Zhang X, Cheung SSL, Chan H, et al Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study British Journal of Ophthalmology Published Online First: 02 August 2021. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319307 Abstract Background The impacts of social restrictions for COVID-19 on children’s vision and lifestyle remain unknown. Aims To investigate myopia incidence, spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and lifestyle changes among schoolchildren...Read More

Goudswaard ML, van den Hondel KE, Reijnders UJL, Reijnen G, van der Werf C, van Kleffens T, Berns AP, Koppen H, Vis JC. Getaserd [Tasered: medical consequences of the use of electric stun guns]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020 Jun 11;164:D4422. Dutch. PMID: 32613787. Abstract The Electronic Control Device (ECD) will be used by the primary...Read More

OTS0206, March 6, 2020, 5:29 pm Authors see the need for new forms of dialogue about uncertainties and risks Auto translated Vienna (PK) – From August 2019 to February 2020, the ARGE “ITA-AIT-Parlament” was commissioned by the Austrian Parliament to assess the state of health regarding possible health risks of electromagnetic fields in mobile radio with a...Read More

Myopia (near-sightedness): Increased time spent indoors  and increased “near work” activities are leading to more people suffering from myopia. Increased outdoor time can reduce this risk. For more information about the report please see: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-10-2019-who-launches-first-world-report-on-vision Prescription to slow worsening myopia in Canadian kids? Head outdoors https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/myopia-children-1.4627366 Too much screen time linked to an epidemic of myopia among...Read More

We applaud Specsavers for bringing attention to this very important public health issue. We hope that other companies will follow their example. Their recommendations as in applying the Precautionary Principle and the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) Principle are sound and we agree. Link to the article: https://www.specsavers.co.za/post/health-and-wellbeign/cell-phone-radiation-is-my-device-affecting-m?utm_source=sssa&utm_medium=email&utm_content=may&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=Spec-Savers+South+Africa&utm_campaign=0d4b9b2611-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_31_01_36_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b588b20efd-0d4b9b2611-76382197 Note from EMFSA: For more information on...Read More

Neurochem Int. 2019 Feb 27. pii: S0197-0186(18)30627-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.02.018. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Neurones are dependent on their mitochondria to produce the necessary amounts of ATP for survival. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have a particularly large number of mitochondria which-unlike neurones in the brain-are exposed to visual light of 400-850 nm. Here we demonstrate that short...Read More

J Biomed Phys Eng. 2018 Dec; 8(4): 447–452. Published online 2018 Dec 1. Abstract Since the early days of human life on the Earth, our skin has been exposed to different levels of light. Recently, due to inevitable consequences of modern life, humans are not exposed to adequate levels of natural light during the day...Read More

  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118302561 Highlights More cell phone radiation is absorbed by children’s inner brain tissues than adults’. -Children’s radiofrequency radiation exposure should be reduced. -Further research to evaluate the risks to the eye from use of VR is urgently needed. -It is biologically relevant and feasible to reduce the standards’ averaging volume. -Current methods to determine...Read More