aoibhghaire
8th November 2017, 18:02
I’ve carried out some interesting research that I would like to share with Avalonians. The details I am sharing are all referenced below for your perusal.
Background
Technology and availability of close up vision viewing devices results in half the visual field to close down or to be paralyzed. This is damaging the binocular brain cells in children particularly up to at least the age of 7 when binocular cells mature. The eyeball itself is not fully grown until the age of 20.
The rise in technology and availability and use of close up mobile vision devices for very young children is directly mirrored by the rise in mental illness.
Mental illness in children and young people has alarmingly increased over the last 20 years. It now stands at 20 percent of young people. In America there is a thirty-five -fold increase in social security disability insurance for children in the same two decades. If there was the same increase over the next two decades we would see the vast majority of people suffering a disabling mental illness.
Mental illness / dysfunctional behavior
Mental illness manifests itself in many ways e.g. violent crime, suicide, domestic violence, obesity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior and civil unrest in all forms, all of which are directly mirrored by the rise in mental health problems in young people.
Technology and availability of close up vision viewing of laptops, mobile vision devices, etc, could end civilization as we know it in just a few generations.
Importance of Vision
Vision is the most precious sense we possess in biological terms, it functions close to the speed of light and is directly or indirectly linked to all the important areas of the brain. The transparent cornea and lens focus the image on light sensitive cells on the retina. The retina senses and processes the visual image before sending it to the left and right hemispheres to the cerebral cortex.
Vision evolved in three dimensional space but the technology in vision viewing devices is forcing our vision to operate in two dimensional space. For adults whose vision is fully mature it will only affect their vision, but for young children whose binocular vision is not mature, it will also affect the binocular vision cells in their brains from maturing naturally. Any damage to brain cells result in mental illness in some form.
Neglecting our Vision
We pay great attention to the sense of hearing where exposure to loud noise effects the fibers in the cochlea and inner ear brain cells creating a symptom called tinnitus and other mental problems. But we pay no attention to the sense of vision where incredible damage is being done to the brains of our children particularly in the brains of very young children and we totally ignore the statistics which are alarming.
Statistics and Trending
The statistics on a projected basis would suggest that society is becoming ever increasingly dysfunctional. This means that when inserting statistical data on an already dysfunctional society, the future results show the end of civilization in less than 50 years time as we know it.
Discussion
Although this exercise is an interesting correlation, I’m not fixated with the results that this will be the outcome. Their may be other elements at play in the future that may balance this out for civilizations survival. Also I’m not going to speculate as to what new elements may manifest in the future to address this issue.
The importance of this exercise is to be aware of the data and the trending. I also believe that society is becoming more aware and awake to the implications and the effects of technology. Parents will likely put a stop to excessive use of these technologies with very young persons once they understand the implications. Lastly, I believe nature itself will always balance things out as long as we develop our true partnership with it.
References:
Gary Heiting OD: ‘Why Myopia progression is a concern’
http://www.allaboutvision.com/parents/myopia-progression.htm
Eamonn Ansbro, Catherine Overhauser (2012) ‘Health Risks of Artificial Stereopsis’ (reports eye fatigue and poison toxins from viewing 3D displays)
http://www.globalinnovationcommons.org/sites/globalinnovationcommons.org/files/health_risks_of_artificial_stereopsis-1.pdf
Study of 75 kids under age 8 use mobile phones
http://www.fastcompany.com/3020755/fast-feed/study
Prevalence of mental illness
https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Infographics/GeneralMHFacts.pdf
Mental illness dramatically increased in the US
http://www.alternet.org
Australian Institute of Health (AIHW) ‘Suicide the leading cause of death of 15 to 25 year old young people’
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-death/premature-mortality-in-australia-1997-2012/contents/deaths-among-young-people-aged-15-24
Business Insider ‘Smart phones, effect vision and mental health www.businessinsider.com (http://www.businessinsider), Kevin Loria, Sept 9, 2014
Reuters (global markets) by Peter Apps, March 20, 2015 ‘World gets more violent’
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/03/20/breaking-a-decades-long-trend-the-world-gets-more-violent
The Guardian, George Arnett, Oct 10, 2015, ‘Which countries does mental health have the most impact’
https://theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/oct/10/in-which-countries-does-mental-health-have-the-most-impact
The Mail, 30 July, 2016; ‘Thousands of victims at risk as cases of domestic violence surge by 35 per cent in one year’
http://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2014636/Domestic-abuse-cases-increase-35-year.html
World Health Organisation; Blog Sept 11, 2012; ‘Devastating Impact of Mental Illness World wide, Kate Torgovnick
https://blog.ted.com/some-stats-on-the-devastating-impact-of-mental-illness-worldwide-followed-by-some-reasons-for-hope
Business Insider www.businessinsider.com (http://www.businessinsider) Oct 10, 2014, Jeremy Bender (Maplecroft Civil Unrest Index)
Background
Technology and availability of close up vision viewing devices results in half the visual field to close down or to be paralyzed. This is damaging the binocular brain cells in children particularly up to at least the age of 7 when binocular cells mature. The eyeball itself is not fully grown until the age of 20.
