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The Basics Of Blue Light & Digital Eye Strain

Digital devices have become a daily, integral part of our lives. We use them at work, whether itu2019s bringing a laptop into the office or WHEN ASKED sitting at our screen. IF ABRAHAM LINCOLN researching,<br>texting, HAD ANY HOBBIES They reside inside our pockets. We working, and goofing around on our smartphones. Many of us have replaced them with traditional novels, opting for tablet computers like Kindles and iPads

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The Basics Of Blue Light & Digital Eye Strain

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  1. 20MAY2019 HEALING THE EYE ANDWELLNESSCENTER

  2. THEBASICSOF  BLUE LIGHT & DIGITAL EYE STRAIN

  3. WHAT IS BLUE LIGHT? Digitaldeviceshavebecomeadaily, integralpartofourlives. We usethematwork, whetherit’sbringingalaptopintotheofficeor WHENASKED IF ABRAHAMLINCOLN HAD ANYHOBBIES researching, texting, andgoofingaroundonoursmartphones. sittingatourscreen. Theyresideinsideourpockets. Weworking, Manyofushavereplacedthemwithtraditionalnovels, optingfor tabletcomputerslikeKindlesandiPads. MARYTODD LINCOLNSAID, "CATS." Truly, theelectronicdeviceshavemadeourlivesfareasierthan everbefore. Wemaintainalloftheinformationwecan, calculate faster, andmorethananythingnowweneedinourfingertipsand eyestoworkonthesedevices. Ithasmadeusmorepowerful, smart, andmuchbetterequippedtohandletheworld’sproblems.

  4. WE UTILIZE DIGITAL DEVICES NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE. ACCORDINGTOTHEVISIONCOUNCIL, ATYPICALAMERICAN NOWSPENDS7.5HOURSINFRONTOFADISPLAYEVERYDAY. INFACT, THETYPICALCITIZENOFTHEEARTHSPENDSTHE SAMEQUANTITYOFTIME: 7HOURSADAY. ALOTOFTHIS COMPUTERUSAGEHAPPENSINTHEOFFICE (ORIFWEARE ONOURSMART-PHONES). ACCORDINGTOTHESAMEGROUP, ALMOST50% OFAMERICANSHAVETASKSTHATREQUIRE EXTENDEDCOMPUTERUSE (THATPROBABLYINCLUDESYOU!). WITHTHISINCREASEDSCREENTIMECOMESIMPACTS. THEAMERICANOPTOMETRICASSOCIATIONESTIMATESTHAT 50% – 90% OFCOMPUTERUSERSSUFFERFROMSYMPTOMS OFDIGITALEYESTRAIN (ALSOREFERREDTOASCOMPUTER VISIONSYNDROME).

  5. THEVISIONCOUNCILREPORTSOVER200MILLIONAMERICANS ARESUFFERINGFROMTHESYMPTOMSOFTHISMODERNDAYEYE CONDITION. THATISMORETHAN50% OFTHEENTIRECOUNTRY! WHATISMOREFRIGHTENINGISTHATTHENUMBERISGROWING SIGNIFICANTLYPERGENERATIONSINCEYOUNGERGENERATIONS USEDISPLAYSMUCHMORE. THEVISIONCOUNCILREPORTSTHAT57% OFBABYBOOMERS REPORTSIGNSOFDIGITALEYESTRAINTHISNUMBERJUMPSTO 63% FORGENYANDUPTO70PERCENTFORMILLENNIALS. THAT’S A7PERCENTINCREASEINEACHGENERATION! THISCOMESAS NOREALSURPRISEGIVENTHEVISIONCOUNCILCLAIMSPEOPLE CANSUFFERFROMDIGITALEYESTRAINEVENWHENTHEYSITIN FRONTOFTHE SCREENFOREVENTWOHOURSADAY.

  6. WHATISDIGITALEYESTRAIN? DIGITALEYESTRAIN (ABBREVIATEDTODESORCVS: COMPUTER VISIONSYNDROME) ARESYMPTOMSBROUGHTONBYSTARING ATELECTRONICDEVICESFORALONGTIME. YOUMIGHTALSOBE WONDERINGHOWONEENCOUNTERSEYEPRESSUREAND WHAT’SEYESTRAIN? INFACT, THISMIGHTBEEVENA COMPUTERSCREEN, ATABLET, ALAPTOP, ORAPHONE. THERE ISANASSORTMENTOFEYEPRESSURESYMPTOMSWHICH PEOPLECANENCOUNTER; SOMEFOLKSTODAYREPORT, AND OTHERSREPORTALLOFTHEM, ANDMANYREPORTAMIXTURE. THEMOSTCOMMONSYMPTOMSINCLUDE: NECKPAIN / SHOULDERPAIN / BACKPAIN EYEFATIGUE / TIREDEYES HEADACHES DRYEYES / ITCHYEYESIRRITATEDEYES EYEDISCOMFORT BLURRYVISION / DOUBLEVISION

  7. ONAVERYSIMILARTOHOWFOLKS EXPERIENCEVARIOUSSYMPTOMS, SOMEINDIVIDUALSAREMORE VULNERABLETOSYMPTOMSOFEYE STRAINANDDIGITALEYESTRAIN COMPAREDTOOTHERS. SOME EXPERTISESPECIFICELEMENTSOF DIGITALEYESTRAINMORE ACUTELY (FOREXAMPLE, THEIR EYESAREINCREDIBLYTIREDAT THECLOSEOFTHEAFTERNOON VERSUSTHEIREYESIRRITATETHEM SLIGHTLY).,

  8. CONTACT US SOURCE: HTTPS://WWW.HEALINGTHEEYE.C OM/THE-BASICS-OF-BLUE-LIGHT- DIGITAL-EYE-STRAIN/ PHONENUMBER: I800-430-9328 EMAILID: INFO@HEALINGTHEEYE.COM

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