How to Save Your Eyes in the Digital Age

The Handbook on Blue Light, Screen Time, Health, and Electronics
Expanded Second Edition

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS, COLOR SCIENTISTS AND DISPLAY ENGINEERS

How to Save Your Eyes in the Digital Age - now in the Expanded 2nd Edition - is the go-to source for the latest information on blue light, health, display industry perspectives, standards, requirements and solutions. This handbook provides electronics manufacturers, health care providers, educators, employers and consumers important information about high-energy blue light. Contributors to the handbook have been carefully selected, and each represent thought and market leadership.

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Publisher: Eyesafe
First Edition: December 2019
Second Edition: July 2022
Printed in the United States of America
Standard Book Number: ISBN-13: 978-0-578-56403-6
Softcover
264 pages
Dimensions: 7.25"x9"

Contents:

Key Takeaways
Foreword by John Ryan, CEO UnitedHealthcare Vision
Preface

SECTION 1: HOW BLUE LIGHT AFFECTS THE EYE AND BODY
Chapter 1: A Close Look at Our Eyes
Chapter 2: Blue Light and Displays
Chapter 3: Digital Eye Strain
Chapter 4: Circadian Rhythm
Chapter 5: Visual Acuity and Dry Eyes
Chapter 6: Retina
Chapter 7: Brain and Body – Physiological Effects of Blue Light
Chapter 8: Variables of Impact

SECTION 2: HEALTH AND POLICY
Chapter 9: Screen Time
Chapter 10: Children’s Eye Health in the Digital Age
Chapter 11: Screens Are Moving Closer to Our Eyes
Chapter 12: Keeping the Gaming and eSports Community Healthy
Chapter 13: A Public Health Perspective on Blue Light Protection
Chapter 14: Blue Light Safety
Chapter 15: Display Distance and Usage Adaptation to Reduce Problems
Chapter 16: Health Considerations of Display Intensity
Chapter 17: Why Updating Your Monitor Can Improve Your Hybrid Lifestyle
Chapter 18: Characterizing Short-Wavelength Light Exposure
Chapter 19: Regulatory Perspective
Chapter 20: Marketplace Standards for Lighting

SECTION 3: EYESAFE® SOLUTIONS
Chapter 21: Eyesafe® Standards
Chapter 22: Color Science
Chapter 23: Technical Approaches to Limiting HEV Light in Displays
Chapter 24: Eyesafe® DTX Technology for LED Backlit Displays
Chapter 25: The Low Blue Light Technology of OLED TV

SECTION 4: PRODUCTS WITH BLUE LIGHT PROTECTION
Dell Elevates the PC Experience with Flawlessly Designed XPS with Eyesafe
LG Display OLED Shines with Low Blue Light Beautiful Color
HP Looks Good, Does Good
Lenovo: Smarter Technology for All
Acer Eyesafe® Certified Monitors
Gigabyte Eyesafe® Certified Gaming Monitors
BenQ Eyesafe® Certified Displays
MSI Eyesafe® Certified Monitors
ZAGG Protect Your Eyes and Your Device, Better
Eyesafe Blue Light Screen Protection

SECTION 5: RESOURCES AND SELECTED RESEARCH
Screen Time 2020 Report
Survey of Eye Care Professionals
Employer Survey Results