Screen Televisions

Do you get headaches from watching flat screen televisions and using computers?

I'm keen to find if you have any information on why some people get headaches from watching flat screen televisions and using some computers, yet regular televisions (with a cathode ray tube) aren't a problem. Apparently, irrespective of wearing glasses (that have the correct prescription) or not, there's something about flat screens and computers that affects some people and not others. I've heard that playing some games consoles has a similar affect, too. Any ideas? If you have any medical sources for your answers, please quote them.

Public Comments

1. That doesn't make sense. Curved screens cause more eye strain because you're looking at a curved image, but your eye strains to perceive it as flat whereas a flat screen takes less 'effort' to watch for your eyes.
2. Yeah this happens to me.. Glasses really help... You should maybe get your eyes checked.. Or take a break form these things for a while..
3. Im pretty sure most people do get headches but its over a long period of time spent in front of the machine. As their concentrating on the monitors so intently their eyes will eventually blurr the picture after a while and they begin to feel sick. they mainly experience nausea. Some games have a similar affect as you must have a high level of concentration while playing the game and this can lead to feeling sick. My advice is for people to stay off games & computers because really they're wasting your valuable time which you could have spent on something else.