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Sleeping With Your Mobile Can Blind You

    • kumar.saurav2@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Jun 24 2016 4:36PM
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    • Updated Date: Jun 24 2016 4:44PM
Sleeping With Your Mobile Can Blind You

LONDON: In a warning to those who sleep with their devices next to them, researchers have found two women who were affected by transient smartphone "blindness" — a condition where they went blind in one eye after gazing at smartphones in the dark. The first patient — a 22-year-old woman in England — had a habit of gazing at her smartphone before falling asleep. "She would lie on her left side and look at the screen primarily with her right eye. Her left eye was often covered by the pillow," the National Public Radio reported. The other patient in her 40s had similar problems when she woke up before sunrise and checked the news on her smartphone before sitting up. It had been going on for about a year, ever since she had injured her cornea. Around the same time, she bought a smartphone, the report added."They were looking at their smartphones and they just happened to have one eye covered because they were lying in bed,", ophthalmologist at in London and an author reported in a paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine. "In both cases, nothing bad was going on," Mahroo said, adding that it is just that one retina was adapted to light and the other to dark. "The retina is pretty amazing because it can adapt to lots of different light levels, probably better than any camera," he noted. Retinas constantly adjust when someone leaves a room and enters a slightly dimmer room or goes inside after being outdoors. But these two women experienced a rare scenario in which that change would actually be noticeable. To get to the root of the problem, the researchers asked the two patients to view the smartphone with just the left eye and then just the right eye on separate occasions. They realised that the eye going temporarily "blind" was always the one that was being used to look at the bright screen. To confirm this further, Mahroo went in a dark room and with one eye covered, looked at a smartphone for 20 minutes before turning off the screen. "It did actually feel quite strange," he said. "It would be very alarming if you didn't know what was going on." After flashes of dim light, the retina that had been exposed to the screen took longer to adjust to new light settings. According to Mahroo, several other patients have said they experienced concerning vision loss because of smartphone use."We don't know of any ill effects" as of now but it can be jarring, the authors noted.

 

 

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Harini MS NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN

I always gaze at my phone with one eye... Time to wake up!

Nihit Sharma J.M. INTERNATIONAL SCH00L

Its really shocking.

shaswati singh NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN

Some people are so attached to their cell phones that they sleep with them on their nightstand or even under their pillow. Bad idea. Cell phones pump out electromagnetic radiation whenever they''re on - which means sleeping with one nearby boosts your exposure all night long. Its high time to wake up..!

Priyanshi Banerjee Somerville school, Greater Noida

time for "smartphone-addiction" to stop!

Khushi Chaudhuri STEP BY STEP SEC-132 NOIDA

This article has surely spread awareness about the "smartphone addiction".

Bhumika D.A.V Public School, Sector-14

Ohh!! Shockin'' yeah..😱 Time to wake up.⏰

Tanvi Makkar D.A.V. PUSHPANJALI(PITAMPURA)

And am glad that I''ve not caught by the ''smarthphone addiction''. Although I do stick to my phone, sometimes more than I should but then I realise what is harmful for me, especially using it in unappropriate lighting. And this is something everyone must understand, mostly the teens.

shreyash shagun the millennium school,lucknow

oh god this is a important and shoking news time to get alerted and ready for prevention

Jayantika V.V.D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, VIKAS PURI, NEW DELHI

I knew that it caused diseases related to brain due to the release of radioactive radiations but making blind....Its a shocking fact!!

Amish Agarwal Goldcrest High Vashi

Smartphones especially for kids and teens should be restricted due to such adverse effects. It is the smartphones which are dominating us. We should be cautious while using phones.

B.PRISCILLA ZION MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL SEMBAKK

at the 21st century students in school,college al are addicted to phones that too espically during nights all the time they text watch movies or chat with friends this affects their eyes . after seeing this video students should change on seeing the phone limitedparents should also be strict about this on my opinon

SHUBH RANA DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Its high time to realize that cell phones are not our companion with whom we sleep aside. One should believe phones to be a foe in order to avoid its adverse effects.

