A young man’s retina became detached after his repeated staring at his phone’s screen while texting his girlfriend in the dark. Sources say that the 26-year old from china was texting his partner for a number of hours while in bed when he started suffering from sudden flashes in his eyesight. However, his excessive messaging led him suffering from sudden flashes in his eyesight. And after seeking the help of doctors, it emerged his left eye’s retina and become detached. This led to him undergoing emergency surgery. Speaking to our team, Velma Getuno, A University of Nairobi Medical student said: “Our eyes have evolved for three-dimensional viewing so we wind up over-focusing as we strain to find a 3-D image on close-up 2-D screen”
Friday 20 June 2014
Text me Yes, but theatre is blink away
A young man’s retina became detached after his repeated staring at his phone’s screen while texting his girlfriend in the dark. Sources say that the 26-year old from china was texting his partner for a number of hours while in bed when he started suffering from sudden flashes in his eyesight. However, his excessive messaging led him suffering from sudden flashes in his eyesight. And after seeking the help of doctors, it emerged his left eye’s retina and become detached. This led to him undergoing emergency surgery. Speaking to our team, Velma Getuno, A University of Nairobi Medical student said: “Our eyes have evolved for three-dimensional viewing so we wind up over-focusing as we strain to find a 3-D image on close-up 2-D screen”