Eye Health Question of the Day: Do you wear Blue Blight Blocking Glasses? After hearing the science presented, do you think blue light damages the retina?
Dr. Allen, If you aren't doing any live professional, Continuing Medical Education (CME) presentations for medical providers, you definitely need to consider doing so. You're an excellent, knowledgable physician speaker!
@@DoctorEyeHealth I did the same on my phone about a year old. I also have an Android Tablet (new) which has a filter in the OS. Windows 10 has a night light filter too. I am using that too.
Wow this was very informative... Whats cool is that alot of phones come with a Blue Light Filter you can turn on which I tend to use at night if I watching a movie or show before bed.. OMG it makes such a difference in me being able to fall asleep vs it being off..
I have blurry vision. My eyes are corrected to 20/20….had all the tests for glaucoma, macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosis. Retinal scans are negative. I had cataract surgery in 04 but docs see no problem with the lenses. I have primary fibromyalgia. Found some articles correlating blurry vision with fm but they don’t know why. I use my iPhone more than the desk top. I take a lot of vitamins including antioxidants. All distances…close up, midrange, long ,depth and peripheral vision are affected. I’m 84. Any ideas?
When I heard blue blockers were available, I went to the optician and had a couple pair of plain lenses custom made, with AR, UV 400 protection and blue light blockers. Then I heard that computer glasses should have a small magnification. I asked my opthamologist he said Okay So, I requested two additional pair made like readers with 1.50x They told me that I need a Rx if I wanted readers made. So, I asked the optometrist and he gave me an Rx and I had two more pairs made with the same specifications for computer use. Then I heard you say the magnification should be slightly off to decrease eye fatigue. I'm too exhausted dealing with the bureaucracy. These will have to do for now! Thanks, for your informative and up to date, videos!
Honestly, your computer magnification with all the protection should continue to work great for you. I just know of some computer glasses using decentered optics to reduce eyestrain via induced prism. Some people seem to like it, including myself.
What a good lectures about blue light Doc. Also about sun rays exposure. Indeed, it is debatable whether blue light alone could damage your eyes or sun rays exposure alone could, it is also debatable. But unfortunately speaking from experience, if both are combine, eyesight will really be affected and defected. That's why moderation is important. Thanks.
I bought an BenQ GW2480 Monitor (24") 1080p. It's an IPS Display which means no eye fatigue for finding the sweet spot on Screen sharpness (almost all angles have a sharp Picture) which is one of the most important improvements over traditional LCD Displays. As well this BenQ Monitor is aproved of TUV Rheinland for flicker free and Low blue light. As well it Auto adjusts brightness (has an light sensor). Becauso of These Features I bought this Monitor, besides it was inexpensive and of an somewhat known brand. I already appreciate now within the first week of the low blue light and flicker free as well as brightness adjustment Features since it drastically improved the eye protection besides the benefits of the IPS Panel. Low blue light is set to minus 50% and brightness is drastically reduced as well in order to not force the eyes. I even take off glasses which I would have never done before.There is an Asus Monitor having These Features as well while other Mayor brands dont have These benefits.It has different Standard modes as well but those have to me an blinding sense effect since they are to bright while (probably) not filtering out the blue light - normal, gaming, movie, etc mode.As well there is an red light filter and an green light filter but those seem to be for Special needed people (it distorts normal colours when turned on). Blue light filter seems not to distort normal Colors.Buy a proper Monitor instead of wearing coloured glasses.Till now the Monitor is Holding up very well and it was well worth the Investment.
That is great! Thanks for sharing that info. I have two monitors and they are different brands. The HP screen I have has a blue light function that I enjoy but the other screen I have a blue light screen protector on, which is nice.
I know this video is over four years old, but hopefully you'll see it and possibly answer my question. I'm interested in buying a red light panel. I've noticed a lot them are including blue lights in the panels, claiming there's health benefits in using blue lights as well. I'm so confused as to what information to trust to trust at this point. Your imput would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
I don't have blue light blocking glasses, but I put an app. With a blue light yellowish filter on my phone timed to go on around dusk. Annoying at first, but you get used to it.
Great that you trained at a VA hospital, which is where I'm receiving lots of eye treatment here in San Francisco. It seems a typical trait with many videos is really rapid speech; my only criticism of your wonderful videos.
I agree with speech that is to fast. I know young speak way faster. That's OK if just watching TV or movie or talking to friends. But when learning something new or trying to or memorizing something new a slower speech is much better.
Some lenses such as Transitions or photogrey lenses block UV and block about 20% blue light. I am not sure what wavelengths though. I should look into that. Regular UV protection may have some small percent but I am unsure. May depend on the brand and lens.
