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Are screens stealing our attention…and our Eye Health?
blog ⁄ 7.8.2025

Have you ever noticed how digital devices seem to capture your attention from morning to night?

smartphone with text inside: Screen time....squint time?

We live in a connected world where screen time stretches far beyond work hours. Whether it’s for leisure, communication, studying, or socializing, our lives are increasingly lived through screens.

In adults, the effects are already clear:

  1. eye strain
  2. dry eyes
  3. blurred vision
  4. headaches
  5. eye fatigue
adult with forehead on the table, tired in front of the laptop

But…what about children? Their eyes are still developing and we’re only beginning to understand the long-term impact of extended digital exposure.

 

child using phone in dim light

With screen time rising globally among kids and teens, are there nutrients that can help protect developing eyes from digital fatigue?

 

The sharp rise in smartphone gaming with a number of users worldwide, according to Statista, is anticipated to reach 2.5bn users by 2031, and drawing attention to prevention and support of younger generation’s eyes health.

smartphone in hands of a gamer playing videogames

In our latest clinical trial paper:

“Astaxanthin (AstaReal®) Improved Acute and Chronic Digital Eye Strain in Children: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

we assessed the effects of 4mg of Astaxanthin a day for 84 days on chronic and acute digital eye strain in school-aged children (10–14 years) and evaluated its safety.

This is a world’s first study and the results speak for their selves:

Astaxanthin supplementation effectively reduced chronic and acute digital eye strain, while enhancing objective measures of visual performance in school-aged children, underscoring the benefits of astaxanthin in pediatric visual health and performance.

AstaReal children eye study recap image

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