SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, COMPUTERS AND TELEVISIONSARE NOW PART OF DAILY LIFE

0h 3 h 6 h 10h9 h 12h

32%

6 9 hoursa day-

28%

10 hoursa day+

of people use one or more devices for

IT INVOLVES EVERY GENERATION

CHILDREN5-15 years

Nearly 1 in 4 children spend more than 3 hours a day on

digital devices.

YOUNG ADULTS16-35 years

Almost 4 in 10 spend at least 9 hours a day on digital devices.

have a smartphone.84%

of baby-boomers are more likely to have a television than other generations.

81%

have more tablets or e-readers than other generations.

48%

of parents say they’re concerned about the potential impact of digital devices on their children’s eyes.

22%

ON AVERAGE

ADULTS36-55 years

Nearly a third spend at least 9 hours a day

on digital devices.

BABY-BOOMERS56-70 years

1 in 4 baby-boomers spends at least 9 hours a day on digital devices.

7h24 is spent in front of a screen every day,including 2h10 on several screens

simultaneously.

DIGITAL DEVICE USE ACROSS THE WORLD

THESE DEVICES ARE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE VERY

DEMANDING ON OUR EYES

AND HAVE AN IMPACTON OUR BODY

44%

for work

43%

for leisurereading

3 5 hoursa day-

2 3in

make extra e�ort to read or look at

a screen.

3 4in

su�er from eye fatigue.

33%

of adults don’t know that digital devices emit blue light that is harmful to their visual health.

63%

FEW PEOPLEREALIZE THE IMPACT

© Essilor 2016Source: 2014 data from Vision Watch – The Vision Council report on digital eye strain, 2012 & 2013. Quantitative consumer research covering 4,000 respondents (US, France, Brazil, China),Ipsos 2014.

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