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What does it mean when people say playing too much video games and watching tv is bad for your eyes?
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Induced myopia: Excessive near work can cause the eyeball length to grow and create more nearsightedness (induced myopia). Epidemic of myopia around the world thought to be due to this phenomenon.
Answered 5/3/2015
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