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Is reading while lying down bad for your eyes?

Settling down with a book is one of life's simplest pleasures, but is reading whilst lying down detrimental to your vision?

Eye Strain

Whilst lying down our posture creates an additional strain on the eyes. A healthy reading distance is about 15 inches, whilst the optimum reading angle is 60 degrees. For wearers of bifocals, this will be slightly lower. Your eyes have to focus upwards when you read lying down and reading at this angle can cause eyestrain when it happens over a sustained period of time. This leads to a condition called asthenopia. Asthenopia causes symptoms such as fatigue, discomfort in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and sometimes double vision.

Is reading bad for your eyes?

Reading whilst in a horizontal position causes a strain on the muscles around the eyes. The strain is particularly felt by the extraocular muscles that are responsible for eye movement. The fatigue caused by reading when lying down can mean that you're taking a little longer to read each page. More noticeable symptoms can include; a burning sensation, redness, irritation, dryness and headache. Thankfully the eye strain caused whilst reading when lying down will not result in permanent damage, but it is still good to be aware of eyestrain if you read like this for prolonged periods. Be aware of the symptoms of eye fatigue, react to what your body is telling you and take a break from reading when the symptoms occur. The best way to ensure your eyes are at the optimum health is to have an eye examination every two years. A comprehensive eye test with Optical Express will identify early signs of eye disease, such as glaucoma and cataracts, as well as checking for a number of other general health conditions. Early diagnosis can prevent or delay more serious damage. Your optometrist will advise you on how frequently you should have an eye test, but for most people, its every two years. After your eye examination, you'll receive your free iScan report after this test. This report includes details of the health, prescription and diagnostics of each of your eyes.

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Can an 11 year old watch Fifty Shades of Grey?

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it "R," meaning that children younger than 17 need to be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. The British Board of Film Classification gave it an "18."

nbcnews.com - 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Can Be Watched by 12-Year-Olds in France

"Fifty Shades of Grey" has been a global literary phenomenon, translated into around 50 different languages, and sold everywhere from Estonia to Turkey. This weekend, the film adaptation will appear in theaters around the world, and that means national film boards have been figuring out how to rate it and whom should be allowed to see it. Malaysia banned it. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it "R," meaning that children younger than 17 need to be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. The British Board of Film Classification gave it an "18."

And then there's France.

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) gave the film a rating of "12," meaning that only children under the age of 12 are prohibited from seeing it.

Very French, indeed.

The justification for the rating was the theme of sadomasochism and the casualness with which the film presents it. According the president of the CNC, Jean-François Mary, the board wasn't unanimous when it came to the rating, but probably not for the reason you'd expect: some members thought there shouldn't have been an age restriction at all, merely a warning. "Fifty Shades of Grey" isn't a film that "can shock a lot of people," Mary said. It's "a romance, you could even say schmaltzy." And that's how 12-year-old boys across France suddenly became very interested in cinema.