I have been aware of blue light for a while now and have the blue light filter on constantly but I keep on questioning if red or green light can potentially damage the eye as well
Dear doctor, I have developed astigmatism right from heavy phone usage( I strongly believe). But I don't have any spherical dioptres.....only cylindrical! How on Earth can I get astigmatism from blue light???
re Circadian Rhythms: one of the things you were routine hear from sleep specialists (especially for people with circardian disorders) is to make sure you get exposed to bright light immediately upon awakening (if I recall correctly that specific 480nm wavelength is critical). So, I guess my question in light of this is: do we want to be blocking blue light during the first few hours of the day, and could it possibly weaken a persons circadian rhythm.
@@DoctorEyeHealth so check this out doc. Here is a spectro of a popular light therapy device. fluxometer.com/rainbow/#!id=Light%20Therapy/Carex%20Daylight%2012%20inches They actually have calculated blue light hazard data too. Although it appears to be in Joules per cm2, and not meters squared. I need to read that paper you mentioned in the British Eye Journal and see if I can make sense of some of the data on this website. There other cool thing about Fluxometer is that they have spectro'd all kinds of stuff. Phones, tablets, various blue blocking filter materials, home lighting products, you name it. It's takes a little bit to figure out how to use the website, but definitely something to geek out on. Cheers!
My latest prescription glasses has blue light blocking (Essilor Crizal Prevencia) that my optician added at no cost. As you said, it has a light yellow tint which is sometimes annoying. I found no real difference on overall comfort so I am not sure I will ask that for the next ones. The most debatable link is with eye strain. As you said, the most common factor is forced eye convergence. I was subject to eye strain when with prescription no longer matched the evolution of my sight (that happened a lot in recent years for me) so it had nothing to do with blue light. I remain skeptical that it is a big risk to be considered. UV light, for sure, it is ionizing radiation. Blue light, not so much.
First and foremost Joseph I'd like to say thanks for the wealth of information provided within this hr of information and taking your personal time to provide this information. ($0 Co pay here people 😉) People this is more than worth an HR of your time so please watch this in it's entirety for the best benefit and be patient as you never know how this may impact your eye health or a loved one. I appreciate all of the scientific information as well as the citation of information for doing additional studying myself personally as I do have a heavy biology background but currently I am in the corporate I.T world and I spend beyond 9 hrs per day in front of high resolution displays with high Nits of brightness more often than not. I am near-sighted (myopia) currently my contact lens setup is B&L Bio true for my daily disposable which work very well because naturally given my career I blink less and always have a screen of sorts nearby(sad I know) and I also have crazy light sensitivity which doesn't help(transitions contacts on order as well by the way) I have found the use of darker yellow lenses with a bit of plus power i.e Gunnar glasses and I even have a pair of z87 rated safety glasses with yellow lenses that also have a bit of plus power make a huge difference for me personally. Eye strain is no joke and if anyone is in a similar field especially doing very focussed work any coding, terminal work etc... Check out Joseph's videos on both the eye massages as well as doing hot and cold compresses it will really help if you devote the time to it and take care of your eyes, oddly enough naturally I've always done similar massages and again it works. Something not mentioned that I know some people cannot tolerate it but again these are MY personal experiences, however beta carotene although many limited studies say otherwise works well for me ....🥕may sound like nonsense but I can definitely a difference when increasing my beta carotene intake. I am exploring lutein and other eye vitamins as well too and looking forward to any videos of the various ones out here you've experienced personally Joseph as well as I've been seeing more drops on the market too both preserved and non preserved that I hope you'd review to get your take on. Also another helpful tool for those of you which is all of you using any digital device....as someone who is in the I.t field many are unaware that their Samsung, apple, htc, etc... All the major brand of smart phone as well as computer manufacturers HAVE OPTIONS EVEN BUILT INTO THE SOFTWARE as far as built in blue light filters ...apple's IOS operating system has a built in blue light filters called "night shift" it is also built into the software of Apple's MAC OS software PLEASE USE THEM it will cancel majority of the blue light emitted from the device and is very significant and is clutch when you don't or can't remember to throw on your Blue 🔵 blockers 👓 If you'd like some product review suggestions Joseph or some solid information from the I t world on how this exact thing is addressed just let me know let me know I have a few in mind. Great work and keep the videos coming we all have two eyes that we need to take care of for life! Now it's time to go study in the name of Eye Health🤤 #healthiswealth
I'm using blue-blocking glasses with computer and get significant relief on eye-stress. Otherwise I guess that artificial blue light from screens & computers not depending of its strength is more harmful than natural sunlight how strong it might be.
to answer you question: I do not wear blue glasses. I bought the yellow lenses in the local drug store for night driving after a cataract surgery. But do not really use them much.Q: are they (the yellow lens glasses $24. at cvs) good for protecting my eyes from 'screen' blue light?
