{"id":10045,"date":"2019-07-17T14:34:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/?p=10045"},"modified":"2022-03-18T05:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:00:15","slug":"keep-kids-eyes-safe-from-too-much-iphone-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/blog\/keep-kids-eyes-safe-from-too-much-iphone-screen-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Kids’ Eyes Safe from Too Much iPhone Screen Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are Smartphones Ruining Children’s Vision?<\/strong>

We’ve known for a while that staring at screens for long periods of time can cause problems, including dry eyes, eyestrain, neck pain from holding your head in a certain position, and possibly encouraging near-sightedness by keeping the eyes at a certain field of view for long periods of time. Note that this is true of any screen, however; whether it’s a TV, a smartphone, or a computer monitor.

A bit more open-ended is the question of blue-light exposure. While it is true that intense, long-term exposure to light in the blue wavelengths may contribute to macular degeneration, due to the fact that it’s \u201chigher energy\u201d than other forms of light, we need to remember we’re exposed to this wavelength of light every day in the form of \u201cwhite\u201d light, like sunlight or LEDs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has really only been an issue with special-effects artists, researchers, and others who spend hours every day bathed in primarily blue wavelengths of light driven by enormous lights such as Klieg lights. In short, the driver here shouldn’t be extreme medical fears, but common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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