is looking at a computer screen in the dark bad for your eyes?

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20th May 2009, 11:18pm
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by photray94
United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 470

just wondering, cause im doin it right now

21st May 2009, 04:22am
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by PerfectGent
St Andrews Scotland
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1722

No - what is bad for you is having a brighter light behind the screen so that as you look from the screen to the brighter area your iris closes to compensate. as you look back to the screen it dilates for the lower light level. doing this constantly is bad in that it can cause headaches. In a dark room you tend to concentrate only on the screen so this adjustment to different light levels does not happen so often.

 

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