Healthy screen habits for kids, simple steps that protect growing eyes

Outdoors matters: aim for 2 hours outside, most days. Distance viewing and daylight support healthy eye development.

Early checks: if you notice squinting, moving closer to the board at school, or sitting too close to the TV at home, regular headaches (once or twice a week) or eye strain (complaints of tired eyes after school), book an eye exam with your local Optometrist. 

My nephew who was 8 at the time came in for his first eye test after he mentioned to his parents he couldn't see writing on the classroom board. When I tested him, he could only read the biggest letter on the chart.

He was already at -2.00ds.

The worrying thing is, I've seen this happen to thousands of kids so I can definitively say that children are not fully aware that their vision is declining. Only when it stops them from functioning do they voice their concern. For example they're unable to read the classroom board, or they struggle to reading text on the tv. 

But we need to catch it sooner to minimise the risk of serious issues as they age, which is why annual eye tests are important for younger age groups.

Myopia control options include specialised glasses, contact lenses and atropine therapy, your optometrist will guide you. There are resources on this page which will support you in that conversation.

Learn more in our resources below.

Filter the source: apply a device‑specific blue‑light screen protector to reduce glare and high‑energy visible light peaks from LED screens.

Please note: The 'eye safe mode' on your device is not the same as a blue light screen filter. The eye safe mode still allows all wavelengths of light through, just to a lesser degree. A filter however, blocks out the unwanted wavelength of light, like a sieve.

An Ophthalmologist at a conference shared a story of a watch repair man who always had an LED light shine from the side of his face. On that side he developed a pterygium (also known as surfers eye), a growth of tissue associated with UV light'. Only thing is, he was not near the sun, this was directly related to "high energy light, closest to UV, that was being emitted from the LED".

Similar, but less powerful LED's are also in our device screens.

We've tested our filters with hypnotherapists, school admin teams, principals, golf professionals, business owners and elite athletes - the results all point to improved sleep and better comfort when looking at screens.

Comfort lenses: for sensitive users, blue‑light filtering glasses can improve comfort in evening hours. Good sleep hygiene still matters, dim lights before bed.

One of our customers measured a 74% increase in restorative sleep - measured by his whoop band, simply by wearing the glasses in the evenings. Now my wife and kids do the same.