Turning off the lights and playing with your phone may cause blindness? This is how you should use your phone before going to bed

Only the elderly get glaucoma? Wrong! 40% of glaucoma patients are under 40 years old. From children to the elderly in their 80s and 90s, they can get the disease, which can cause vision loss or even blindness!

Looking at your phone for a long time in a dark environment is more likely to induce glaucoma. And the vision loss caused by glaucoma is irreversible!

Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by optic disc atrophy and depression, visual field defects and decreased vision. Pathologically increased intraocular pressure and insufficient blood supply to the optic nerve are the primary risk factors for its onset. The optic nerve's tolerance to pressure damage is also related to the occurrence and development of glaucoma. If not treated in time, the visual field may be completely lost and blindness may occur.

01. Myopic patients may be more susceptible to glaucoma. High myopia requires special attention

There is a saying among the people: After people with myopia reach adulthood, their eyes “grow” and become fixed, and their myopia degree will no longer increase.

Wu Zuohong, a member of the Glaucoma Group of the Hubei Ophthalmology Society and director of the Glaucoma Department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital, said that this is completely inconsistent with the current situation. "Many adults with myopia hold this view, so they have no scruples when using computers or electronic products. In fact, the structure of the eyes of myopic people has changed since the beginning of myopia, and it has become pathological. If you continue to use your eyes for a long time, your eyes are more likely to be ischemic, which will aggravate myopia and increase the probability of developing glaucoma."

02. Hiding under the covers and playing with your phone can easily increase intraocular pressure and even trigger glaucoma attacks

Nowadays, many people like to use electronic products. They never leave their phones. They stay up late, watch computers, play games, and play with their phones in the dark at night...

Looking at the phone and computer too much during the day is bad for the eyes, because it is close work after all. The harm is even greater at night, especially after turning off the lights in the middle of the night, the pupil will dilate, but when looking at things, the pupil will shrink. In this case, the eye adjustment force must be strengthened, which will cause more damage to the eyes.

In addition, if you play with your phone at night, you may be afraid of waking up your children and wife. When you are nervous, it is more likely to cause high intraocular pressure and even glaucoma. Therefore, it is not recommended to hide under the quilt to watch your phone.

03. Glaucoma experts give advice: How to use your phone properly at night

Method 1: Lower the brightness of the phone screen. The contrast between a bright screen and a dark environment is too great, which will cause eye fatigue.

Method 2: Tilt the screen downward 45°, not upward or toward the eyes;

Method 3: Do not play with your phone while lying on your side or prone;

Method ④: Turn on the light when playing with your phone at night;

Method 5: If you really want to watch, it is best to lie on your back while playing with your phone. This will make all parts of your body more comfortable, but be careful not to let the phone fall and hit your face.

04. Lifelong monitoring is important

Glaucoma, like diabetes and hypertension, cannot be completely cured, but through lifelong monitoring, regular follow-up visits, and standardized treatment, positive treatment effects can be achieved and useful visual function can be maintained. Moreover, glaucoma patients must be detected and treated early, especially for patients with a family history of glaucoma.

In the clinic, Director Wu Zuohong tirelessly reminds glaucoma patients: be sure to check on time and insist on taking medication. However, many glaucoma patients do not follow the doctor's advice, do not check on time, and are intermittent. Once the condition improves, they take it lightly. Not paying attention to the doctor's words often leads to worsening of the condition, and it is too late to regret.