Wow, what a year 2020 has been! Many of us are getting ready for our children to go back to school and never before has that meant so many different things. Families have had to make decisions on homeschooling, in-person school, pods and even gap years. In the last five months, many of us have also had to rethink and reinvent what their “child’s classroom or office” looks like.
Read MoreBlue light is near-ultraviolet light emitted by smartphones, tablets, computer monitors and TVs. All devices you and your family have likely been seeing more of of late. Studies show that blue light can disrupt your sleep and may cause long-term retinal damage. Developing eyes, those of us under 16, are even more susceptible to blue light damage.
We’ll walk you through the nuances of blue light and the steps you can take to help protect your eyes.
Read MoreWe founded Fitz to solve glasses for families. While we knew that 3D printing technology would enable us to develop new frame designs (sans screws!), we never dreamed we would find a need to design glasses that would actually save lives.
Introducing Fitz Protect.
Read MoreDuring this unique time, advice is pretty uniformly “stay home, don’t touch your face and wash your hands frequently”. How do glasses factor in? Can they play a part in our health? Here are a few thoughts from Dr. Stacy L. Pineles, MD,MS and Director of Ophthalmology at UCLA.
Read MoreHope you are hanging in during what has felt like the most surreal/scary extended period of time for many of us as parents. As I’m trying to desperately keep all of the hands clean in my household, a few things have occurred to me that have helped me and my family and I wanted to share them with you:
Read MoreFrom black and white televisions to smartphones, “too much screen time” has long been considered as a cause of poor eyesight. Research has, in fact, shown that too much screen time can have a detrimental effect on their vision. This is the reason why the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that parents limit screen time to less than one hour for children two to five years old, and to impose 'consistent limits' on older children while prioritizing sleep, physical activity and healthy behavior. In this article, we will look at the repercussions of staring at a screen too often and what parents can do to combat this.
Read MoreFrom black and white televisions to smartphones, “too much screen time” has long been considered as a cause of poor eyesight. Research has, in fact, shown that too much screen time can have a detrimental effect on their vision. This is the reason why the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that parents limit screen time to less than one hour for children two to five years old, and to impose 'consistent limits' on older children while prioritizing sleep, physical activity and healthy behavior. In this article, we will look at the repercussions of staring at a screen too often and what parents can do to combat this.
Read MoreSometimes it’s important to take a moment and put down the phone. Heading a start-up is a non-stop job…at least, it is for me at the current stage of Fitz. I find myself glued to the phone much of the time – reading and returning emails, creating and approving content… it never ends.
Read MoreWhen we get glasses for our kids, we’re usually concerned with the frames—Do they fit? Are they stylish? How does my kid feel wearing them?—and we’re less likely to think about the lenses.
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