Pornographic Film Fans Vulnerable Natural Eye Nerve Damage

Pornographic Film Fans Vulnerable Natural Eye Nerve Damage

Porn addiction is more often associated with mental disorders and sexual function, but is rarely associated with eye health. Yet according to an expert, hobbies watching porn is very susceptible to trigger damage to the optic nerve.
A recent study proves that watching erotic films can reduce blood flow to the visual cortex, the part of the brain that governs vision. The most commonly reported effects are blurred vision, especially in heterosexual women.


Dr Gert Holstege, a neurologist from the University of Groningen Medical Centre in the Netherlands said the stress on the eyes is often overlooked when watching porn. Because it is too busy to find sexual stimulation, and fatigue symptoms in the eye is often overlooked.
"For example, while in front of the computer, and you have to write something. Then you have to focus on what is being done, because if not then you made a mistake. But when watching a porn movie, it should not have to because you already know exactly what will occur. not essential to a green or yellow door, "Holstege said as quoted by NYdailynews, Monday (11/06/2012).
Interestingly, these effects are more common in pornographic films are included in the category of hardcore or very fulgar. No mention is exactly how big the risk of eye damage in the spring or softcore movies, but clearly lower than harcore.
In addition, the risk of nerve damage when watching porn is only found in particular that of heterosexual women, or like the opposite sex. However this has more to do with the selection of the sample, which does not involve men and lesbian women.
In this study, participants were shown three types of documentary films about life in the Caribbean Sea, the category of softcore porn and hardcore porn movies. Nerve function was observed during watching a movie with a special tool that is Positron Emission Tomography