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ArticleJournal of biomedical physics & engineering2025

Are Blue-Cut Lenses Safe for Children? Potential Effects on Eye Length and Refractive Disorders.

Mohsen Ostovari, Masoud Haghani, Seyed Alireza Mortazavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

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Article in Journal of biomedical physics & engineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mohsen OstovariDepartment of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Masoud HaghaniDepartment of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Seyed Alireza MortazaviAmirolmomenin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Seyed Mohammad Javad MortazaviIonizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Abstract

Blue-blocking lenses, including both spectacles and intraocular lenses, are designed to selectively reduce the intensity of short-wavelength visible light and UV radiation using a chromophore. Unlike standard spectacle lenses, which only offer varying degrees of UV protection, blue-blocking lenses provide additional benefits such as enhancing visual performance, reducing eye fatigue from digital screens, protecting the retina from phototoxicity, and minimizing disruption of the circadian rhythm caused by blue light-emitting devices used in the evening. Research has shown that the length of the eye tends to increase over time, especially during the first 10 months of life, indicating the importance of this period in eye development. The Purkinje shift is a phenomenon where the eye becomes more sensitive to blue light in the dark, and it is a normal physiological process. However, there is concern that prolonged use of blue-cut lenses in children may affect the development of eye length and contribute to an increase in refractive eye disorders.

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Blue LightEyeMyopiaOcular Axial LengthRefractive Errors

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PMCPMC12009466

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