Reducing Exposure
Blue light cannot be completely avoided, but there are ways to limit exposure. They include:
1. Eye Exam: Talk to an eye care professional about options about ways to protect your family and your eyes from blue light.
2. Screen Time: Try to decrease the amount of time spent in front of these screens.
3. Screen Protectors: Screen Protectors with advanced blue light filtration are available for smartphones, tablets, laptops and computer monitors.
4. Built-In Technology: Many laptops and monitors now have technology designed into the hardware, which helps reduce blue light emissions.
5. Follow the 20-20-20 Rule: For every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen, a person should look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
6. Anti-Reflective Lenses: Anti-reflective lenses reduce glare and increase contrast and may also help reduce blue light from the sun and digital devices.
7. Use Device Software: Try setting your devices to night mode which adjusts the screen display to a warmer temperature, the downside is your screen will have a yellow or amber tint.
8. Computer Glasses: Computer glasses with yellow-tinted lenses often reduce blue and increase contrast, but similar to night mode software, the user has to compromise on color.
