The long-lasting, energy-efficient and inexpensive LED technology has taken over half the general lighting market in the past 10 years, but can affect eye health depending on exposure. — Photos: AFP
The “blue light” in light-emitting diode (LED) lighting can damage the eye’s retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France’s government-run health watchdog said recently.
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 and Safety (Anses) warned in a statement.
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