Do ebook readers damage your eyes?

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Re: Do ebook readers damage your eyes?

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I can't say for sure but I do know that after a while my eyes get tired of looking at the screen and somewhat itchy and I have to switch to a real book or just stop reading for a while
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Post by morenikeji100 »

I also heard about that, but I was given procedures for reading. Don't read in the dark, always on the light while reading, and always put your phone in night mood at night when reading, and try to take a little brake while reading, so that the eyes will focus on other things.
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I haven't had any eye issues from reading on both my phone and my nook classic. However, I rarely read with the completely white background. I usually read with the black background with white letters, or the yellowish-brown background. On the nook classic, it looks like reading a newspaper.
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Post by espicer4life »

If you use them on to bright of a setting and in the dark then yes. It also depends on how close they are to your face.
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I don't know if that is true but I do know that I don't find it damaging my eyes in any way. I use Kindle and it is nice to read ebooks on this app.
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Adjusting the font size and brightness has helped with eyestrain. My optometrist advised me to take breaks and not read for hours and hours--like that's going to happen.
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From what I have heard, read, and experienced, ebook readers don't damage your eyes any more than other media. In fact, wearing glasses continually damages your eyes easier than anything else because they prevent your eyes from focusing naturally.

I think if you take care of your eyes - exercise them regularly and rest them often - you should be okay.
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Post by Elizabeth Pass »

There are so many options so that you don't strain your eyes. I read white on black at night and sepia during the day. I turn the brightness down indoors and turn it up outside. My mother makes the fonts bigger so they're easier to read.
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Post by Tzara Drusak »

There is the whole scientific aspect of this, in that the whole electromagnetic frequencies and radiation (though non-ionizing) do, to some extent, cause damage as time progresses. In the older technological age where the devices had low-level UV emission, I suppose eye-damage may have been an issue.

Nowadays, we have the option of contrast control, font sizing, spacing et cetera - things physical books lack. Consider, though, that staring into any lighted object does cause damage to the retinas, despite not really straining the eyes.
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Post by Shrabastee Chakraborty »

I am not sure about that. The reason is I was solely dependent on printed books since childhood, and at some point I was diagnosed with myopia. Then in later years I switched (mostly) to electronic books,but my myopia never increased with my excessive (in fact, obsessive) ebook reading. Of course, it never stopped me from gobbling up books anyway !
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I think that e-readers are better for your health in general. You can adjust the brightness (if they are backlit, though it's better if they're not) and font size. In my experience I find it easier to read on my e-reader with a slightly bigger font size than on a regular printed book.
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Post by JuliaKay »

I don't necessarily think that they damage your eyes, but depending on the light, you you can experience a headache. It is more my hands that get sore.
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Post by SirMorgan »

No. I don't think e-book readers damages the eyes.
Actually too much of everything is bad. Giving your too much light to your e-book reader will damage your eyes in the long run.
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Post by Ellie23 »

I think it depends on how they read, but base on my experience there was a time that if i read to much using my eyes feels itchy.
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Post by Laura Del »

I think anything puts strain on the eyes when your sitting in front of it long enough, but I also think the lighten on computers and tablets do significantly put more strain on the eyes.
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