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Myth Does reading really harm eyes in low light?
"You'll ruin your eyes.", "If you keep doing this, you'll need glasses soon." Such and similar exhortations may have been heard by most people in their childhood when they read in the twilight. Is it really true that reading in the dark "spoils" the eyes, or is this just an old myth??
"Distorts" reading your eyes in the dark?
The old wisdom that reading in the dark "spoils" the eyes is still persistent. When children read a few pages hidden under the blanket, so that the parents do not notice it or read adults in dimmed light so as not to wake the partner, many people in their own minds hear: "Reading in the dark spoils the eyes." Finally This was the one taught from an early age. Is that true? "Certainly not," said Rüdiger Schwartz from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf to the news agency dpa. Of course, it must be at least a bit bright to read, but how bright is individually different.
Does reading harm in the dark? (Image: ?????? ????? / fotolia.com) Reading in the dark is more exhausting
"When the light is not enough, reading is more exhausting and your eyes tire faster," explained Schwartz. "But in no case does the eye take any damage." The pupil grows larger in the dark and thus the depth of field gets worse. For this reason, reading in the dark or twilight lighting is more strenuous and requires more concentration. Daylight is optimal for reading. Especially in the warm months, the little ones should anyway spend a lot of time outside - also because of the eye health. Because bright daylight protects children from myopia, as experts have recently communicated. This has to do with the fact that bright light releases dopamine in the retina and reduces the length growth of the eyeball. When reading under lamps, they should be positioned so that they do not reflect on the surface. Besides, they should not flicker. "That would be an additional stimulus that makes the eye tired." (Ad)