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juliagoolia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:15 AM Original message |
Heavy computer use tied to glaucoma !!!! yikes |
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SeveneightyWhoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. OH MY GOD |
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are_we_united_yet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm screwed by DU alone! |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. same here....bt work and DU...i'll be blind before I'm forty |
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Brundle_Fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. fails to mention |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. Just have to smoke a lot of dope I guess |
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burn the bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. it works too! I do not have glaucoma! |
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Chimpanzee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
38. I can attest to that too - MJ saved me!! |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 11:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
39. I vow to never stop using a computer now! n/t |
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Sterling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Smoke dope while on the CPU? |
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HR_Pufnstuf (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. ATTENTION ALL USERS:: |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Or move to California and talk to a few doctors... |
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HR_Pufnstuf (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. nice one... |
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Brundle_Fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 05:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. heh |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 11:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Myopia is the issue here, |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. OY! Presbyopia AND Glaucoma! |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Fellow myopic computer-user here |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Did you post in all caps so people with glaucoma can read it? |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 11:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
37. What about LCD screens? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. there's a much cheaper method to make your screen easier to read - free |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. I've worn UV protected clear glasses for years |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. ttt |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. I was told 2 years ago I have pre-glaucoma |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. don't be stupid |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Thanks. I just made an appointment |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Bogus study, flawed methodology |
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Shadoobie (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. What if they are looking at... |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. I am no doctor |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Had mine set at 85hz Kicked it up to 100hz |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Hahahahahahaha! |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. studies are so f'ing bogus.... |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. There's more to it than that |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 06:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Lots of good points there |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. OK--nobody panic! |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Isn't it that air poof test? |
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CheshireCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have glaucoma |
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juliagoolia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Wow.. my goodness |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. just fyi, most prescription lenses block most UV light. |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. That's it |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. Just turn the computer off at 4:20 |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. .....is this glaucoma message coming straight from the FCC? |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's okay, I know just the cure. |
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cwinchel (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-16-04 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Well knowing that... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
36. ttt |
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