As parents, we naturally encourage our children to look at pictorial books, read, scribble, draw, or write.
And when it comes to doing such activities, we usually apply these three basic ‘rules’ (in order to protect these little ones’ eyes):
- Don’t place the book too close to your face
- Don’t read while ‘laying down in bed’
- Don’t read in a dim area (ie. reading / writing area needs to have sufficient lighting)
[Everyone in my family wears glasses, and I'll try my best to minimise the possibility of my kids becoming short-sighted - myopic - like us]
Now, I don’t know if you’re like me, but I usually emphasise ONLY on those three points and pay not much attention to the kind of reading lamps we use at home.
We simply grabbed a nice looking desk lamp that we liked from IKEA, and we’ve been using it since.
[Glare is not obvious on matt surfaces]
I’ve never considered the fact that traditional reading lamps are very most likely glary.
And THAT, I recently learned, apparently is not good for the eyes.
[Visible glare on our glossy book]
I mean, I’ve often seen the ‘glare’ (like the reflection on glossy books/magazines), but somehow I just don’t think about it. I guess, I also don’t realise that there could be a better solution to it.
I’ve come to realise this aspect of reading lamps and the importance of choosing proper ones just recently, ie. when we got our hands on this 3MTM Polarizing Light.
Frankly, at first I was a little sceptic.
They’re all reading lamps, I thought, … so why does this lamp by 3M be any different?
So I went on to check on its features, and apparently it has this patented ‘Polarizing Light Filter’, which others do not have, and this filter technology can do these things:
- Reduce direct and reflective glare by 50%-80% on reading materials and work surfaces (such glare can eventually result in eye fatique, headache and frequent tearing)
- Block out harmful UV rays to protect both the eyes and skin
- Make reading more comfortable and less tiring because it’s flicker free
When we tested out this 3MTM Polarizing Light at home, one thing I immediately noticed.
It’s bright!
It’s brighter than my usual reading light, for sure.
And I immediately thought, does this mean it’ll use up more electricity? (the usual concern we parents have)
Apparently, it says that when used with energy-saving light bulb (of any brands), we’ll save up to 80% energy, ie. Less use of electricity.
Cool.
Anyway, here’s what I’ve got to say.
If you and your kids do your work on the computer, study and basically spend hours using an ordinary desk lamp all this while (like us!), do check out this product.
[Available in Popular bookstore, Home Fix and Best Denki]
Because it’s when we test things out ourselves that we’d get to see the difference and value their long-term benefits.
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PS: This 3MTM Polarizing Light is now in our bedroom, on our desk, next to our laptop, replacing our cute IKEA table lamp. It now accompanies me as I blog and do other work on my computer at night.
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