Re: Book Projector for myopia prevention


buywheels@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Assuming too much close work triggers myopia in some children,

This is a big assumption, not supported by the research. Avoiding near
work is unlikely to prevent myopia in your son. If he has a near
esophoria (ask his eye doctor), there may be some justification to the
assumption. However, the research suggests that even in the small
group of esophores, avoiding reading will reduce myopia by 10% to 20%,
not prevent it altogether.

Using such a device will destroy the joy of reading for him, it will
become a big production to haul out the projector etc etc. If you
believe that the accommodation associated with near work is causing his
myopia, then simply provide him with +2.00 reading glasses to use for
near work.

Judy

I am
looking for a projector that can project a book page onto a screen, to
help my son who love reading so much but is starting to develop myopia
at the age of 8. Much like the transparency projector we all know
about, I am talking about the type that project the image of a
non-transparent object like a book page. It has a camera type device
that 'reads' the book and send the signal to be projected.

Does anybody know what is the name for this device and where can I buy
one ? I remember seeing it in a university library many years ago but
can't remember what it is called.

.

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