A 21-year-old Chinese girl has become partially blind after playing video game on her smartphone for 24 hours.
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‘Retinal Artery Occlusion, a condition which is usually found in elderly people affects young adults due to continuous eye strain.’
At the hospital, she was diagnosed with Retinal Artery Occlusion (RAO), a condition which is usually found in elderly people. It is rarely seen in young population. In this case it was caused by eye strain from looking at the screen for too long without a break, the doctors said. The woman admits that playing continuously must be the only reason for the vision loss.
She said, "On days when I have no work, I usually get up at 6 a.m., eat breakfast and play until 4 p.m. Then I'll eat something, have a nap and play until 1 a.m.”
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She is still in the hospital as the doctors are trying to save her eyesight, the report said.
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