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Computers Linked to Glaucoma?
An anonymous reader writes "Maybe we should have listened to our parents and gone outside instead of playing video games. In newly published study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, heavy computer users were 74% more likely to develop visual field problems as compared baseline in a group of 10,202 randomly selected workers. Furthermore, heavy computer users were found to be 81% more likely to develop glaucoma."
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Is anyone else having trouble reading the article?
Hmmm, I can think of a good cure for that. Actually, many video game players already self-treat this condition.
And we all know what helps Glaucoma... right? Always reminds me of the classic Simpsons episode. All the pretty colors, huge donuts, and of course flying to work and then forgetting about everything. Ahh.. I can't wait!
Hmmm.
And what they were doing while they were looking at it.
Mom was right, it really does make you go blind
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My eyes! The googles do nothing!
Very ironically, heavy computer users also consume more marijuana, offsetting the glaucoma problem ;-)
It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
I'd better tell my boss and go smoke my medicine now.
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Class action baby. Let's sue the hell out of the monitor manufacturers. This will be bigger than aesbestos and silicone implants combined!
Large sections of the population use computers heavily.
Ergo large sections of the population may develop glaucoma..
Ergo Large sections of the population will have an interest in legalizing marijuana as a cheap means to treat the problem
Ergo the Libertarians now have a drawing card to people who would otherwise find the whole thing a bit kookie.
Trying to use sarcasm in text-based forums does not work.
I'm not sure if it's sitting at the computer so much as what they do while sitting at the computer.
See, they always told you you'd go blind.
Weekend At Burnsies script
HOMER Ow, ow! I hate getting stitches in my eyes! Stupid crows.
DR. HIBBERT Don't feel bad for the crows, Homer. They weren't trying to blind you, they were just trying to drink your sweet, sweet eye juices.
HOMER (calmly) Hmm, fascinating. Say, Doctor, can you do something about my (hysterical) SEARING PAIN!?
DR. HIBBERT Well, there is medication, although it is a little... controversial.
HOMER Does it go in the butt?
DR. HIBBERT I'm talking about medicinal marijuana. Prescription pot. Texas THC.
HOMER Look man, I don't do drugs.
DR. HIBBERT Homer, for your eyes, the best tonic is chronic. You're not afraid, are you?
The bastards. Could they have told us this AFTER I finished winning Doom3, HALO, and HL2? Crap. And I don't have vision insurance right now.
Fuck it -- my wife says I'm good at groping around for things in the dark. I'll survive.
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Your mother warned you about this. Playing with your joystick will make you go blind.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
I was living in Taiwan in the nineties and doing tons of computer work on a little 15" monitor for weeks on end. My eyes were seriously going out. It was quite obvious. I was having trouble focusing.
So, there were all these Chinese medicine shops around where I lived and I decided to go in and ask for some herbs or accupuncture.
I got a Chinese friend to go with me and I communicated to the Doc that my eyes were going blurry from using the computer constantly.
The guy told me --stop using the computer.
I was impressed with his skill.
Great, another activity which makes you blind:-)
Are you kidding? I heard the next piece of anti-smoking legislation on the table in California was to put all smokers in little air tight hamster balls.
I think we can all agree that you have other far more important problems if you stare at an LED all day.
groping around in the dark in games will only halve your half life, spell doom for and finally leave you floating through the level with a halo :) ...except ofcourse in The Sims 2...it would get u a hot date there :)
Find a job you like and you will never work a day in your life.
Computers links YOU to glaucoma.