Essay On Blue Light

A 22-year-old woman in China lost her eyesight because of her smartphone addiction. She went on an 8-hour gaming marathon on her phone and was later admitted to the hospital where she was found to have lost sight in the right eye.

The Chinese woman might have brought it upon her but it 's us who are leading our children towards a dark future, getting them hooked onto tablets and mobiles.

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Dependence on digital devices such as smartphones and tablets is good as they are great at providing information and entertainment, and are also readily available. But when it comes to modern households and nuclear families, more and more kids and children are getting hooked onto these devices. And their parents are letting this

Well, prevention is always better than cure and it stays true for this situation as well.

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To prevent vision-related problems for your kids, you should try and prevent their reliance on digital devices.

Blue light (HEV) is also emitted by the Sun and LED light bulbs but most of us don’t stare at them for hours on end.
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All digital screens and even common electronic appliances emit the HEV light and many reports confirm that. But the ones we constantly keep staring at cause the maximum damage. So, the solution is simple — lesser the exposure, lesser the damage.

After every 20 minutes look at an object 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

In the digitized era, where we work on computers and mobile phones throughout the day, we should follow the 20-20-20 rule. After every 20 minutes look at an object 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

You Can Also Use a Blue light Filter on Devices

While giving up all digital devices is not possible, you can surely reduce the harm caused by the HEV or blue light. Most tablets and smartphones understand the importance of this and are now including a blue light filter on the devices as a