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Looking at your phone in the dark can induce macular degeneration and glaucoma

Looking at your phone in the dark can induce macular degeneration and glaucoma

With the increase of age, the tear glands in the eyes will gradually shrink and age, and the secretion of tears will gradually decrease, so middle-aged and elderly people are prone to dry eyes. At the same time, if you look at electronic products for too long, excessive use of the eyes will further reduce the tears secreted by the eyes, thereby aggravating the symptoms of dry eyes, so middle-aged and elderly friends must control the time to use electronic products. Eye exercises can be done frequently to promote blood circulation in the eyes and prevent lacrimal glands from atrophy and aging. If there is dry eye discomfort, it may be suffering from dry eye disease, and you should seek medical attention in time. In addition to causing dry eye disease, there are many outpatient clinics that have caused more serious eye diseases because they have been looking at electronic products for too long. The old man used his mobile phone to play games at night, and after a long time, his eyes would be sore, and he did not take it seriously, but when he went to the hospital to check, he would find that he had macular degeneration under the eyes.

Be careful of eye diseases to find the door, look at the phone in the dark, may induce macular degeneration and glaucoma.

Xie Like, chief physician of the Eye Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences: Some elderly friends, especially at night, look at mobile phones in dark light conditions, will have a greater impact on the eyes. Including its light stimulation of the macula under the fundus, stimulation of the crystals leads to an increased incidence of cataracts, and an increased incidence of macular degeneration. At the same time, in this dark environment, over time, it will also induce the onset of glaucoma. These cases are often present clinically.

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