LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns

[Kyle]

New findings confirm earlier concerns that "exposure to an intense and powerful [LED] light is 'photo-toxic' and can lead to irreversible loss of retinal cells and diminished sharpness of vision," the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) warned in a statement.

LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns

Maisons-Alfort (France) (AFP) - The "blue light" in LED lighting can damage the eye's retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France's government-run health watchdog said this week. New findings confirm earlier concerns that "exposure to an intense and powerful [LED] light is

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[Chris0nllyn]

Contrary to the title, it's not "LED light", it's a certain spectrum in high-Kelvin (color temp) bulbs.

Stick with LED bulbs below 4500K.

 

[Hijinx]

Those cars with the bright blue looking headlight sure blind me.