Do you think watching tv or playing video games are bad for your eyes?

well i used to play video games a lot and then i had to get glasses.. i'm not saying that's the reason but it could be, i use to draw a lot to very detailed stuff and my face was always really close to the paper so i could see it better. I guess just straining your eyes in any way is bad for them.

i thought about this recently and i imagined that our eyes will evolve and adjust to the constant screen image, if u look to the future this will be what our children will be constantly in front of the body (eyes) will have to evolve to cope. i must say i much prefer tired eyes from a book rather than tv or screen. but the answer to your question yes i do believe they are bad for your eyes

Well watching a lot anything is always dangerous.Everything should be balanced.Let them take break in between for every two hours.I play computer games and browse internet for so many hours but always take a break to make eyes fresh but i dont watch tv that much.Happy mylotting

Hi, For many years I was actually addicted to on-line gaming. From experience I can tell you that it does certainly have a negative effect on the eyes (as well as many other things). However, like everything, if you do it in moderation the effect will not be that bad. T.V. has never effected me the same way as video gaming, and I think this has to do with the distance from the screen. cheers,

hmmm nice post but i cannot leave my pc lol

Too much of anything is bad. You should enforce a restriction on your son and husband to have at least an hour rest from the TV and computer after say, 3-4 hours of countinuous watching and playing.

to my opinion it doesn't affect our eyes. but looking at the screen without moving your eyes and sitting like dumbo affects your vision.so take care of your eyes which are one of the beautiful god's gift.

I think everything we do should be reasonable and moderate. It will be find if spending less than 3 hours per day to watch TV or play video games. But it will be better have a 10 minutes break per every hour. Children’s eyes are more sensitive as they are not matured and settled yet. Parents should keep close eyes to monitor them. Besides, I would say it is worth of consulting the optician regarding this issue further.

well, I think I think it depends on if they are using a CRT television screen or CRT monitor screen and if they are very close to it, it it is the case I think they would get some injury in them eyes with the time, but if they are keeping a reasonable distance from the television then it would be ok. Another thing is the time they are spending in front the computer or televisor. I do spend a lot of time in front my computer and when I had a old ctr screen. My eyes were getting really red and tired but when I bought my new LCD screen and setting up it with a low brightness. my eyes never again were in pain, I think the most important is keep a good distance between your eyes and the screen, a good thing to keep same your eyes is take a break from the computer screen every 30 minutes at less. if they are not getting them eyes tired then I think there is not a real problem but they would use a special glasses to filter the UV radiation as well.

I have always heard that things should be done in moderation. It depends on how close he is to the monitor an how long he is playing the games for..I really don't know myself..I am thinking maybe he will get some eye strain, but unless he does it 24/7, I don't think there is a reason to worry..

If scatter my face to several portion and let me choose the best part that I like, i guess I wouldn't have choose any. I don't like them individually. Every part is so imperfect. Eye too small, noise so flat, eyelashes so short, eyebrow so unobvious, etc. I like my eyes best. I don't know why. I find it attractive, so cute:p. My next is my lips. I have full and pouty lips and I like it eversince when I was small. Well i think it could be my nose. U know why. First it entices me to the fragrance of the world and sence the reality and artificiality around. It gives me the sence of fragrance a meaning of my true name, it has a mark as a logo for tracing if i am ever lost, a special nose that is so carved that its a masterpiece for my popularity and yes indeed a nose to poke into matters where my friends are in danger or in depression.

Yeah, it is! After every play in computer or arcade video games i always had this eye strain that really bothers me. As if clouds block my sight. So i have to rub my eyes. And if i do, my eyes is irritated and then my sight becomes blurred. So i refrain fron playing so much. So i have to apply eye drops to moistened my eyes.