How do LEDs affect our health?
This question is complex:
- it has been proven that LEDs with a lot of blue causes damage to the macula, the center part of the retina of the eye
- research confirms that too much blue light causes sleep disturbances
- studies report with certainty that the more lights flickers, the greater the damage to the eye
- proof positive: the longer and more directly eyes are touched by LEDs, the more extensive the damage
- it is highly possible that LEDs have contributed the heightened number of near sighted children in recent years
- however, LEDs are constantly improving, particularly in areas like headlight glare and flickering household lights
Further information, in German:
www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/diagnose/kurzsichtigkeit-bei-kindern-draussen-spielen-ist-gut-fuers-auge
www.sehen.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/kind-und-sehen/deutlich-zunehmende-kurzsichtigkeit-bei-kindern
Up to this point, the topic has been visible light. Since light also has invisible effects, such as reactions observable on our skin, this topic raises a greater health question.
And then, there is question of the effects of LEDs on our vital life forces. Several studies are now available on this topic. See Research.