• May 1, 2024

EBooks or electronic books have changed the publishing world; an example is Stephen King , one of the first writers who decided to change to digital mode with great success, since his novel "Montado en la bale", in just 48 hours sold 400 thousand copies. However, does reading a book on a tablet or computer damage the eyesight?

According to the expert Travis Meredith, director of the department of ophthalmology of the University of North Carolina , it is not the distance, nor the light of your tablet or screen, which causes you to lose your sight when reading, but a variety of other factors, such as the little harmony of the reading screen (typography) and the lack of flicker.

Prevent this habit from damaging your eyes

Meredith points out that the problem with reading on screens is that we have to adjust our bodies to them, instead of them adjusting to us. Thus GetQoralHealth gives you tips to prevent your reading from damaging your eyesight:

1. Avoid reading indoors. The lamps work well on paper, which is white with black ink, but the e-book has a grayish background. The contrast is very low and that translates into more work for the eyes.

2. Avoid eye dryness with simple blinks.

3 . Do not use them when you are very tired.

4. Choose the correct screen. The teacher Alan Hedge, director of Human Factors and Laboratory Ergonomics at Cornell University , indicates that reducing eye fatigue is less a matter of choosing a specific screen than taking small breaks to look at the screen.

5. Do not forget to practice an annual review of your eyesight.

A report of "Habits of reading and buying books" drawn up by the Federation of Publishers Guilds of Spain , discovered that men are the ones who use the most electronic books. You dare?

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