2006-10-14 14:50:31 · 11 answers · asked by Hyun-Joong Kim 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
No, not really.
I asked the optometrist, and he said that sitting close to the television screen doesn't damage your vision; so I would think that video games wouldn't do anything.
If you do play video games too much, the sounds from the games would sink into your subconscious, your vision will be blurred temporarily, and your hands would cramp up.
That's all nothing major of course.
2006-10-14 14:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by Jacques 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That depends.
Playing a video game or just plain watching tv causes your eyes to focus on one "focal point", a "focal point" being one spot in a multi-level field of view. A good example would be standing on a small hill with other hills in the distance. The tops of the hills would be different "focal points" in the distance.
Your eye muscles actually get more exercise than your leg muscles. When you're outside doing things, your eyes focus on so many different focal points that they get a good workout. Whereas, computer programmers, CGI designers, any job that utilizes a computer monitor, will cause your eye muscles to be "trained" to one focal point. That's why some people need glasses after working for many years staring at a computer monitor.
As for DarkStar's daughter, my friend's son also had vision problems, too. He had a "wandering" eye. Her son's opthalmologist suggested video games because the games would allow him to concentrate his focal point, thus strengthening his eye muscles.
2006-10-14 17:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Mr.Know-It-All 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truthfully, it could influence it. I used to play video games for like 4 hours immediately ( i became a Halo fan :D) and that i mandatory glasses. that's by way of fact, once you're enjoying video games your not consitrated on blinking and all you do is stare on the television. possible play video games yet in basic terms you would be wanting to blink ^_^
2016-10-16 05:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by ridinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is NO! My daughter has vision problems and the eye doctor told her to play video games and computer games because it will force you to work your eye muscles.
2006-10-14 14:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by DarkStar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are playing too many video games on the computer you might, otherwise I'm not really sure.
2006-10-14 14:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by Sazziable 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but I can't play video games on huge, wide-screen TV sets because I get motion sickness.
2006-10-14 14:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. Using computers and watching television puts a strain on your eyes.
However, there are things that you can do to reduce this strain. You can read these articles:
http://www.improvingmyeyesight.com/computers_and_your_eyes.html
http://www.improvingmyeyesight.com/Reduce_Eye_Strain.html
Hope this helps...
2006-10-17 09:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does,
I am 38 years old and have stared at a computer monitor for a large part of my life, i do software devlopment and i now get sore eyes. do other more healthy things with your life
2006-10-14 14:59:34 · answer #8 · answered by mmf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes because lookingin the same place is very bad .. espeically on a screen .
2006-10-14 14:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by Pansy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but it might affect your love life
2006-10-14 14:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by sandy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