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IS IT SAFE TO WATCH TV IN THE DARK?
August 1999
"Our mothers always used to say that it's bad for your eyes to watch TV in the dark. Is there any truth to this? Can there be retinal damage?" wonders DAN EZEKIEL, MD, of Vancouver, BC.
There's no evidence to suggest that watching television in low-light surroundings increases the possibility of ocular damage.
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