Guest Column
Teresa Molina Martín and María Valencia Sandonís
DOO, Master’s degree in optometry and visual therapy
Technical managers at the Visual Health Institute
New Technologies
& Vision Health:
The new technologies are rapidly entering
our lives, not just for work, but also as part
of our leisure and, therefore, the hours that
we spend in front of a computer, cell pho-
nes, tablets, etc. has increased very signi-
ficantly.
We have been witnessing over the past few
years its consequences, such as vision,
muscle, and mental disorders. Neverthe-
less, the new technologies are developed
to make our lives easier and it becomes
very difficult not to use them. Accordingly,
we should learn how to prevent, with the
tools at our disposal, so that the conse-
quences of excessive use of such techno-
logies are not detrimental.
In terms of vision, these difficulties are due
to the failure of our vision system to function
is coexistence possible?
Did you know that 72% of the Spanish population
(25 million people) have used a computer in the
last 3 months and that 53.8% of them use it on a
daily basis? And that 80% of employees who use
computer suffer discomforts throughout their
professional lives? Do you know anything about
the Computer Vision Syndrome?
