Introduction:
Since Sue Palmer published her book called Toxic Childhood in 2006 [1] numerous publications appeared on the dangers associated with excessive use and exposure to hand held devices. Apart from all the social and psychological challenges today’s children are also facing significant physical deprivations. In the vision care domain we are seeing a significant increase in conditions such as near work induced transient myopia (NITM) and also acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE). In 2016 Lee et al. [2] reported on this unusual presentation of esotropia in children using smartphones for more than four hours per day. In my own practice I have seen 10 children between the ages of two and six years over the last six months presenting with AACE related to the excessive use of hand held devices.
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