QuickCheck: Is sitting too close to the TV bad for the eyes?


GROWING up, most of us have heard our parents yell, "don’t sit too close to the TV, you will spoil your eyes!" at us. And some of the children who had been yelled at had grown up to eventually need glasses and believed their insolence was the cause.

But, is it true that sitting too close to the TV is harmful for your eyes?

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