How Electronics and Electronic Games Effect You and Your Eyes

                            An Example of the Effects of Video Games
     I had a chance to observe the effects of video games first hand on two boys, ages eight and ten, when I babysat them earlier in the semester. They were playing the video game "Mario Cart," which is really not a very violent game; the object is to win a car race by coming in first while maneuvering through different courses. When the younger brother won, the older brother got up and started kicking him and yelling insults! Later on that day, the younger brother was playing another video game by himself and when he could not beat the level, he threw down the controller and screamed at the t.v. screen, "Why are you doing this to me...?!" and burst into tears. I was very shocked by this reaction and was not quite sure how to handle the situation. This game had brought an eight year old boy to tears, right in front of me. "Certainly, video games can make some people go nuts. You just have to look at some enthusiast
playing video games on their cellular phones, mumbling to themselves heatedly even though others are around them. At game centers (penny arcades), frustrated people punch or kick game machines without regard to making a spectacle of themselves". From the above descriptions, it seems that players get somewhat "sucked" into the video game and become oblivious to their surroundings and much less inhibited to share their emotions. What types of changes are occurring in the brain to activate this behavior which one exhibits when "sucked" into a video game?
 Evidence from the following URL -  serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1742


Cell phones help you.....that's what most kids say when they want one, but your reply should be:"of course they help you, help you spoil your eyes!"

Everyone should be aware of Computer syndrome regarding eye strain and computers which include various signs of eye strain, eye strain headaches,sensitive eyes to light, and can also be the cause of double vision amongst other symptoms of computer vision syndrome …

• Headaches
• Blurred Vision
• Double vision
• Difficulty in focusing
• Slow refocusing
• Changes in color perception
Are you worried about computer syndrome (known as computer vision syndrome or CVS) in your own eyesight, also regarding eyes for children?
Visual Stress in CVS is due to an increase in the number and complexity of necessary eye movements and focusing skills, poor lighting conditions, glare and distracting reflections and the extended amount of time spent on the computer.
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Symptoms 
• Headaches while doing or following computer use, irritated and/or dry eyes, blurred vision, slow refocusing when looking from screen to distance objects
• Frequently losing place when moving eyes between copy and screen, difficulty in distance vision after prolonged computer use
• Occasional doubling of vision, changes in color perception, lowered visual efficiency, more frequent errors
Working at the computer all day is a physically demanding job. When working at the computer all day long, the eyes receive the worst punishment. When using the computer your blink rate decreases by a drastic 70 percent. Generally speaking means that instead of blinking an average of 18 times per minute, you are now blinking 4 times per minute.