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Re:How to maintain good vision amidst the myopia epidemic by cosmic_cheese on Sunday November 09, 2025 @10:40PM (#45872153)
I've read a number of anecdotes about benefits of bright, full-spectrum indoor lighting and I'm increasingly sold on the idea.

The only thing that makes me hesitant is the extreme unpleasantness of direct high brightness artificial light. I wonder if an indirect lighting setup of similar brightness could be as effective.

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Re:How to maintain good vision amidst the myopia epidemic by jaggederest on Sunday November 09, 2025 @11:38PM (#45872484)
It is. The best I've seen make use of essentially bright overcast levels of lighting, so more like 2000 lux, and it's extremely pleasant.

This guy has a pretty compelling version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqBsHSwPgw

If you look at his scatter pane, that's where I would go. There are companies that sell similar lights retail, but they're perhaps 3x as expensive.

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