Yashaswini nand Army Public School

It is very important. Now it is time that we stop gazing into our. Smartphones at night.

Archisha Ghosh VIDYA VALLEY

MOBILE ADDICTION! In this generation, teens are very addicted to electrical gadgets and their nose is always two inches away from the screen. The only resting period of our eyes is at night, we are not letting our eyes get the opportunity to rest. There are some people who get time only at night to have a look at their phone, but there should be a limit of that also!! SURPRISING!!!

Sarath Kumar RM Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Usage of mobile phones at night before sleep can cause many problems such as change in eye sight which may also lead in blindness. Parents must be strict with this issue and help them to recover from this addicton.

Mansi Borade PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

SLEEPING WITH MOBILES CAN MAKE BLIND OUR EYES AND WHY TO SPOIL OUR EYES GOD HAS GIVEN GOOD EYES TO US WHY TO CREATE DANGEROUS PROBLEM . WHO EVER IS HAVING THIS HABIT PLEASE FOR GOD SAKE STOP IT RAPIDLY. MY GREAT GRAND REQUEST TO YOU ALL.

E. Deepak Sen Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Sleeping with phones is very dangerous as it affect our eyes and also causes mental depression. Similarly, using earphones while sleeping does not give rest to our brain.

Anna Thomas SBOA SCHOOL & JUNIOR COLLEGE

Woahhhh!!!!!!!! Never touch my tab in the night

SamarthThaker MKVVIV

Thus we should not use phones when we are about to sleep at night............. use less phones

Sharmeen Khan PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

I always do that. 😲Now that I know its level of damaging I wont. Time to wake up netizen.

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

This article has spread an awareness about the addiction of phones

Jaie Thakre BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL

OMG!!😨😨Time to stop cell phone addiction📵

Anuj P.S.B.B.L.L.A

Some of us are addicted to phones but we don''t realise that the radiation given out can make us blind

MANONMANI JAYAGOPI AMALORPAVAM Higher Secondary School

oh!really shocking .it''s time to come out of smart phones addiction

S.VIDHYAALAKSHMI SHREE NIKETAN MAT -

I don''t want to lose my eyesight.

A.Shajitha Fathima Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Ofcourse! Using cellphone in the night time at the bed cause mental problems and hearing musics at night cause mental depression, loss of hearing.

saishalini Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Phones should not be used in night time and I will try to send this message to all people and create awareness about this deadly evil.

Ketaki Nerkar SNBP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL , MORWADI

is it with smartphone or buttonmobile phone ?

B. THANISH VARDHAN PON VIDYASHRAM

What??????it is a shocking news , i will tell to everyone

B. THANISH VARDHAN PON VIDYASHRAM

What??????it is a shocking news , i will tell to everyone

Darshil Shah ST. XAVIERS - LOYOLLA -2 LOYOLLA 2

Good info....

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Informative...

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Time to wake up citizens😴😌😛

SHUBHAM BANSAL RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

very shocking!!!!!!! i wonder the smartphone that is a boon for us can also make a deadline for us!!!!

JIYA TOMAR B G S NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

True indeed

R.Varsha Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

Oh! but it also leaves in obesity. It''s time to come out friends.

Raghav Agarwal The Millennium School

Never, NEVER SLEEP WITH YOUR MOBILE NEAR YOU AT NIGHT AS IT CAN MAKE BLIND I am not saying this because it was written above I am saying this because it happened with my Aunt also as I always follow it and say others not to sleep near their mobiles.

Anshika Dhiman Blue Bird High School

Thank you so much. I din''t know this fact...

Raju kumar Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

I am safe because my parents won''t allow me to use phone at night.

Pragyamita Basu B.D.M. International

Sleeping is better than being insomniac that also for silent killers.

Afsha Saiyed PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Om! Really shocking.

Afsha Saiyed PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Om! Really shocking.

