When my partner was cleaning her glasses in order to read her phone better, a thought occurred. Just how bad is excessively staring at a computer/phone/tv (for your eyes)? When researching I discovered something I had never heard of that is apparently quite common in medical terminology. Computer vision syndrome (CVS), which is a complex set of symptoms that have been studied and given as a diagnosis for a couple decades now. In an unfair twist of irony the most likely individuals to need screens for their profession, are also the most likely to get this condition. A computer programmer for instance, relies on their vision quite heavily for their vocation. When needing constant breaks for symptoms and dry eyes it can affect their work. This can later lead to DED (dry eye disease) resulting in headaches, blurred vision, etc. Continuing in the theme of adaptation, perhaps there is an alternate way to view screens, or, an alternate way to make them. Apparently a company called “mojo vision” is working on a screen that is compressed into a contact lens. About the size of the tip of a pen. It is still in the prototype phase. But apparently they have worked out a way to browse information on it such as your schedule with just your eye movement. If this is the cutting edge of where digital browsing is going, it’s hard to say if our eyes will get a rest anytime soon. Despite this, the contacts do look amazing. Digital eye strain: prevalence, measurement and amelioration Amy L Sheppard and James S Wolffsohn National Institutes of Health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020759/ JULIAN CHOKKATTUGEAR01.16.2020 08:00 AM The Display of the Future Might Be in Your Contact Lens https://www.wired.com/story/mojo-vision-smart-contact-lens/
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