It’s long been known that sitting in front of a screen for hours on end does you no good. Back in the day you would have been told youâd get square-eyes, but really, itâs more serious than that. Yes, you may be able to hone your Fortnite skills, and you may be able to take first place in Forza by sitting glued to a game, but the screen you are staring at for hours on end isn’t likely to be doing you – or your eyesight – any real favours.
Much of the reason behind this is the emittance of artificial blue light – a light hue that has, in some circles, been talked of in regards to the disruption of sleep patterns and longer term effects that could well cause vision problems. Iâm no doctor, but I am a gamer, and I also spend a silly amount of hours each and every day stuck in front of a laptop. So as gamers, and as a generation of folk who take in an ever increasing amount of time in front of a screen – whether that be via TV, laptop or mobile device – it wo