Transient Smartphone Blindness
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2018-05-09
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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University
Abstract
The transient smart phone blindness (TSB) is a relatively new
phenomenon that affects vision. However it warrants immediate
attention by the physicians and the smartphone users lest it lead
to long-term consequences such as blindness. is monocular vision loss
a common clinical presentation and the cause is not always thromboembolic.
Is ultimately harmless but unsetting to individuals who experience
it. The best way to avoid this is to make sure that when you are
plating with your phone in the dark keep both eyes on the
smartphone screen
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In today’s world, the smartphones have become a necessity, The ever-increasing number of the
cell phone users in world, which includes a significant number of smartphone users. A
new phenomenon referred to as transient smartphone blindness (TSB) has emerged. This
refers to temporary monocular vision loss associated with smartphone usage while lying down
in the dark. The symptoms reported by the patients are usually contralateral to the side on
which they were lying. Blockage of light due to lying down caused one eye to undergo dark
adaptation while the other eye underwent light adaptation; this caused a temporary conflicting
light adaptation between the two retinae. When the blockage of light was removed, the lightadapted eye underwent monocular vision loss
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