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Let’s Talk About Screen Time for Children

During a recent presentation for the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, Jeff Mortensen explained how screen time is affecting children’s eyesight.

Mr. Mortensen is a member of Preserve Vision Florida’s Board of Governors and Executive Vice President of Rebion, a Boston-based medical technology company focused on diagnosing brain-related functional impairments, such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), using proprietary Neural Performance Scanning (NPS) technology. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Children’s Eye Foundation of AAPOS.

Combatting Myopia, a Growing Global Epidemic

Are Your Eyes Safe at Work?

That’s probably not what you’re thinking about most when you’re working, but it’s worth more than just a passing thought. Your eyes are delicate and easy to damage, so it’s important to consider how to protect your vision at work, whether you’re working at home, in an office, or in a job that requires the use of a hard hat or goggles to protect your eyes..

Workplace Eye Safety Month is observed in March by many organizations, including Preserve Vision Florida, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and Prevent Blindness, to bring awareness to issues that can affect your vision at work.

Protect Your Eyes at Work

Protect Your Vision in the Workplace to Keep Eyes Healthy As more people of all ages increase the amount of screen time, through computers, tablet devices, smartphones, etc., the risk of digital eye strain also increases. According to a recent report from the Vision Council, “Eyes Overexposed: The Digital Device Dilemma,” nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, with one in 10 people spending at least three-fourths of their waking hours on a digital device. Digital Eye Strain is defined as “physical discomfort felt after prolonged exposure to digital screens.” Symptoms…

Children’s Vision & Electronic Devices

Digital Eye Safety Leader Healthe Joins Prevent Blindness to Help Save Children’s Vision Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, is pleased to announce the support of Healthe and their EyeSafe™ technologies. Through this new partnership, Healthe will donate a portion of the sales of its EyeSafe products, including protective covers for digital phones, tablets and computer monitors that reduce exposure to harmful digital UV and High-Energy Visible (HEV) blue light emitted from such devices, to Prevent Blindness in support of its children’s eye health programs and resources. According to a recent study, children’s eyes absorb…