Transient Blindness caused by Smartphones!

[Ink]

Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision.

Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones in the dark, say doctors who are now alerting others to the unusual phenomenon.

The solution: Make sure to use both eyes when looking at your smartphone screen in the dark.

In Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, doctors detailed the cases of the two women, ages 22 and 40, who experienced “transient smartphone blindness” for months.

The women complained of recurring episodes of temporary vision loss for up to 15 minutes. They were subjected to variety of medical exams, MRI scans and heart tests. Yet doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with them to explain the problem.

But minutes after walking into an eye specialist’s office, the mystery was solved.

Read: Transient Smartphone “Blindness”

So what about Nightmode? Ask LH: Do 'Night Modes' On Smartphones Actually Help You Get Better Sleep?

 

[jamescv7]

Here is the point, our eyes exert more effort when we read things in the dark and honestly it is not good for long term effect.

Better make a habit to open the lights before checking your cellphone.

Yes BlueLight filter may reduce the strain effect on the eyes but go to the better and simple alternative.

 

[Alkajak]

Disclaimer right off the bat: It has been reported that BlueLight, Lux, flux, etc leave burn-ins on Samsung displays. Be wary.

With that said, I use my phone at night on the lowest brightness with auto-brightness disabled. Lowest brightness with auto-brightness enabled is still too bright for me.

 

[AlphaBeta]

I normally use night mode and I've stared at my phone's screen during the night for years. I've never experienced any problems yet.