Prolonged thermal usage & cataracts
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long_range_rob
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Cataracts are a normal pert of aging. We’re designed by nature to live about 40 years in the wild but our technology has managed to more than double that hence bits wear out.
Looking through a thermal is just the same as watching TV or looking at your smart phone... it's just a very small screen you're looking at. As long as the brightness is not cranked up to 11/10 then I cannot see it could cause any issues over and above computer/tablet/phone/tv etc.
Bavarianbrit
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Had a double lens implant in 2014 then I bought my thermal spotter in 2019 now diagnosed with AMD last November my left eye is now showing the classic curve drop on looking at straight lines like window frames.
You're simply getting old.Been using thermal monocular for a few years very regularly & now have a cataract in left eye. Coincidence or am I simply getting old?
There is no peer reviewed evidence to suggest that extended use of devices with small screen such as are used in thermal scopes and similar digital devices results in a higher risk of cataracts.
Cheers
Bruce
GNU
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Cheers, I’d rather it wasn’t old age creeping in though
Neddle
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Thinking outside the box
Envillegc1
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I suggest a trip to those nice people at Boots.
Rookandrabbit
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Had genetic cataracts in both eyes in my early 40s! Best part is when one eye has been fixed and WORST of all you can see what they are doing to the other eye with the machine.
I am the worlds worst patient but when you are prepped and lying waiting for the procedure to start and the surgeon says “I’m sorry the foot pedal has broken …….do you want to wait while we source another one?”
I was out of there quicker than a 220 Swift leaves the barrel!
went back the third time and he was a right card the surgeon
asked his assistant to pass the “cock chopper”
I thought you are having a laugh
BUT it is a real implement………..designed to …….reassure the NERVOUS PATIENT 100% YEAH! okay!
best wishes for your procedure hope all goes well !!!!!
I am the worlds worst patient but when you are prepped and lying waiting for the procedure to start and the surgeon says “I’m sorry the foot pedal has broken …….do you want to wait while we source another one?”
I was out of there quicker than a 220 Swift leaves the barrel!
went back the third time and he was a right card the surgeon
asked his assistant to pass the “cock chopper” I thought you are having a laugh
BUT it is a real implement………..designed to …….reassure the NERVOUS PATIENT 100% YEAH! okay!best wishes for your procedure hope all goes well !!!!!
Rake Aboot
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Because I’ve got glaucoma in my right eye I’ve had to move to thermal to carry on shooting right handed
Better bloody not give me cataracts as well ffs
Better bloody not give me cataracts as well ffs
Bavarianbrit
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Age sucks but its better than the alternative.
Friend and self both used thermal spotters not binos and our sessions teamed up would be up to five hours and we joked about sore eye or as we called it “therm eye”. Anyways he ended up buying thermal binos and said no more therm eye so when funds allowed I bought same and yes he was correct as having usual sessions and no pain like monocular days
Pete1774
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Cataract - Moorfields Eye Hospital
A cataract is clouding or opacity of the lens inside the eye. It causes gradual blurring of vision and often glare.www.moorfields.nhs.uk
Causes of cataract
Most forms of cataract develop in adult life. The normal process of ageing causes the lens to harden and become cloudy. This is called age-related cataract and it is the most common type. It can occur at any time after the age of 40.
Although most cataracts are age related, there are other types, including congenital (present at birth), drug induced (steroids), and traumatic (injury to the eye). Cataract is also more common in people who have certain diseases such as diabetes.
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