Blue light education needed

A study has found there is a general awareness in the workplace regarding protection from blue light, but more education is needed to properly address concerns.The 2017 ployee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey, conducted by Wakefield Research, also indicated there was confusion about sources of blue light, as well as the type of eyewear and levels of protection that it provides.{{quote-A:R-W:450-I:2-Q: They aren’t talking to, or hearing from, their doctors, and many don’t have – or don’t know whether they have – protection in their lenses, -WHO:Mr Drew Smith, Director of North America Channels at Transitions Optical}}It showed that 83% of Millennials, 75% of Baby Boomers and 11% of Gen X groups agreed blue light protection is important in their eyewear.However, only 26% of the respondents knew if their glasses had protection from blue light, 28% were not sure and 46% did not know about it.Only one in five survey respondents identified the sun as a source of blue light.Mr Drew Smith, Director of North America Channels at Transitions Optical – the company that commissioned the survey – said people of all ages believed protecting thselves against harmful blue light was important, but a lot weren’t taking action.“They aren’t talking to, or hearing from, their doctors, and many don’t have – or don’t know whether they have – protection in their lenses,” he said.The online survey was conducted in Decber last year throughout the US with 1000 respondents.A recent study by The Vision Council noted the high usage of digital devices is also responsible for blue light exposure.