How our daily digital device use is affecting our vision.
TIRED EYES
No doubt about it, digital device use and other technologies are an
important part of our lives. However, our eyes may be feeling the
fatigue
as a result.
The technical term is asthenopia, but you may know it as eye
How Our Daily Device Use Is Affecting Our Vision
What is Digital
Eye Fatigue?
Computer Vision Syndrome is a type of eye fatigue
that began to be diagnosed as personal computers
became more commonplace.
2,4,5,6,7
It is the ocular discomfort
Dry
felt after 2+ hours in fronteyes
of a digital screen.1
It is characterized by:
1
Who Has It?
1. Overworked ciliary Eyes
Sore, causes tiredness.
Difficulty
muscles
that are
irritated
Headache
focusing
CILIARY
MUSCLES
Causes
1,4,6,7
2. Blinking less causes dryness
Excessive
tears
2,5,7
IRIS
LENS
2
Pain in
Blurred the tear
Increased
because
film is not
renewed.
neck,
or double
light
vision
Lens
report eye
fatigue
symptoms
PRIMARILY
ON COMPUTERS
7 in 10
Redness
A Day in the Life
of Your Eyes
1. The Vision Council. Eyes overexposed: the digital dilemma: 2016 digital eye strain report
2.https://www.blinkingmatters.com/dry-eye-syndrome
3. Patel S, Henderson R, Bradley L, Galloway B, Hunter L. Effect of visual display unit useLiving
on blinkin
rate
andmodern
tear stability.
Optom
Vis Sci
1991;68:888Y92.
the
world
puts
a lot
of modern strain
on your eyes. Here’s what your eyes go through each
Long periods of activities
that demand focus and
concentration.
Your ciliary muscles are
Straining to see in very
working hard whenever
dim light. you
have to focus up close.
American millennials
experience digital
device related eye
fatigue.
Constantly moving on- and
off-screen is a sure-fire way
Z
to overwork them and
give
yourself eye fatigue.
LAND OF ZZZs: A
QUICK TRIP
Only a few hours of
shut-eye before we get
more screen time!
Z
Z
shoulders
or back
Your ciliary muscles
are working hard
whenever you have
to focus up close.
Having a device
nearby is a sure fire
way to overwork
them and give yourself eye fatigue.
18x
Iris
Exposure to bright
light/glare.
WORKDryness
sensitivity
On average, we blink about 18
times
per minute.
Overworked
Ciliary 3Muscles
Extended use of digital
devices: TVs, computers,
and smartphones.
Tiredness
OF PEOPLE WHO
slow to
focus
eyes
AS MANY AS
90%
fatigue, eye strain, or maybe computer vision syndrome.
DID YOU
Why
Does Digital Device Use
KNOW?
Cause Digital Eye Fatigue?
No doubt about it, vision is our primary sense, but most
people take our eyes for granted. As we rely more on digital
devices throughout our lives, our eyes are feeling the fatigue.
Symptoms
What Is Eye Fatigue?
2,5
TIMES PER MIN.
Ciliary
Muscles
When using digital devices,
you only blink about 4 times
per minute (80% reduction).3
4x
7AM: EYES & SHINE
With alarm, social media, and email
all built into one convenient device,
our eyes get a full workout as soon
as they open each day.
TIMES PER MIN.
NEW Biofinity Energys™ contact lenses are innovatively
designed for digital device users and feature:
Aquaform® Technology provides natural
moisture and breathability to help with
eye dryness
Digital Zone Optics™ lens design
- enhanced optics to help with eye
tiredness caused by focusing on close-up
digital devices
• Integrates multiple front-surface aspheric curves across the entire optical zone
• Attracts and binds water throughout the lens material to retain moisture even during times of reduced blinking, such as with extensive use of digital devices
• Distributes power evenly to simulate more positive power
in the center of the lens
• Allows the lens to retain water naturally with no surface treatments or additives
• Helps with eye tiredness as a person moves their gaze from on- to off-screen
• Creates a highly breathable lens, keeping eyes clearer, whiter and healthier
• Incorporates a smooth, naturally wettable surface design with a special rounded edge
digital device users* agreed
that Biofinity Energys™
made their eyes feel good.4
8
digital device users* agreed that
Biofinity Energys™ lenses made
their eyes feel less tired.4
NEW Biofinity Energys™
Made for how you live,
on- and off-screen
*Among patients who use digital devices at least 4 hours per day at least 5 days per week and self-report symptoms of eye fatigue at least once per week.
4. After 1 week of wear; data on file.
©2016 CooperVision, Inc. CooperVision and Aquaform are registered trademarks, and Biofinity Energys and Digital
Zone Optics are trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates. XLITERACAN10281