四分之三的美国人表示，数字设备对他们的生活有负面影响

四分之三的美国人表示，数字设备对他们的生活有负面影响

One in six Americans haven’t been to the eye doctor in over five years, according to new research.

最新调查显示，六分之一的美国人五年多没看过眼科医生。

A poll of 2,000 Americans found respondents are pushing off their eye doctor’s appointments for a variety of reasons.

一项针对2000名美国人的调查发现，受访者出于各种原因推迟与眼科医生的预约。

While 44 percent say not experiencing any eye problems keeps them away from the eye doctor, a further two in five lack any eye care insurance to help them pay for the associated costs.

44%的人表示，没有任何眼部问题让他们远离眼科医生，另有五分之二的人没有任何眼部护理保险来帮助他们支付相关费用。

Overall, results showed 74 percent avoid going to the eye doctor.

总的来说，结果显示74%的人不去看眼科医生。

The study, conducted by OnePoll in conjunction with Maui Jim, explored respondents’ screen time habits and eye care behaviors and uncovered 38 percent lack the time to make it to their eye doctor.

OnePoll与毛伊·吉姆(Maui Jim)联合开展的这项研究调查了受访者的屏幕时间习惯和眼部护理行为，发现38%的人没有时间去看眼科医生。

But even with people avoiding their eye doctor, it’s digital devices that are negatively impacting Americans’ eye health.

但是，即使人们不去看眼科医生，数字设备对美国人的眼睛健康造成了负面影响。

Seventy-five percent of those studied think their digital screens have negatively impacted their lives.

75%的被调查者认为他们的电子屏幕对他们的生活产生了负面影响。

The biggest culprits Americans claim are harming their eye health include smartphones (50 percent) and computers (50 percent).

美国人认为危害眼睛健康的罪魁祸首包括智能手机(50%)和电脑(50%)。

In fact, 71 percent get headaches after using a digital device for too long.

事实上，71%的人在长时间使用电子设备后会头痛。

The average respondent will spend 10 hours a day staring at a screen — whether at work or in their personal life.

无论是在工作中还是在个人生活中，受访者平均每天会花10个小时盯着屏幕。

Results revealed the average American will spend five hours starting at a screen at the office and then another five hours looking at screens on their personal time.

调查结果显示，美国人平均会花5个小时在办公室看屏幕，然后在私人时间再花5个小时看屏幕。

And even with all that screen time, one in seven don’t even bother to put limits or restrictions on how much time they spend in front of a screen.

即使有那么多的屏幕时间，七分之一的人甚至都懒得去限制他们在屏幕前的时间。

Americans are so in love with their digital devices that 29 percent say they look at one of their devices within the first four minutes of waking.

美国人非常喜欢他们的电子设备，29%的人说他们会在醒来后的前四分钟内看他们的电子设备。

Nearly a quarter (24 percent) feel uneasy if they haven’t looked at a device after just 10 minutes of being awake — it’s therefore no wonder 78 percent say they spend too much time on their devices.

近四分之一(24%)的人在清醒10分钟后不看手机会感到不自在——难怪78%的人说他们在手机上花了太多时间。

“Maui Jim works closely with and supports independent retailers and eye doctors to spread awareness on the importance of taking care of one’s eye health,” said Jay Black, VP Global Marketing.

“毛伊·吉姆与独立零售商和眼科医生密切合作，支持他们宣传保护眼睛健康的重要性，”全球营销副总裁杰伊·布莱克说。

“Even those not experiencing major eye issues should visit the eye doctor at least once a year, especially if they are moderate to heavy digital screen users.”

“即使是那些没有眼部问题的人，也应该每年至少看一次眼科医生，尤其是那些中度或重度使用数码屏幕的人。”

With all the screen time Americans endure, a whopping nine in 10 say they worry about their overall eye health.

美国人看电视的时间越来越长，多达90%的人称他们担心自己的眼睛健康。

Fifty-seven percent experience eye strain after looking at screens for too long while a further 54 percent experience headaches after staring at their screens.

57%的人在长时间盯着屏幕后会感到眼睛疲劳，54%的人在盯着屏幕后会感到头痛。

In good news, Americans are taking steps to reduce their symptoms. Sixty-six percent of respondents take frequent breaks from using digital devices while a further 51 percent position themselves at arm’s length distance away from a computer.

好消息是，美国人正在采取措施减轻症状。66%的受访者会经常中断使用电子设备，另有51%的人会与电脑保持一臂的距离。

Half of Americans will also reduce the overhead lighting to reduce their potential symptoms of staring at a screen for too long and another 42 percent have increased the text size on their devices to help reduce any negative impact associated with a lot of screen time.

一半的美国人还将减少头顶的照明，以减少他们长时间盯着屏幕的潜在症状，另有42%的人已经增加了设备上的文本大小，以帮助减少长时间看屏幕带来的负面影响。

Unfortunately, a third of those studied say they haven’t had their eye doctor ask about their screen time usage at their last visit.

不幸的是，三分之一的被调查者表示，他们在最后一次就诊时没有让眼科医生询问他们的屏幕时间使用情况。

“As technology use has increased significantly over recent years, even those who do not experience any symptoms of bad eye health need to know the importance of protecting their eyes,” said Jay Black.

杰·布莱克说:“近年来，随着科技的使用显著增加，即使那些没有眼部健康问题的人也需要知道保护眼睛的重要性。”