For Healthcare Providers
Give Families a Practical Way to Track Outdoor Time
Complements your patient care.
The Challenge
"Spend more time outside" isn't working
You already recommend outdoor time. Without a way to measure it, families have no idea whether they are doing enough, and neither do you.
illumable bridges the gap between your recommendations and patient action, giving families the tools to build lasting habits.
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Before illumable
"Try to get outside more" - vague, hard to measure
With illumable
"Fourteen hours a week" - measurable, trackable, achievable
How It Works
Complements Your Approach
illumable doesn't replace clinical interventions. It makes the outdoor time component trackable so parents know they're doing enough.
For Families
- Tracks outdoor light exposure (lux levels)
- Kids engage willingly via gamification
- Free app, optional wearable for precision
- Broader benefits: better sleep, mood, physical activity
For You
- Confidence families can implement your advice
- Optional compliance data at follow-ups
- Works alongside whatever else you have in place
- No integration, forms, or extra work
Clinical Credibility
What it measures
Technology
Measures ambient light in lux. Outdoor daylight typically exceeds 10,000 lux, indoor lighting sits around 500.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I introduce illumable to families?
However suits your style. Most practitioners mention it when they are already talking about outdoor time, and ask the family to bring their data to the next visit.
What's the evidence base?
The evidence base is for outdoor time itself, not for illumable. Randomised trials of added outdoor time in school settings report reduced onset (He 2015, Wu 2013, Wu 2018, He 2022), and IMI includes outdoor time alongside optical and pharmaceutical approaches. illumable measures the behaviour. It has not been tested as an intervention in its own right.
How does this sit alongside atropine/ortho-K/MC spectacle and contact lenses?
Different mechanism. Outdoor light is thought to act through retinal dopamine release, so it does not compete with anything else you are doing. It is the environmental factor that currently goes unmeasured.
Why track outdoor lux?
Time outside is not the full picture. A child under a pergola is not getting the same light as a child in open daylight. Lux is the variable the research measures, and illumable captures it in real time.
Is this a medical device?
No. illumable measures ambient light and records outdoor time. It does not diagnose, monitor or treat any condition, and it does not replace an eye examination. Think step counter for daylight.
What does the wearable measure?
An ambient light sensor recording exposure duration and intensity, distinguishing outdoor from indoor time by lux threshold, with no reliance on parent-reported estimates.
Do families need the wearable?
App is free and works standalone with manual logging and gamification. Wearable adds automated, objective light measurement for families and clinicians who want accurate data.
Ages?
App: any age. Wearable: designed for all ages.
Is there a clinician dashboard?
In development. Currently families share data directly from the app at appointments.
Data privacy?
Encrypted. Family-owned. No third-party sharing without consent. We don't sell data.
Why would families stick with this?
Gamification keeps kids intrinsically motivated - creature evolution, XP, streaks. Parents see broader benefits beyond eyes: sleep, mood, activity. Compliance becomes visible and reviewable at every visit.
Is this only for myopic kids?
Any child. Every child benefits from outdoor time, and illumable makes it measurable.
I already recommend outdoor time. Why do I need this?
You recommend it. But do you measure it? Do you track it between visits? Do you know what's actually happening in winter? illumable gives you that data.
Ready to see it?
Book a demo and we will show you how families use it between visits.