Dr David Robert Grimes looks at the eye health issues that are making the news.
Smartphone use leads to eye stroke
Reports from China describe a young man temporarily losing his vision because he stared at his phone in the dark too much (Chen, 2019), purportedly bringing about a central retinal artery occlusion or “eye stroke”.
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The College of Optometrists and The Association of Optometrists (AOP) warn the current self-declaration system puts more lives at risk of death or injury.