Do blue-light glasses help with prolonged exposure to screen?

A Jupiter mother says she decided to buy blue-light glasses for her daughter, who was spending more and more time in front of a computer screen.

But do they work?

ALL NEW THIS MORNING - THESEGLASSES ARE CAUSING A LOT OFSTIR.

THEY'RE CALLED BLUELIGHT GLASSES.

THEY AREN'TPRESCRIPTION, BUT SOME PARENTSSAY THEY MAY HELP CHILDREN WHOARE SPENDING HOURS IN FRONT OFA SCREEN FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVEDUNNAN HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TOHELP, AND IF THE EXPERTS THINKTHEY REALLY WORK.1:25 SHE WOULD START TO SAYTHAT I THINK HER EYES WEREGETTING A LITTLE BLURRY THISJUPITER MOM SAYS SHE NOTICEDHER DAUGHTER WAS HAVING ALITTLE TROUBLE WITH LONG HOURSAT SCREENS DURING VIRTUALLEARNING.

AND OFF THE CLOCKDURING NON-SCHOOL SCREEN TIME.SO THEY PROACTIVELY BOUGHT APAIR OF BLUE LIGHT BLOCKINGGLASSES FOR THEIR 5- YEAR-OLD.:36 SHE CURRENTLY HAS 20/20VISION AND NOW WITH EVERYTHINGGOING ON WITH SO MUCH VIRTUALLEARNING AND KIDS ARE DOINGSCREEN TIME, WE JUST, WEDIDNGOING BAD.

DOCTOR JASMINENEBHRAJANI IS A PEDIATRIC E-RPHYSICIAN AT PALM BEACHCHILDRENSAYS&.THERE ARE WARNING SIGNSTO LOOK FOR.

SOT: 3:06 THE BIGTHINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR AREHAVING DRY AND IRRITATED EYES,EYE FATIGUE AND DISRUPTIONS INSLEEP PATTERNS WHICH IS WHATWE ARE SEEING A LOT OF IN KIDSTHAT ARE HAVING PROLONGEDSCREEN TIME.

TORY S/U: DOCTORSSUGGEST THE 20-20-20 RULE.EVERY TWENTY MINUTES, LOOKAWAY FOR 20 SECONDS ATSOMETHING 20 FEET AWAY.

ITGIVES YOUR EYES THE CHANCE TOREST.

SOT 3:34 MOST OF USCANFOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.

SOMEPARENTS THINK THE GLASSESWORK.

2:04 SHE DOESNBE COMPLAINING ANYMORE BUT DR.NEBHRAJANI SAYS THERE IS NOTENOUGH DATA TO SAY THEY AREEFFECTIVE.

4:02 THE AMERICANACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ANDOPTOMOLOGY DON'T RECOMMENDBLUE LIGHT GLASSES.

THERE ISNOT ENOUGH RESEARCH BEHIND ITTO SAY THAT IT DOES WORK.ANECDOTAL PARENTS WILL SAY ITDOES HELP ESPECIALLY WITHSLEEPING.

TORY DUNNAN.

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