Sumeer Singh

Mar 25, 2024 | pursuit.unimelb.edu.au | Sumeer Singh |Laura E. Downie

Our lives increasingly involve looking at digital screens, both for work and leisure. This can lead to many people experiencing tired and uncomfortable eyes. Studies estimate that around 40 per cent of people experience ‘digital eye strain’, where prolonged screen viewing is uncomfortable. Advertisements, especially on social media, suggest a solution: blue light-filtering spectacle lenses, also known as ‘blue-blocking’ lenses.