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From: hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: my eyes are killing me...
Summary: get your eyes checked
Keywords: eyes, eye strain, glasses, beta-rays, do I need glasses?
Message-ID: <2032@lzsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 30 Jul 90 00:26:39 GMT
References: <1921@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <1921@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>, scoile@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Steve Coile) writes:
> 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!

As a 40+ who has experienced this first hand -- get you eyes checked.
The need to concentrate on focusing is a common symptom.

The eye to computer screen  screen is quite unlike most everything else
in your life.  Its not NEAR, and it not FAR.


Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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