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Just about everyone can remember getting yelled at as a child for sitting too close to the television. Our moms assured us that failure to heed her advice would ruin our eyes. I don’t know about you, but many years later and I can still see just fine.

According to the American Optometric Association, children can’t harm their eyes by sitting with their faces practically smushing the tv screen. Whatching too closely can, however, cause eyestrain which can cause headaches. While this may cause some short-term discomfort, no long term damage is done.