Less sleep may increase risk of eye damage
For many Yalies, sleep falls pretty low on the to-do list, especially during final exam week. But finals involve more than just stress and 20-page papers: Yale researchers and national experts say late-night studying habits may put students — especially those with contact lenses — at added risk for eye damage.
But even for students with perfect vision, staring at a computer screen or textbook for hours on end, as many Yalies do during exams, can take a toll on the eyes, Daniel Salchow, a professor of ophthalmology at the Yale School of Medicine, said.
“Looking at an object...
this article has been on the front of the yaledailynews.com/news for over two months now.
just sayin'!