Optometrists cautioning people about the dangers of increased screen time
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By Dale Woodard on April 24, 2021.
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More time spent in front of electronic devices such as phones and computers can lead to eye strain.
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic increasing people’s screen time in front of computers, phones and tablets, local optometrists are cautioning people to keep an eye on the welfare of their vision. A new survey commissioned by the Alberta Association of Optometrists found approximately 40-50 per cent of a child’s waking hours are spent on digital devices. The survey also indicated 75 per cent of parents in Alberta are concerned about increased screen time and its impact on their child’s eye health.
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The Alberta government is moving one step closer to doing away with its oft-criticized paper health cards.
Currently, Albertans are given paper slips with their Alberta Health Care insurance plan number, as well as personal information.
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However, a line in the 2021 budget document sets aside $600,000 for “registry system modernization,” which it says would add personal health numbers to driver’s licences and identification cards.
Tricia Velthuizen, press secretary to Strathcona-Sherwood Park MLA and Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish, confirmed in an email that modernizing health cards was an election promise that the United Conservative government intends to keep.