The Education Ministry has found that incidents of eye problems among students have increased in the wake of increased use of computers. David Wasserman, director of the Ministry's northern branch, has instructed his school supervisors to encourage parents to have their children's eyes checked more frequently. His office reported that studies show that almost a third of the students say they work or play at a computer for an average of eight hours a day - and 10% do so for more than ten hours daily. Sixty percent of Israeli youth suffer from eye pain, 55% have complained of pains in the neck and back, and 30% have reported pains in their hands and shoulders.
Too Much Computer Use
The Education Ministry has found that incidents of eye problems among students have increased in the wake of increased use of computers. David Wasserman, director of the Ministry's northern branch, has instructed his school supervisors to encourage parents to have their children's eyes checked more frequently. His office reported that studies show that almost a third of the students say they work or play at a computer for an average of eight hours a day - and 10% do so for more than ten hours daily. Sixty percent of Israeli youth suffer from eye pain, 55% have complained of pains in the neck and back, and 30% have reported pains in their hands and shoulders.