Children's eye health and safety month, and with Erie School District returning over 10,000 kids to the classroom at the end of the month, now is a perfect time to talk about eye concerns.
Screens have become an increasingly bigger part of our lives. With the rise of gaming and social media, this increased exposure could be harmful to the developing eye in young children.
According to Pediatric Ophthalmologist Dr. Nicholas Sala, good vision plays a vital role in the learning process, and with the increased use of computers and other devices, our eyes are trying to adjust to stimuli more that ever before.
"Frequent breaks, frequent breaks, frequent breaks. Set timers is you have to," said Dr. Sala when asked how to reduce the effects of excessive screen time. "Use the 20/20/20 rule. For every 20 minutes of device time, we should take a 20 second break looking at something 20 feet away."
August is Children's eye health and safety month, and with Erie School District returning over 10,000 kids to the classroom at the end of the month, now is a perfect time to talk about eye concerns.
Screens have become an increasingly bigger part of our lives. With the rise of gaming and social media, this increased exposure could be harmful to the developing eye in young children.
According to Pediatric Ophthalmologist Dr. Nicholas Sala, good vision plays a vital role in the learning process, and with the increased use of computers and other devices, our eyes are trying to adjust to stimuli more that ever before.
"Frequent breaks, frequent breaks, frequent breaks. Set timers is you have to," said Dr. Sala when asked how to reduce the effects of excessive screen time. "Use the 20/20/20 rule. For every 20 minutes of device time, we should take a 20 second break looking at something 20 feet away."
August is Children's eye health and safety month, and with Erie School District returning over 10,000 kids to the classroom at the end of the month, now is a perfect time to talk about eye concerns.
Screens have become an increasingly bigger part of our lives. With the rise of gaming and social media, this increased exposure could be harmful to the developing eye in young children.
According to Pediatric Ophthalmologist Dr. Nicholas Sala, good vision plays a vital role in the learning process, and with the increased use of computers and other devices, our eyes are trying to adjust to stimuli more that ever before.
"Frequent breaks, frequent breaks, frequent breaks. Set timers is you have to," said Dr. Sala when asked how to reduce the effects of excessive screen time. "Use the 20/20/20 rule. For every 20 minutes of device time, we should take a 20 second break looking at something 20 feet away."
August is Children's eye health and safety month, and with Erie School District returning over 10,000 kids to the classroom at the end of the month, now is a perfect time to talk about eye concerns.
Screens have become an increasingly bigger part of our lives. With the rise of gaming and social media, this increased exposure could be harmful to the developing eye in young children.
According to Pediatric Ophthalmologist Dr. Nicholas Sala, good vision plays a vital role in the learning process, and with the increased use of computers and other devices, our eyes are trying to adjust to stimuli more that ever before.
"Frequent breaks, frequent breaks, frequent breaks. Set timers is you have to," said Dr. Sala when asked how to reduce the effects of excessive screen time. "Use the 20/20/20 rule. For every 20 minutes of device time, we should take a 20 second break looking at something 20 feet away."
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