Professor Laura Downie

Professor and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

Sorry, those blue-blocking lenses probably won’t help your digital eye strain

Eye strain from extended screen time is a growing problem, but evidence suggests that blue light is not the cause, and blue-blockers are not the solution

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