Eyesight During Lockdown: 27.5 crore people in India have poor eyesight, report claims people glued to screens for more than 6 hours during lockdown

Indian people are currently facing the problem of weak eyesight. The main reason behind this is said to be lockdown and corona virus. In fact, during this time, from children, adults to the elderly, more time is being spent in computer-mobile and other gadgets, from work to entertainment. A report has revealed that 23 percent of India's population i.e. about 275 million people are suffering from weakness of eyesight.

Eyesight Worse During Lockdown, Screen Time And Eyesight, Health News: Indian people are currently facing the problem of weak eyesight . The main reason behind this is said to be lockdown and corona virus. In fact, during this time, from children, adults to the elderly, more time is being spent in computer-mobile and other gadgets, from work to entertainment. A report has revealed that 23 percent of India's population i.e. about 275 million people are suffering from weakness of eyesight.

Due to these reasons also the light of the eyes is going

The Times Group report quoted a study that in addition to increased screen time during the lockdown, cataract, glaucoma and aging are also due to weak eyesight.

In India, 6 hours 36 minutes per day people's time passes with the screen

The great thing is that the average screen time of a person in India has been found to be 6 hours 36 minutes, which is much less than the rest of the countries, despite this the number of eyes affected by it is high in India. However, there are about a dozen such countries where the average screen time is more than India. These include the Philippines, Brazil, South Africa, US, New Zealand and other countries.

In these countries, people spend more time in the screen than in India.

Let us tell you that 10 hours 56 minutes in the Philippines, 10 hours 08 minutes in Brazil, 10 hours 06 minutes in South Africa, 7 hours 11 minutes in the US, 6 hours 39 minutes in New Zealand people give time to the screen throughout the day. However, let us tell you that despite the average screen time of these countries more than India, people here are facing the problem of weak eyesight. The reason for this is also the high population here.

Who did the research, what is the source

UK Phil Good's report claims that due to the lockdown and social distancing during the Corona period, most people are passing their time at home. In such a situation, either for studies, for work or in terms of entertainment, they have to spend more time with TV, mobile, computer or other gadgets.

Let us tell you that the medium of this report of UK Phil Good is from various sources. These include data from Lancent Global Health, WHO and Screentime Tractor Data Report.

Large population also factor 

According to the report, population is also a big factor. Actually, according to this report, the overall screen time of China is much less than that of India and other countries. But, the number of people struggling with eyesight is more. This is because the population of China is much like that of India.