How to save your eyes in the digital age.
The handbook on blue light, screen time, health and electronics. Written with eye doctors and researchers.
How to Save Your Eyes in the Digital Age
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Healthier Classrooms in the Digital Age
A school leader’s guide to screens, sleep and student eye health. Seven chapters adapted from the handbook’s eye doctors, updated with research through 2025.
- What the research says about children’s eyes, sleep and learning
- A no-cost healthy classroom playbook
- What to specify when your district buys devices
Healthier Classrooms in the Digital Age
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Everything we know about blue light and screens, in one place.
How blue light affects the eye and body
What the research shows, in plain language.
Screen time and children
Why kids’ eyes are more exposed, and what helps.
What eye doctors recommend
Perspectives from eye care professionals.
Standards and what to look for
How displays are measured and certified.
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Studies show that the intense blue light emitted from digital devices can contribute to eye health issues, and potentially sleep disorders. Given that eyes are still developing through the teenage years, this issue of prolonged screen use is concerning for children’s eyes.
“This book brings the risks of blue light overexposure and skyrocketing screen time into sharp focus, for the health and safety of students, employees, and anyone who uses digital devices.” Scott Edmonds, OD, FAAO, Chief Eye Care Officer, UnitedHealthcare, author of Chapter 13
Chapters authored by leading ophthalmologists and optometrists.
Each chapter is written by a practicing eye care professional, with contributions from scientists, engineers and UnitedHealthcare’s Chief Eye Care Officer.
Practical insights for every audience.
Parents
Practical steps for kids’ screen time at home and school.
Schools and educators
What to ask for when buying student devices.
Employers and HR
Screen health as part of workplace wellness and benefits.
Manufacturers
The display standards and how to get certified.
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