Staring at Computers May Cause Glaucoma

Researchers warned that there could be a drastic rise in the number of glaucoma cases if action was not taken to evaluate people who spend long time in front of screens and have existing eye conditions. 'Computer stress is reaching higher levels than have ever been experienced before,' the team from the Toho University School of Medicine in Tokyo said." By Charles Arthur / The Independent / 11/16/04 10:00 AM PT

Hmmmm. So, if I recall from my intense medical training and my highly-perceptive understanding of human nature, it is highly likely we will see hundreds of grassroot organizations begin movements and create petitions to make medicinal use of marijuana legal for computer geeks. However, if you ask me, I think a good parental website filter would probably do a better job of helping these geeks keep their eyesight intact.