Computer gaming 'harming' children's eyesight
<p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="Tingting">Tingting</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="semester">semester</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tairi">Tairi</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fengxian">Fengxian</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 9-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="assignments">assignments</span>, <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span>," <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="succumb">succumb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>-<span word="mania">mania</span>, <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="impair">impair</span> <span word="youths">youths</span>' <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shortsightedness">shortsightedness</span>.</p><p><span word="Eye">Eye</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="Tairi">Tairi</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="students">students</span>' <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Lu">Lu</span>.</p><p><span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Rongfang">Rongfang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> 5-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dines">dines</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="darting">darting</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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