Dimple Wadhwani Hiranandani Foundation School, Powai

Wow! amazing iNEVER knew it

makhdum shaikh ST MICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL-MAHIM

It''s time to stop to smartphone under our blanket or pillow

Kashish Goel Bal Bharati Public School

It''s time to wake up and spread more awareness near us.

Kashish Goel Bal Bharati Public School

Thanks for the information.

Anusha Dhar RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

In an older study it was also reported that radiations from your phone can cause damage to brain cells, it is thus also advised not the keep your phone too close to your head when you sleep...

Prakash.B Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Yeah it is all due to the vibration and radiation produced ...

C.Prasanna Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

Is it real. Oh I am keeping it next to me.

Srividya AIR FORCE SCHOOLYEL

I think everyone should be made understand of the functioning of every part of eye so that they themselves can be cautioned and it''s a good research for the the people who are sleeping, just wake up !!!

thejwas Army Public School, PRTC

OMG....i think we must avoid usage of mobile phones at night..especially while sleeping..lets be healthy

EKNOOR BHATTI Bal Bharati Public School

good info.

Mayank Seth Anandram Jaipuria School

I read about it a month ago , and alerted all my relatives. I don''t have my personal phone . Thats why I said my mom , who always does it , to not do this anymore

SHUBHAM BANSAL RYAN INT. SCH. SOHNA RD GURGAON

good info!!!!!!!!!

SHUBHAM BANSAL RYAN INT. SCH. SOHNA RD GURGAON

we all need to wake up!!!

RICHEAL MONTEIRO Other

It''s time to wake up and stop addiction to smartphones. Smartphones also leads to stress and sometimes to depression too.

Arshini .B Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

it''s a useful information

Karthik vr PARAMA BHATTARA KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

Well...looks like i have to keep my phone further away from me while i am sleeping...much further 😲

J.PRIYADHARSHINI REVOOR PADMANABHA MATRIC.HR.SEC.SCHOOL

i have mostly felt as i did not own a smartphone but now I am glad that I don''t have one but yet use my father''s one now i will stop it thanks for the news.

ADITYA SAWLESHWARKAR Shantiniketan Public School , Panvel

Yes I agree because the phone rays can harm your eye and you cannot see when there is sunlight and you can only see when your mobile rays are on.

simra fathima FLORENCE PUBLIC SCH.- RT NAGAR

OMG great news cause frankly I keep a phone near or below my pillow to wake me up..... seriously did not know such a big side affect of it....thanks NIE for such a useful info

G.Yaazhini Pon Vidyashram - Valasaravakkam

Time to stop cell phone addiction📵📵📵📵And pls spread this awareness

Sanskruti Kanbargi Sandipani

I now know phone addiction is harmful. And it''s time to wake up.⌚

manikanta Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

in future we sleep every easily so,in future people can sleep every easy

Nikhil Kumar HAPPY MODEL SCHOOL(JANAKPURI)

If you are not sleep with your smartphone you will live more year with healthy life!!!!!📵📵

nishtha gandhi TAGORE INTL. EAST OF KAILASH T0810D

Its shocking as I always do that but after reading this i will never touch phone at night while sleeping.

nishtha gandhi TAGORE INTL. EAST OF KAILASH T0810D

It''s shocking

nishtha gandhi TAGORE INTL. EAST OF KAILASH T0810D

It''s shocking

nishtha gandhi TAGORE INTL. EAST OF KAILASH T0810D

It''s shocking

Mageshwaran Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

It is scientifically proven and so we must safeguard our eyes

Samueal Raj Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Thank you for that information.

