Girl 21 Years of Blind After Playing Game on Mobile

The 21-year-old teenager suffers from blindness after 24 hours of endless game play via smartphone. According to the girl who calls herself Xiaojing (a pseudonym), playing games is the only hobby she has.

Xiaojing can spend nights and weekends by playing games on smartphones. He was even willing to cut the hours of sleep and did not pay attention to his health.

"I am very addicted to playing games even forget to eat and bathe," said Xiaojing.

"I always say to myself 'this is going to be the last round', but I can not stop," he added.

This game-hooked story that leads to blindness occurs on a single day off. Xiaojing who works as an accountant wants to take off tired by playing games without pause.

The game he played at that time was "Honor of Kings" developed by Chinese giant, Tencent. The game is very popular in China, to raise 200 million users.

After several hours of cool play games, Xiaojing feel the eyes vision of his right eye opaque until completely black. He could only see with his left eye.

He panicked and immediately to the hospital. After review, doctors diagnosed Xiaojing with retinal artery occlusion (retinal artery occlusion). The cause is none other because it is too intense in front of the smartphone screen.

Retinal artery occlusion has a poor medical track record. Most people who develop the disease suffer from sudden blindness. Only 20 to 35 percent are recovered.

The doctor who handled Xiaojing's case did not dare to guarantee whether the girl's eyesight could get back to normal. This ill-fated case can be used as learning and instropeksi to be more wise determine the portion and duration of daily activities.