What Are Blue-Light-Blocking Glasses, and Do They Really Help?
Blue-light blocking glasses are simply that. They filter out a portion of the visible light spectrum ...
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Kristen Thelen is an assistant professor of ophthalmology, Section of Optometry, at Emory University Eye Center in Atlanta. She has been practicing for 9 years. She graduated from Southern College of Optometry (2013) in Memphis, TN. She completed her residency training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Omni Eye Services of Atlanta in 2014. Her residency focused on ocular disease and surgical co-management. She’s trained to see a wide scope of patients, and enjoys seeing a variety of triage, disease, comprehensive, contact lens, and surgical co-management. She has a passion for volunteering and travels in the U.S. with Remote Area Medical (RAM) to provide free eye care to Americans in rural and underserved areas.