Atriya Das STRATFORD DAY SCH-HABRA

I disagree because in the new phones there are features called night mode which prevent this kind of issues

EDINA SHEREEN.S APEX PON VIDYASHRAM

Smartphones does not cause blindness but using it always without time limit causes blindness .Every soul all over world especially teenagers uses smartphone wisely at night .Maybe the soul does not realize now but later it becomes very serious like eyeball cancer and more .So please teens and adults don''t use smartphone at nighttime ITS TIME TO STOP YOURSELF FROM THIS ADDICTION AND HELP OTHERS BY SPREADING THIS SMARTPHONE AWARENESS

Manikanta Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

i thing now know phone addiction is harmful. And it''''s time to wake up.⌚

Annada Dash KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA -PANVEL

Youth people should not have a phone,they will might have Smartphone Addiction. We should be aware of I this..

KEERTHANA VANI VIDYALAYA S.S.S & JR. COLG

Nice information. why only in smart phones??

BHASWAR DUTTA ST. THOMAS' DAY SCHOOL

Shocking 😱😱😱😱😱

Aditi Mishra The Khaitan School

One of my classmates already is smartphone blind.😓

Damini PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

its shocking😱

Medha Gaur P.Obul Reddy Public School

Time to wake up India 🤷

N.BHANU KIRAN Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Yes it is time to stop some smartphone s

Damini PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

it is really bad

V Thirumalai Swamy VANI VIDYALAYA S.S.S & JR. COLG

Thanks for your advice. I will remember it all time when ever I sleep.

Panchami.M K L E Society School, Nagarbhavi

Tons of gratitude for spreading such a message !

Panchami.M K L E Society School, Nagarbhavi

Tons of gratitude for spreading such a message !

Aman.kumar Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Really then take it seriously guys.

Darshan Dhabale Shantiniketan Public School , Panvel

Specially for teenagers these are a bit addictive stuff. KEEP AWAY FROM CELL PHONES !!!📱📱📱 I''ll share this info to my max. And, using a phone in dark is a rather a bad idea 😐

AHMED AREEB ABID THE NEW CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

A shocking news really - its a high time for all the teens .Lets prove that we are not mobile addict by abandoning these smartphones

Rajath.K.Patil Kulkarni ST.MARY''S CONVENT & PUBLIC SCHOOL (STATE &

Ya, it''s shocking but the truth is always bitter. I think we should stop addicting to Mobiles frequently especially during night.!!!

Aditya Mittal KHAITAN PUBLIC SCHOOL(NOIDA SEC_40)

I know this that is why i have made a smartphone holder on my own and i keep my phone in it when i go to sleep .

Akshita Pandey LILAVATI BAI PODAR (A)-SCRUZ

Sometimes people are so addicted to smartphones that they cannot even keep it away from them. It is really a very shocking news. I am glad that I do not suffer from smartphone addiction. People who sleep with their smartphones, they should read this article and change their thoughts.

VANSH AGGARWAL AMITY SCHOOL (GURGAON SEC_46)

Yeah.. this article is very useful to those who do not know the harmful effects of smartphones. They just have a show-Off with the smartphones to their friends and family members and always keep their phones round a corner of them but they actually don''t know that they are bringing their death closer. I also saw many people who talk long times on phones while it is charging which can even cause tumours!!

Sandhya Srinivas TRIVENI PUBLIC SCHOOL

it''s seriously very harmful keeping your cell phones under your pillow...the radiations are very effective

Sandhya Srinivas TRIVENI PUBLIC SCHOOL

😲😨never will keep phone near me

ganesh army public school chandimandir

some people are so attached with their smart phones that they stick with them even in night . now a days many phone accident are also happening .it is the time to stop this accidents

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

OMG.... I would surely share this with my friends and family as many have this habit.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

This shows technology is a slow poison in disguise...

Aashi Lohia Amrita Vidyalayam -Nesapakkam

Some people are so very close to phone .Nowadays people have so much value of phone than others .It so very sad for the people who have suffered

Dilsher Singh Chatha Bhavan Vidyalaya Panchkula

It is an alarming news. This shows that technology is indeed sometimes harmful if used the wrong way

Archisha Ghosh VIDYA VALLEY

We are so addicted to smartphones that we can barely stay wighout them. But things are getting shocking now. Cell phones are getting dangerous for us.

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