CHICAGO—As the risk of digital eye strain increases, Prevent Blindness has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness month in order to provide both employers and their employees with free information in order to promote eye health in the workplace.

According to The Vision Council report, “Eyes Overexposed: The Digital Device Dilemma,” one in 10 people spend at least three-fourths of their waking hours on a digital device and nearly nine in 10 adults spends more than two hours each day using a digital device.

Additionally, the Vision Council states that most digital devices have light-emitting diodes (LED) that emit blue wave-length light. Exposure to blue light has been linked to slow degeneration of the retina, which could affect long-term vision problems such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts.

In 2015, Prevent Blindness began a partnership with Healthe and its EyeSafe technologies. Healthe will donate a portion of the sales of its EyeSafe products to Prevent Blindness in support of its children’s eye health programs and resources.

“No matter where you work, in an office setting or in an industrial career, your vision must be a priority,” said Hugh R. Parry, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. “Taking care of our eyes today will have a tremendous impact on our future. We encourage everyone to talk to their eyecare professionals to make sure they are doing everything they can to protect the gift of sight.”

To find out more about workplace eye health topics, call Prevent Blindness at (800) 331-2020 or visit preventblindness.org.