Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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My first question is one I have been trying to ask, and this is probably a good place to ask it. How much of an effect does people looking at screens have on eyesight? We are on our phones, computers and so forth for a good part of the day. Is it affecting people’s eyesight, particularly children’s?