blood sugar by eating food experts say eye surgeon anita joseph of columbia asia hospital said looking at any electronic screen for too long causes the tears in our eyes to dry up we stop blinking as a result this can cause discomfort itching and headache video game addiction is a serious issue that needs to be dealt with mukta puntambekar deputy director of muktangan rehabilitation centre said video games have a hypnotizing effect people lose control of their bodies if they play video games for too long i once treated a teenager who didnt even realise he had urinated in his trousers while playing a game