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Digital Eye Strain: Nurturing Eye Health in this Digital Era

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Digital Eye Strain: Nurturing Eye Health in this Digital Era

September 4, 2023

What is Digital Eye Strain? 

In the modern digital era, we are undeniably heavily dependent on digital devices by spending about 6-8 hours on laptops, tablets, and smartphones during work or study to unwind with smartphones or television in the evening. Digital Nations 2016 Malaysia online survey has revealed that Malaysians spend 14 hours on digital devices daily.1The high usage has raised concerns about digital eye strain, a collection of eye and vision-related problems due to the extended use of digital devices. Digital devices emit blue light absorbed by our retina; meanwhile, prolonged exposure to blue light could lead to eye strain and increase the risk of chronic eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.

Essential Nutrients for Digital Eye Strain  

If you always experience dry eyes, eye fatigue, blurry vision, headache, and shoulder pain when using digital devices, you need to be aware of digital eye strain! Our retinas are rich in antioxidants, especially lutein and zeaxanthin protect our eyes from blue light. Studies have shown that a diet lacking in lutein and zeaxanthin can even cause damage to the eyes. Lutein and zeaxanthin act like internal sunglasses to filter harmful blue light and reduce eye damage from blue light exposure. Furthermore, they are also great antioxidants to neutralize oxidative damage and prevent eye damage.2As lutein and zeaxanthin cannot be produced in our body, they are essential nutrients for our retina to protect our eyes from chronic eye diseases.

Adequate lutein and zeaxanthin in our eyes can support our eye health with high usage of digital devices throughout long working hours by reducing eye strain, eye fatigue, and headache frequency and improving vision.3 With optimum vision, it will allow us to be more comfortable and enhance work concentration, accuracy, and productivity.4 

Are you worrying about not getting adequate nutrients for your eye health? BiO-LiFE Bio-Vizion contains natural lutein and zeaxanthin from marigold flowers to provide essential nutrients to protect your eyes from blue light damage! It is also added with zinc, selenium, and vitamins A, C, and E to provide your daily complete protection from digital eye strains.


Take Home Message 

Our body needs essential nutrients from dietary intake to protect our health, as do our eyes! If you spend more than 6 hours on digital devices daily, BiO-LiFE Bio-Vizion is meant to protect your eyes and fulfill your daily nutrient need for healthy eyes! In addition to good nutrients, taking regular breaks every 20 minutes and focusing on an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds can provide essential rest for your eyes. Remember, nurturing our eyes with proper nutrition and care is paramount in this digital age.

References:
  1. Bernama. (2016). Malaysians spend 14 hours daily on digital devices: Survey. 
    https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/11/189176/malaysians-spend-14-hours-daily-digital-devices-survey  
  2. Roberts, J. E., & Dennison, J. (2015). The Photobiology of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in the Eye. Journal of ophthalmology, 2015, 687173.
    https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/687173  
  3. Stringham JM et al. (2017). Macular Carotenoid Supplementation Improves Visual Performance, Sleep Quality, and Adverse Physical Symptoms in Those with High Screen Time Exposure. Foods. 6, 47. 
  4. Lazarus, R. (2020). Digital Eye Strain: Myths and Facts.
    https://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/guide-to-vision-therapy-for-adults/what-is-computer-vision-syndrome/digital-eye-strain/ 
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