This post is sponsored by CooperVision Biofinity Energys® For as long as I remember, I’ve been getting regular eye exams and once I started wearing glasses and contacts, they became even more important. A regular visit to your eye doctor is just as important as twice-yearly cleanings with your dentist and annual wellness visits with…
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How to Help Digitally Fatigued Eyes From the Effects of Digital Devices
This post is sponsored by CooperVision® Americans spend nearly 22 years on digital devices in their lifetime1 that adds up to half their waking hours looking at a screen. 79% of us report that our screen time has increased in the past 5 years. 41% of us admit that it has increased “a lot.” 7 out…
Why My Kids Are Going Back to School with Glasses to Protect Their Eyes from Digital Eye Strain
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with VSP “Mom, my eyes hurt when we were taking the test today,” Thomas admitted during our dinner table conversation after a day of computerized standardized testing. Thinking that his eyes were fatigued, we went through strategies to prevent digital eye strain. Yes, he tried to lower the…
What Parents Need to Know About Blue Light
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with VSP Did you know that by the time the average American child reaches age 17, their eyes will have spent the equivalent of nearly six years looking at digital devices? This figure comes from new survey by VSP® Vision Care that found that while we’re concerned about…
5 Ways to Help Reduce Your Child’s Exposure to Blue Light From Digital Devices
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with VSP Whether or not you consider yourselves addicted to technology or not, we can all admit that we spend a lot of time looking at screens. From computer screens at work, smartphones that helps us stay connected to the people we care about most, and streaming…
