. It seems like I’m falling when I’m typing :48: . This matter really awaken me. I don’t want to become blind :39: How will I pursue my dreams If I’m blind. My practice is, I always open my PC even though I’m not yet eating my breakfast and taking a bath. Obsessed much? My parents and I always argue about this matter. I just realized now how important are my eyes. My mom told me that her office mate’s niece became blind because of staying too long in front of PC. I was really traumatized. I even cried. So from now on I will take care of my eyes. I promise that. I even prayed to GOD to say sorry for abusing my body. I promise to take care of it. I promise! :30:

Here are the evidences that COMPUTERS can cause BLINDNESS

We all know that prolonged computer use can cause RSI, back trouble, high blood pressure and steam to vent from both ears, but it appears that’s the least of our worries, because we’ll soon all be blind and that will be an end to it.

According to a Japanese study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, relentlessly hammering the PC may contribute to the onset of glaucoma – a nasty disease which progressively damages the optic nerve and eventually leads to blindness. The researchers – led by Dr Masayuki Tatemichi of Toho University School of Medicine – tested the eyesight of a total of 10,000 staff at four Japanese companies. They found that 522 of their guinea pigs demonstrated “visual field abnormalities” – aka “sight defects” to the man in the street.

The scientists reckon there is a significant link between these defects and heavy computer use by those who are also long or short-sighted. Furthermore, 165 of those demonstrating visual field abnormalities already showed signs of glaucoma – especially those suffering from short-sightedness.

The team classified level of computer use by dividing it into blocks ranging from less than five years to in excess of 20. Time per session – from one hour to more than eight – was then factored in to categorise the subjects as light, medium or heavy users. The majority of heavy users are young men, the report adds.

The main conclusion of the study is: short-sighted heavy computer users are most at risk from developing glaucoma. The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to “computer stress”. Their report concludes: “Computer stress is reaching higher levels than have ever been experienced before. In the next decade, therefore, it might be important for public health professionals to show more concern about myopia and VFA [visual field abnormalities] in heavy computer users.

Credits to: theregister.co.uk

So that’s for now. I hope you learned a lesson from this post :21: BTW, I’ll be closing my tag board on Monday so I can concentrate on my studies. BYE! :D