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From: pgil@sphinx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SCREENS HURT EYES (Mac SE, Plus)
Summary: Agree on reposting..answered already.
Keywords: screens, screen, hurt, eyes, Clinton Taiwan Corp.
Message-ID: <3402@sphinx.uchicago.edu>
Date: 11 Feb 88 19:37:48 GMT
References: <1767@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> <993@ski.UUCP> <3645@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Reply-To: pgil@sphinx.uchicago.edu.UUCP (paul  gilna)
Organization: U Chicago Computation Center
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Posted: Thu Feb 11 14:37:48 1988

First, let me agree with those who expressed their annoyance at the
repeated appearence of this posting.

Second, I decided to give the benefit of the doubt to the poor soul
who may be going blind as we speak!

	this topic was discussed some time ago, in fact shortly
	after Mac SE's and II's hit the stores. The suggestion
	was made back then, by someone who seemed to know, that
	prolonged use of the screens occurred by virtue of the graphical 
	user interface; i.e. one can manipulate screen information
	without ones eyes ever leaving the screen (mouse etc.).
	Such prolonged use sharply reduces the blink rate,
	allowing the surface of the cornea to effectively dry out,
	giving rise to most of the symptoms described; soreness
	grittiness etc.

Believe it, or not.
Cheers,		paul.

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