Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is hazardous to patients with photosensitive skin disorders, such as lupus erythematosus, xeroderma pigmentosum and skin cancer. As such, these patients are advised to minimize their exposure to UVR. Classically, this is accomplished through careful avoidance of sun exposure and artificial tanning booths.
Read MoreLight Sensitivity, Fluorescent Lights
Irlen Spectral Filters are able to filter out the offending wave lengths of light which create the stress, thus allowing the brain to be able to make the normal adjustments for various lighting conditions, glare, and brightness.
Sunglasses are not enough. You may think they provide comfort and protection, but individuals who are light sensitive need to be protected from all lighting, not just sunlight. Individuals with light sensitivity wear their Irlen Spectral Filters from the time they wake up until they go to bed at night. Irlen Spectral Filters do not reduce brightness or contrast while providing the same comfort as being in a dimly lit room. Since they do not make things darker, like sunglasses, they can even help with headlights at night.
Read MoreLED Lighting May Be Contributing to Depression, Diabetes, Obesity and Cancer, Study Finds
An international team of opthalmologists, neurologists and biologists warn that the blue light in LED bulbs and screens presents an untold risk to human health… LEDs are far more disruptive to circadian rhythms than incandescent, halogen, and even fluorescent lights, study finds.
Read MoreLED LIGHTS: GOOD FOR THE PLANET, BAD FOR HEADACHES
LED BULBS FLICKER MORE THAN CONVENTIONAL BULBS, LEADING SOME HEALTH EXPERTS TO MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ECO-FRIENDLY LED LIGHTS AND HEADACHES
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