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ANSES Report 2010

The blue light necessary to obtain white LEDs causes toxic stress to the retina. Children are particularly sensitive to this risk, as their crystalline lens is still developing and is unable to filter the light efficiently.

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Fluorescent lights giving pupils headaches

Children are increasingly being put at risk of headaches because of the amount of fluorescent lighting in schools, researchers claim.

Eight in 10 classrooms in England are fitted with excessively bright and flickering lights which have been linked to eye strain and loss of concentration, a Cambridge University study says today.

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