LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic illuminance

Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by GenerocUsername on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:17PM (#13331482)

Also, those lights are suggested for skin exposure, not for staring directly into or for illuminating your space... still though, proximity would encourage more harmful interactions.

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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by mordechai9000 on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:23PM (#13331529)

They are not intended strictly for skin exposure. They are marketed and used as a way to expose your eye (brain) to the high light levels that (may be) needed to regulate diurnal activity.

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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by jsjohnst on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:26PM (#13332026)

The Phillips light specifically has warnings about not looking directly at it, but rather having it in your peripheral vision. It calls out that eye damage can happen if staring directly at the light for prolonged periods.

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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by null000 on Friday January 06, 2017 @04:32AM (#13334967)

The lights that I've looked at (look up liberty vt20 for example) have all suggested that eye contact with the light, peripheral or otherwise, is essential for results.

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Re:LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic ... by derefr on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:23PM (#13331531)

I've always wondered you could stimulate the same response during open-brain surgery, by just shining light directly onto the pineal gland.

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