I wonder whether some egghead has actually tested if sitting too close to the TV hurts your eyes.
For example, perhaps the reason some children sit too close is that they are nearsighted. So, they sit too close because they have poor vision, and later when the parent brings them to the optometrist, they have poor eyesight, and the parent makes the wrong conclusion.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the reason parents started saying this has nothing to do with the kid’s eyes. It used to be that TVs were big heavy things, and they often sat on the floor. When kids sit too close to the TV, they can block the TV. Or maybe kids are very distracting for the parent who is watching the TV. So, the parent gives them a little lie saying that it will hurt them to sit that close, and then the problem goes away.
I’ve heard that it’s not necessarily the brightness from the TV or anything to do with the TV itself, but it’s keeping your eyes focused at a fixed point for long periods of time.
I wonder whether some egghead has actually tested if sitting too close to the TV hurts your eyes.
For example, perhaps the reason some children sit too close is that they are nearsighted. So, they sit too close because they have poor vision, and later when the parent brings them to the optometrist, they have poor eyesight, and the parent makes the wrong conclusion.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the reason parents started saying this has nothing to do with the kid’s eyes. It used to be that TVs were big heavy things, and they often sat on the floor. When kids sit too close to the TV, they can block the TV. Or maybe kids are very distracting for the parent who is watching the TV. So, the parent gives them a little lie saying that it will hurt them to sit that close, and then the problem goes away.
I’ve heard that it’s not necessarily the brightness from the TV or anything to do with the TV itself, but it’s keeping your eyes focused at a fixed point for long periods of time.
CRT televisions could give off a small amount of X-rays.