Blue Light Emitted From Digital Devices May Accelerate Blindness

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Natural blue light, which lies in the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, has several health benefits. These include regulating the body’s circadian rhythm, boosting alertness, and increasing one’s overall feeling of wellbeing. However, the same cannot be said about the stronger artificial blue light, which has permeated our households by way of digital devices such as televisions, smartphones, laptops, and gaming systems. Previous studies have shown that extended exposure causes eye strain, fatigue, headaches, and sleeplessness. Now, new research by Ohio’s University of Toledo (UT) has found that the blue-tinted screens of our addictive gadgets may be accelerating macular degeneration – a condition that results in significant vision loss, eventually leading to blindness.

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  • xXsquirrelnerd약 7년
    wait a minute... What if I turn down the brightness on mah phone, then what?
    • Dude약 7년
      Me too.
      • Bob-The-Builder약 7년
        can we fix it? hopefully, we do but I can't do this one alone!
        • Jonsie약 7년
          That is sad
          • sea_otters
            sea_otters약 7년
            Wow, who knew that there were so many bad effects!! Well, need to cut off the TV and video game time!(Well, I'm not alowed to play during the school week so, yeah
            • sea_otters
              sea_otters약 7년
              Wow,who knew something like that could cause so many bad things!! Well, time to take a break from TV and video games!😀👌
              • boi약 7년
                good
                • Isabella약 7년
                  I wish computers were safe for everyone to use just s no one gets blind or hurt .
                  • Im a Brony약 7년
                    i should avoid the color blue
                    • me약 7년
                      why are we reading this if it is bad for you

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