Snap of Children with Smartphone and its use in Dark can cause Eye Cancer - Research

Smartphone use in dim light may cause eye cancer, a new report says. An unnamed man knew this too late. 

Currently, there is a report circulating of an unnamed 40-years-old diagnosed with eye cancer in Hong Kong because of his smartphone usage patterns. He initially went to the hospital because of suspected pinkeye, but fount out he has eye cancer instead.
Allegedly, he always use his phone in the dark for 30 minutes before sleeping. Because of this, his macular eye degraded, impairing his vision, and is now diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, his doctors cannot do anything for him because replacing the retina is still difficult thing to do.

The debate on whether mobile phones is really linked to eye cancer is still ongoing. The Verge cited a German study and reported that using mobile phones can lead to a rare form of eye cancer.  Based on the findings of the study, regular use of cellphones can lead to uveal melanoma. This cancer only affects a few in every 100,000 people. The study was published in the journal Epidemiology.

However, other reports claimed that there is no conclusive link between cellphone use and eye cancer. Interestingly, there are newer reports citing the role of smartphones in detecting cancer. The Verge reported that with the help of the smartphonecamera flash, a retinoblastoma can already be detected among young children.

This is a great help since this is a rare type of aggressive eye cancer. Children who are snapped with the a smartphone and have white glow around their pupils in the children might mean there is a tumor growing inside the eye. The ChildhoodEye Cancer Trust (CHECT) already run a campaign last year to raise awareness of the smartphone's capacity. 

Also, Dr Justice Arthur, who's a medical officer at Cape Coast hospital ( Bakkano) says: When lights are off at night, one must not view the hand phone! (Smartphone)

Habitually using hand phones before bedtime in the dark can lead to serious problems.

Recently, an increasing number of 30-40 year-old patients are seeking medical attention due to using hand phones in the dark.

Professor Li Li, director of the Hospital of Ophthalmology SGH Singapore, said: direct glare of >30 minutes would cause irreversible eye macular degeneration that leads to rapid deterioration of vision.

Contracting maculopathy (eye cancer) means waiting for loss of sight because modern medicine cannot treat, let alone cure it.

The bright phone in the dark with close-up view high-energy directed at the eyes will damage the macula of the eye.

Professor Li Li said that symptoms of macular degeneration is mostly experienced by old people, but lately patients are getting younger. Patients who are 30-40 years of age increased by 3 %, most are frequent users of hand phones.

However, viewing the hand phone in the dark not only causes macular degeneration. It initially causes dry eyes, cataracts and eventually loss of sight. Early lesions of the eye have to be treated with laser or injection of steroids.

254 Hospital eye specialist Professor Li Li suggested that the most important thing is to get rid of the bad habit of using hand phones in the dark. Because habitual use of hand phones in through dark before bedtime may cause a lifetime of harm.

In order to look after ourselves and our families, remember not to turn off the lights if viewing the hand phone. Inform hand phone users urgently that viewing hand phones in the dark can easily lead to loss of sight!

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