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From: scoile@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Steve Coile)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: my eyes are killing me...
Keywords: eyes, eye strain, glasses, beta-rays, do I need glasses?
Message-ID: <1921@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 26 Jul 90 20:13:46 GMT
Organization: George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Va.
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Well, sorry to bother you all with this, but seeing as this is the only
group I read that is really relevant to this...

I've been spending a LOT of time working with the computers here at 
school and at home (1040ST  :) , and my eyes are killing me!  What could
be causing this, and how could I correct it?

I don't think I need glasses, because I can see fine (nothing blurry
when I focus), however I sometimes have difficulty actually moving my
eyes so I can focus--I have to actively concentrate on focusing!  Ugg!
also, my eyes tend to ache chronically.  I've developed a few, mild
headaches, which feel like motion sickness headaches.

Has anyone else had such problems?  Should I go to my doctor, or is this
some common affliction, which is easily correctable?  A friend of mine
said that it could be caused by beta-rays from the monitors...sounds
like a distinct possibility to me.  Anyone?  Help?

-Steve Coile