Children are outlay two hours or More a 24-hour interval in movement of screened devices, according to newly enquiry.

The canvass by BenQ, a world-starring homo technology and solutions provider, reveals that 74 per cent of children pass on median 14 hours a calendar week victimisation screened devices at home plate. In line alone 11 per centime of parents enounce their children spend more than 10 hours playacting out-of-door a calendar week.?

The pollard interviewed 500 UK parents of children cured 15 long time or below.
Dick Huang, Frailty Chairman of Applied science Cartesian product Midpoint at BenQ commented: "The fourth dimension children pass exploitation screened devices shows no signs of slowing downwardly. Instead than make a engagement all over restricting usage, parents buttocks extenuate likely issues by paying more than attending to the environments in which their children are exploitation engineering.

"Providing adequate lighting for screen viewing can go a long way to reducing eyestrain for example, and this goes beyond simply setting the screen brightness on the device."

The research also ?found that 72 per cent of parents are happy to allow their kids to use a smartphone or tablet.

With such high technology usage, only 18 per cent of parents say they did not worry about their child’s eye health when using screened devices, with 64 per cent citing worries about behavioural issues and 34 per cent concerned about poor posture.

Over half (55 per cent) say they are also anxious about the impact of the use of screened devices on their child’s eye health, but it’s a worryingly low percentage given that 32 per cent of parents have themselves experienced issues including headaches, blurred vision and eye irritation after using a screened device.

Furthermore, just 36 per cent of parents ensure there is adequate lighting when their child is using a tablet or smartphone, which could be the reason behind 44 per cent of parents not realising the connection between poor lighting and eyestrain.

Dr. Steve Schallhorn, Chief Medical Director at Optical Express, said: "It is estimated that over half of all people who work at computers, or use them for prolonged periods, suffer from eye strain. Symptoms of eye strain include headaches, blurred vision, difficulty focusing, gritty eyes and increased sensitivity to light.

"Taking regular breaks allows your eyes to re-adjust and can prevent eye strain becoming a chronic problem. Children are spending increasingly long times in front of screens and are therefore at greater risk of eye strain. Unlike other health issues parents often can’t see the problem, so if you or your child experience headaches, discomfort or are in any way worried about your eyesight consult an optician."

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