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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲.
The discomfort you feel (eye strain, fatigue, headaches) is 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, resulting from the ciliary muscles around your lens working harder to focus. This is a muscular issue, like a tired arm, and it resolves with rest; 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢) 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦.
For children, 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 (𝙢𝙮𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙖) is primarily linked to 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: British Medical Journal (BMJ) 2007 Review on Common Medical Myths.