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August 16, 1950
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WATCH TV FOR HOURS, OPTOMETRIST ASSURES
In a telecast sponsored by the Illinois Optometric Associa¬ tion in connection with their 42nd annual convention in Chicago on WGrN-TV, Chicago, titled "TV and Child Vision", Dr. Carl F. Shepard, noted authority in optometric research, said many adults had asked him why they had headaches after watching television. Dr. Shepard replied:
"It is a new skill 0 When men walk they look ahead at about televiewing distance to see where they are going; but each look at that distance is very brief. We glance at the curb we are approach¬ ing when it is about 7 or 8 feet away, then look to the right or left for cars or for pretty girls, but we step up xtfhen we come to the curb. For thousands of generations men have been following a similar habit.
"But at Television, x>re must keep looking at the distance and the angle of the x^alking glance. We must learn a new visual trick. There is always some nervous tension while we are learning something new; and more when you are watching something exciting ... such as a wrestling bout, and that eventually adds up to a head ache. But, if your visual organization is as x^ell tuned up as it should be, your first experience will be your worst. After one or two evenings, you should be able to watch TV for hours without discomfort."
Dr. Shepard demonstrated the proper use of a television set in the home and how television could be used in visual training. He said;
"Thousands of persons have asked their optometrists to explain visual problems that arise when television comes into the home or school room. The visual problems of the few who have bad eyes are easily explained. They have visual problems because they have bad eyes. But there are many hundreds who, like you and your children, have visual problems with television although they have perfectly good eyes. "
The questions Dr. Shepard ansxvered were selected from hundreds that optometrists have received, such as the following:
"What set is best for my eyes?
"A. Any one of them, but especially the one you like best when it is demonstrated for you. Your eyes will tell you x-jhat they like best.
"What size screen is best for vision?
"A. It Is the same picture on all screens. You will like to sit closer to the small ones, and farther away from the larger screens.
"Do magnifying attachments save eye-strain?
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