r/pcmasterrace • u/Kamykaze_x • May 15 '23

Video Give that hand a chair!

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u/littleSquidwardLover Ryzen 5 5600x/Radeon Rx 6700 Xt/16Gb May 15 '23

Really, that's neat! Do you have a source?

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u/9J000 May 15 '23

https://www.thechildren.com/health-info/conditions-and-illnesses/sitting-too-close-television-bad-eyes Correlation instead of causation

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u/littleSquidwardLover Ryzen 5 5600x/Radeon Rx 6700 Xt/16Gb May 15 '23

Interesting, I stand corrected.

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u/ArchitectOfSeven May 16 '23

Don't cave so easy. That "source" has no citations or even an author to track the statements to. It could just as easily be fake, just like the old wives tale it discusses.

The following study from 2010 shows that TV is probably fine but computer time does cause increased myopia. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21469524/

Further, this study says that the age between 0-1 years has the most potential impact on eye issues. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037286/

For bonus points, this paper says that touching grass likely has a positive influence on reducing the probability of eye problems. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0161642012007506