A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy--the ability to work ...

Hours in front of a computer screen may increase the risk of glaucoma in people who are myopic or near-sighted, Japanese scientists said on Tuesday. Glaucoma, which is caused by damage to the optic ...

Computer vision syndrome (eye irritation) is a syndrome that affects some heavy computer users. The best way to avoid this is to have regular breaks. ProtectYourVision is a website which helps set the ...

Heavy computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma, especially among those who are short sighted, suggests a large Japanese study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Surprising even the researchers themselves, a new study from Mayo Clinic found that heavy computer use, even up to seven hours per day, did not increase a person''s risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS ...

The researchers examined more than 10,000 workers at several facilities in the electronics and steel industries. Participants were asked about ocular health and general health, and researchers noted ...