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''Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye's retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.
The process outlined in the study, which was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, leads to age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the United States.''
We recently had some major work done on our air conditioning system. The tech who gave us the estimate noted that you could see the blue light, installed to help purify the air, shining through the grill. He said they would put a shield under it so the light could not be seen. We told him he didn't have to because it made a cool night light in the hallway, but he said it was bad for your eyes. He had an employee who did not heed that warning and stuck his head into an AC unit, looking directly at the light. He could not work for three days because he damaged his eyes so badly, just from that one strong exposure. Apparently it really does kill everything!
Florescent lighting which contains blue light does definitely affect vision. I know because I sit in an office all day long that has this lighting. Same concept and I don't think it's new but the OP's article does go deeper in explaining why.
Florescent lighting which contains blue light does definitely affect vision. I know because I sit in an office all day long that has this lighting. Same concept and I don't think it's new but the OP's article does go deeper in explaining why.
You can change the color of fluorescent lighting, which at least helps somewhat. I had one with a more blue tinge and ended up bringing in (floral themed) lighting from home because it was like I was sitting under a baseball stadium spotlight all day. It was unbearable. Of course when I was on video skype with my romantic floral themed office lighting with the deputy director wondering why on earth my office was so dimly lit with odd home lighting, I suddenly got lighting in a more acceptable (less blue) area of the light spectrum and could use the overhead lighting again.
I have special glasses that are supposed to filter out blue light for work. I can only wear them if I wear my contacts, which get really dry in my office, so I don't use them as much as I'd like. You can get prescription ones but they are more $$$.
I think the sunglasses I have are both for UV and Blue Light, too.
''Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye's retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.
The process outlined in the study, which was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, leads to age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the United States.''
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