Abstract

TINY MOBILE SCREENS CAUSES BIG VISION PROBLEM I.E COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME – A REVIEW

*Dr. Megha Gupta and Prof. Mithilesh Verma

Abstract

Children are becoming more prone to vision problem every year. Scientists say change in lifestyles and addiction to mobile phones at an early age is the main cause of rise in eye problems. According to the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) data, in 2013- 14 the number of children with refractive errors stood at 81,690 which further rose to 82,029 the next year and 95,745 in 2015-16. According to the Directorate of Health Services, such cases rose from 158 to 628 from 2014-15 to 2015-16. The amount of time we spend staring at screens has increased dramatically in the last few years. Children are becoming tech-savvy at an increasingly early age. While the benefits of technology cannot be denied, parents and caregivers need to understand how excessive exposure can impact the development and health of their young children. As we squint to read these miniature screens, our facial, neck and shoulder muscles tighten, eyes become fatigued and vision can be blurred or strained. This series of symptoms is known as Computer Vision Syndrome. Ayurveda is an effective solution to treat several eye problems so an attempt is made to explore various drugs and local therapeutic procedures like Nasya, Anjana, Akshitarpan to correct the major vision problems.

Keywords: Vision problems, Ayurveda, Computer vision syndrome.