Blue light may cause incurable damage to retina of eyes
In recent years, because energy-saving and environmental protection, LED lights become mainstream lighting gradually. Although the price is more expensive than conventional bulbs, it still welcomed by consumers. However, the British “Daily Mail” quoted the day before yesterday, which Compton University of Madrid, Spain studies have shown that prolonged exposure in the blue light of LED may cause incurable damage to cells in the retina of the eye.
According to Ramos, the light LED bulbs released may cause people blinding, she explained, LED light bulbs emit short-wave high-energy blue light; prolonged and constant exposure to such light is enough to damage the human retina.
The retina is a light sensitive tissue, responsible for detecting light, let us see the images. The experts called for manufacturers produce the LED bulbs to add built-in filters to block harmful blue light.