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Experts: Close TV-watching doesn't harm kids' vision

November 2, 2009 3:25 PM By BETH WHITEHOUSE beth.whitehouse@newsday.com[/WEBBY]

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My friend has a 46-inch, LCD, high-definition TV in her living room. She has two sons. The 9-month-old often sits in his playpen close to the TV so his mother can see him from the kitchen. The 3-year-old often stands close to the TV. Is this physically harmful to the children?

 

"I haven't actually heard any sort of argument about that," says Dr. Michael Thun, a senior epidemiologist...

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