Nowadays, kids are exposed to electronic devices such as phones, tablets and computers for entertainment or learning purposes. Long-time exposure to screen time will cause eye fatigue, dry and irritated eyes, short-sightedness, loss of focus, headache and etc.
Do you know the facts that:
- Children tend to spend a lot of time outdoors: on average, their annual UV exposure is 3 times higher than for adults.
- Children’s pupils are larger, which means that they let in more UV and Blue-Violet light.
- Their crystalline lens is more transparent, meaning it is less efficient at filtering out UV.
- If both parents are short-sighted, your child is 7 times more likely to be too.