The rise in technology and availability and use of close up mobile vision devices for very young children is directly mirrored by the rise in mental illness.
Mental illness in children and young people has alarmingly increased over the last 20 years. It now stands at 20 percent of young people. In America there is a thirty-five -fold increase in social security disability insurance for children in the same two decades. If there was the same increase over the next two decades we would see the vast majority of people suffering a disabling mental illness.
Mental illness / dysfunctional behavior
Mental illness manifests itself in many ways e.g. violent crime, suicide, domestic violence, obesity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior and civil unrest in all forms, all of which are directly mirrored by the rise in mental health problems in young people.
Technology and availability of close up vision viewing of laptops, mobile vision devices, etc, could end civilization as we know it in just a few generations.
Importance of Vision
Vision is the most precious sense we possess in biological terms, it functions close to the speed of light and is directly or indirectly linked to all the important areas of the brain. The transparent cornea and lens focus the image on light sensitive cells on the retina. The retina senses and processes the visual image before sending it to the left and right hemispheres to the cerebral cortex.
Vision evolved in three dimensional space but the technology in vision viewing devices is forcing our vision to operate in two dimensional space. For adults whose vision is fully mature it will only affect their vision, but for young children whose binocular vision is not mature, it will also affect the binocular vision cells in their brains from maturing naturally. Any damage to brain cells result in mental illness in some form.
Neglecting our Vision
We pay great attention to the sense of hearing where exposure to loud noise effects the fibers in the cochlea and inner ear brain cells creating a symptom called tinnitus and other mental problems. But we pay no attention to the sense of vision where incredible damage is being done to the brains of our children particularly in the brains of very young children and we totally ignore the statistics which are alarming.
Statistics and Trending
The statistics on a projected basis would suggest that society is becoming ever increasingly dysfunctional. This means that when inserting statistical data on an already dysfunctional society, the future results show the end of civilization in less than 50 years time as we know it.
Discussion
Although this exercise is an interesting correlation, I’m not fixated with the results that this will be the outcome. Their may be other elements at play in the future that may balance this out for civilizations survival. Also I’m not going to speculate as to what new elements may manifest in the future to address this issue.
The importance of this exercise is to be aware of the data and the trending. I also believe that society is becoming more aware and awake to the implications and the effects of technology. Parents will likely put a stop to excessive use of these technologies with very young persons once they understand the implications. Lastly, I believe nature itself will always balance things out as long as we develop our true partnership with it.
References:
Gary Heiting OD: ‘Why Myopia progression is a concern’
http://www.allaboutvision.com/parents/myopia-progression.htm
Eamonn Ansbro, Catherine Overhauser (2012) ‘Health Risks of Artificial Stereopsis’ (reports eye fatigue and poison toxins from viewing 3D displays)
http://www.globalinnovationcommons.org/sites/globalinnovationcommons.org/files/health_risks_of_artificial_stereopsis-1.pdf
Study of 75 kids under age 8 use mobile phones
http://www.fastcompany.com/3020755/fast-feed/study
Prevalence of mental illness
https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Infographics/GeneralMHFacts.pdf
Mental illness dramatically increased in the US
http://www.alternet.org
Australian Institute of Health (AIHW) ‘Suicide the leading cause of death of 15 to 25 year old young people’
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-death/premature-mortality-in-australia-1997-2012/contents/deaths-among-young-people-aged-15-24
Business Insider ‘Smart phones, effect vision and mental health www.businessinsider.com (http://www.businessinsider), Kevin Loria, Sept 9, 2014
Reuters (global markets) by Peter Apps, March 20, 2015 ‘World gets more violent’
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/03/20/breaking-a-decades-long-trend-the-world-gets-more-violent
The Guardian, George Arnett, Oct 10, 2015, ‘Which countries does mental health have the most impact’
https://theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/oct/10/in-which-countries-does-mental-health-have-the-most-impact
The Mail, 30 July, 2016; ‘Thousands of victims at risk as cases of domestic violence surge by 35 per cent in one year’
http://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2014636/Domestic-abuse-cases-increase-35-year.html
World Health Organisation; Blog Sept 11, 2012; ‘Devastating Impact of Mental Illness World wide, Kate Torgovnick
https://blog.ted.com/some-stats-on-the-devastating-impact-of-mental-illness-worldwide-followed-by-some-reasons-for-hope
Business Insider www.businessinsider.com (http://www.businessinsider) Oct 10, 2014, Jeremy Bender (Maplecroft Civil Unrest Index)