Gene is joined by Justin Barrett (CEO/Co-Founder, Eyesafe), David Friess (VP of Global Medical Affairs, STAAR Surgical) and John Ryan (CEO, Vision Plans at Unitedhealth Group) to discuss the harmful effects of blue light emitted from our digital devices and Eyesafe’s innovative RGB hardware-software technology that was made to combat it.
While Apple and some Android phone makers have implemented quasi-solutions like providing an amber filter, like Night Shift, Eyesafe offers a much more integrated and advanced solution to the long-term impairments that blue light might pose.
Takeaways:
- Blue light overexposure can disrupt circadian rhythm and cause retinal damage, especially in children. David Friess provides further medical perspective on the potentially detrimental impacts of too much screen time.
- Increased screen time due to COVID-19. In 2020, Nielsen reported spikes in screen time to over 13 hours/day and overall media consumption up 60%.
- Eyesafe’s protective displays and filters can be found in computers, laptops, mobile devices, televisions and accessories sold by Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, LG and Zagg.