注意！这8个日常习惯正在偷偷地伤害你的眼睛！_公共英语阅读理解

注意！这8个日常习惯正在偷偷地伤害你的眼睛！

奥布赖恩说：“多数验光师建议每两年检查一次眼睛，但如果你有眼疾或年过70岁，最好每年检查一次眼睛，以便尽早发现健康问题。”

'Children up to the age of 16 should be tested annually too, according to the College of Optometrists, as children's vision can change very rapidly at this stage of their lives.'

“英国视光师学院建议，16岁以下的孩子每年都应检查眼睛，因为孩子的视力在这个阶段变化很快。”

4. Staring at your smartphone

老盯着手机

Staring at your smartphone or computer screen or TV for hours on end is not good for your eye health, says research by the University of Toledo, published in Scientific Reports.

托雷多大学的研究人员发表在《科学报告》上的报告指出，连续几个小时盯着智能手机或电脑屏幕、电视对眼睛健康有害无益。

That's because these screens emit blue light which is absorbed by vital cells in the eye's retina triggering toxic chemicals, which can eventually kill the photoreceptors we need for vision. And the older you get the more vulnerable you are.

这是因为这些屏幕散发出的蓝光会被眼睛视网膜的核心细胞吸收，产生有害化学物质，最终会杀死视觉所依赖的感光细胞。而且，年纪越大，眼睛越容易受到蓝光伤害。

The study's lead researcher Dr Ajith Karunarathne, an assistant professor in the UT department of chemistry and biochemistry says we shouldn't be checking phones and tablets in the dark, because this can dilate the pupils making them more vulnerable to damage.