Woman Loses Eyesight Due To Smartphone Vision Syndrome
A new health problem called the smartphone vision syndrome (SVS) has cropped up and has already started affecting people. Watch our new video for all the details.
With our increasing obsession with smartphones and technology, be it for work or entertainment, a new health problem called the Smartphone Vision Syndrome (SVS) has cropped up and has already started affecting people. Recently, a 30-year-old woman from Hyderabad experienced vision loss for around one and a half years after spending endless nights scrolling through social media posts on her smartphone in the dark. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, who is a Neurologist from Hyderabad revealed on Twitter how the woman caught the syndrome and what were her symptoms. He wrote, "30-year-old Manju had severe disabling vision symptoms for one and half years. This included seeing floaters, bright flashes of light, dark zig-zag lines and at times inability to see or focus on objects. "There were moments when she could not see anything for several seconds - mostly in the night when she got up to use the washroom," he added. "She was evaluated by an eye specialist and a detailed evaluation was found to be normal. She was referred to rule out neurological causes," Then she went to Dr. Kumar who reviewed her history and conducted medical examinations. Dr. Kumar wrote, "I reviewed the history. Symptoms had started after she quit her job as a beautician to take care of her specially-abled child. She picked up a new habit of browsing through her smartphone for several hours daily, including more than two hours at night with lights switched off,"
After the diagnosis, the woman was detected with Smartphone Vision Syndrome (SVS). "I did not prescribe any medicines. I counseled her about the possible cause for her vision impairment and suggested minimizing the use of smartphones," he added. The woman followed his advice and limited her smartphone use unless absolutely necessary. She got back her eyesight within a month. Dr Kumar said, "At one-month review, Manju was absolutely fine. Her vision impairment of 18 months had gone. Now, she had normal eyesight, and didn't see floaters or flashes of light. Moreover, her momentary loss of vision at night also stopped," Dr. Kumar also urged people to take a 20-second break, every 20 min, to look at something 20 feet away, while using a digital screen.
