Can a light shined up in your eyes @ coworkers desk damage the eye?
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I'd continue to ask her to move it.  I like the idea from the person who said to put up a mirror.  Another funny way to deal with it would be to wear your sunglasses inside.  If someone comments, just laugh and pointedly say (loudly), Oh, that's just because it's SO bright in here!"\n\nYou could take the lightbulb out or unplug it.  Maybe she'll get the idea? \n\nIf all else fails, talk to HR.  You have a right to a pleasant working environment and they should be the ones to really make an issue with the co worker.  They might even go so far as to confiscate the offending lamp.  \n\nLOL - I guess you could also always steal the damn thing and throw it in the trash somewhere far away... but no... that could get you in real trouble.\n\nStuff like that is a pain in the butt... hope it gets better!\n\nOh and it probably won't damage your eye, but it might very well give you a headache. If you talk to HR, make sure to mention that...  Your company will want you productive and this is obviously keeping you from being so.
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Isolation from actual human to human contact. \nSloppier hand writing\nInability to spell (spell check does it for kids)\nInability to resolve conflict face to face.\nCan cause arguments because people can't "read" the other person's IM, email etc and think that someone is ticked when the other isn't.\n\n\nps: Does the person above me really think she/he is receiving diseases from the minimal amount of radiation from the monitor???? . Is working with computers as harmful as watching TV for long periods of time? How harmful are the radiations from the computer as compared to that caused by TV?\n\nA. Modern computer screens emit very little radiation and are very safe. Issues with regards to eye strain because of computer usage (Computer Vision Syndrome) are mostly due to bad contrast/excessive or poorly illuminated screens / background illuminations / posture / positioning of the monitor and ocular conditions such as dry eyes / allergic conjunctivitis, uncorrected refraction errors esp. astigmatism & convergence insufficiency. \n\n\nIf these aspects are looked at carefully, computer usage & TV viewing, even over long periods, is not harmful. The screens should be flicker free with high refresh rates (Hz). It is also recommended that a few minutes of rest be taken after 30-40 minutes of use.
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You need to be under a doctors care and by all means stay out of bright light--long sleeves, a hat etc---bright flourescent lighting is also bad for you.  There are many methods of treatment -- you can check it out on line in the medical areas.
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General thought about looking directly at very bright light is correct. The lens of our eyes can project a many fold brighter image on the retina. This can damage the rods and cones in your retina and can even cause permanent damage to your vision.
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It depends on the individual.  The constant contraction and expansion on the eye is just like focusing on something very close for 10 seconds and then something about 10-20 feet away for 10 seconds and repeating over and over.  This actually strengthens the muscles of the eyes, which has been known to reduce tension headaches, eye soreness/strain, even improve vision.  With the flickering screen, dependant on how fast it is flickering, the eye adjusts the same, the pupil dilating in the dark, and shrinking when exposed to light.  The only thing that may be a caution with this experiment is with people that have or may have epilepsy.  Any flashing lights can lead to a seizure.  But for the most parts, the long term effects are generally mild, temporary spots in vision, soreness if the flickering is too fast (Like overworking an muscle), and strain.  It is recommended to do the exercise I stated above.  It helps out a lot.
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By the time you see your own symptoms, you have already infected the entire workplace.\n\nPink eye is pretty minor, unless you are working with the public, so I don't see why you couldn't work.\n\nWould I "force" my employees to work?  No. \n\nWould I be mad if a person who chronically misses works called in for this reason?  Yes.   We need our employees at work, that is why we hired them.
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Bright, low hanging light bulbs. Usually hanging down over desk, made eyes sore.
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My eye doctor told me one of the problems is that, when you work on a computer, you don't use your eyes to focus at different distances the way you do in other types of work.  He recommended looking across the room at a clock or reading from a paper or some other way to exercise focusing your eyes at different distances. Set a timer to make sure you do it regularly.  I also think working long hours on a computer may be harmful because the computer screen is a light source and you're looking right at it.  It might help to have a lot of light in the room to counter the effects of that.
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I use a halogen desk lamp. I use sun glasses, they are not dark glasses though, they are almost rose colored glasses. I feel a good difference. I have never tried the real light therapy. I hope this works for you.
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if its on the white part, its fine. it happened to my mom once, made her eye look red. the doctor said that it was nothing to worry about. it went away after a few days, no meds.
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yes, i recently started an office job where i look at a computer screen all day (9 hours) and often get headaches and vision sensitivity.  i'm going to ask my doctor if there are any different contacts that i can wear that might be better for this and i am also planning on getting one of those screens you put over your monitor that dims the picture
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ALL direct sunlight is dangerous to your eyes. Try to leave work a bit earlier or later or take a different route to avoid it. Hope this helps.
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Good question. Probably not good for you.\n\nI had a groth on my eye for several years that I wouldn't let the doctor surgically remove. Then I got my first computer with a huge Trinitron monitor...Funny thing happened: After 2 months the groth was totally gone. I suspect the radiation from the monitor killed it....That was a GOOD side effect.\n\nBut now I use an LCD monitor, cuz if a regular monitor can do that to the groth I had....Then I'm sure it can do harm as well.
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Yes, but I am not too hot on the idea of someone popping my eyesballs out.  I talked to someone who used to work at the eye bank and had to do that.  It is really gross to think about.
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Yes, it can harm your vision.  Not only by eyestrain.  \n\nWe are built to function binocularly (focusing on things with both eyes in a wide spectrum).  When we focus so intently on the screen, our eyes get "locked" into that focus.  Over time, it can diminish your focusing ability, and thus change your eyesight.  \n\nYou should look away from your screen every 10-15 minutes and focus on something far away to keep your eyes flexible.
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The Sun is very bright and by focussing the light onto the back of your eye (the retina) with or without a telescope, you are putting a lot of energy (both optical light and infra-red) onto a tiny area. At some point in your life you may have tried to set paper on fire using a magnifying glass, so just think about that being done to the back of your eye. It isn't nice. Even more scarily is the fact that the retina of your eye does not have pain receptors, so you will not even feel the damage being done. It may not even become apparent until later.
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It's light bouncing off the back of the inside of the eye. The camera catches it before the iris has time to contract in response to the higher light level. I've seen the red eye effect firsthand, in real time. A cousins baby was staring up at a streetlamp, quite creepy. Animals have a reflective membrane, the 'tapetum lupidia' behind their photoreceptor cells that bounces light back through them, the photo receptors that is, it gives them better night vision by giving the light two chances to hit. We don't have one because our color vision comes with the cost of poor sensitivity in low light.