Dear eye doc, a request for a future video; Could you please do a video on Corneal Arcus? In my own case I am 35 but I have had it since mid-late 20s at least. It is quite severe, and aside from it making me look like I am 90years old it looks like it would interfere with vision if it got any worse. I recently had blood lipid evaluation and it is apparently excellent, way above baseline ideals. So why do I have it and no one else in my family? Is there anything in my diet that could be causing it, are there any ways to reduce it, and is it something to get worried about in terms of either eye or full body health? thanks in advance
Blue is also the color which the eye has the most problems focusing. Possibly because the only blue things in our evolution were the sky, so there was no evolutionary advantage to treating it specially. I use a sepia background in Kindle and blue light "blockers" on the electronics. The new phones & tablets all offer that.
Great video thank you and I'm new subscriber lately i experience lot of eye problems during to staring to laptop for really long period of time i try to inform my self about this topic
Mia Gordon blue causes dry eye so, the pressure is from your eyes being dry and strained if you’re one the phone so much. I know because I did it for months on end and now my eyes are dry and become sore sometimes
I don't know why people are making devices that have blue light some systems have a yellow light feature and I'm like why not make the thing only have yellow light
Dr. Ellen, I had a tragedy related with blue light. In August, 2019, I got 9 times blue light facial acne treatment in Seattle Sun Tan Light Spa, eight of nine times their working staff forgot to give me eye goggle . After that my left eye suddenly lost most of vision, barely could see anything and right eye vision dropped sharply. Medical report says "Age related (WE DON'T HAVE THIS PATIENT PRIOR MED DOCUMENT, CAN'T STATE IT IS CAUSED BY BLUE LIGHT, EVEN THERE ARE SUCH POSSIBILITY) combined form cataract, bilateral Meibomian gland dysfunction left eye, upper and lower eyelids Meibomian gland dysfunction right eye, upper and lower eyelids Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, bilateral Macular pucker, left' In Jan, 2020, processed cataract surgery for both eyes, now vision is worse day by day, new report says, "Secondary cataract obscuring vision, left Secondary cataract obscuring vision, right.Cystoid macular edema, bilateral" . now i can't work, read, drive, cooking, etc., my both eyes are painful every minute and every second, just like eyeball were dig out and hollows left there and pain are trapped there. Maybe this is a good example to illustrate how blue light damage your eyes.
I just found out your amazing channel and have a burning question. I was demonstrated a 1 Watt 445 nm blue laser. I was shown how it burns a few things; and I watched the dot of the laser in bright daylight from about one meter distance about three sessions 15 seconds each. I quickly realized that something is wrong; and discontinued any further observation. I am now severely concerned that this exposure might have damaged my cornea or retina even. Is this a meaningful concern?
Eye glass? You mean your current glasses? You would need a spectrometer of some kind, which are usually very expensive. there are cheap kinda gimmicky tester strips but I am unsure how accurate they are.
Thanks so much Doc.Allen....🙏 I always watching your videos....ived learned a lot from you Doc....🙏 Im a Nearsighted and Farsighthed one....my eyeglass is always a Eyeglass Progressive one..... Without my eyeglass i cannot read very well, the one is written or i cannot see very well, the video, . That ived watched here in my phone, or in my Tv.....😔 Im one of your Subcriber Doc....🙋♀️ God bless Doc Allen.....Keep safe... Stay safe Doc Allen......🙋♀️🙏 Watching here in Milan,Italy 🙋♀️🇮🇹
Yellow light exists, yes, but we have no receptors for it. Our brains extrapolate yellow from the ratio of blue:green in what we do see. Which means "yellow" is subjective, we may all see it a little differently.
I have blue light glasses but the coating looks blue. Does this type protect against the right wavelength? Also does this type of AR coating also reduce glare or is it that each type of AR coating serve only one purpose?
I'm curious about your opinion on one particular aspect of blue light. From what I understand, the varying refractive indices across the visible spectrum results in a fair amount of longitudinal chromatic aberration within the eye. Do you think that because blue light is myopically defocused (if focusing on almost any other color), it can contribute to eye strain? I imagine that this would only really occur when staring at a computer screen when the eye is trying to focus on different colors up close, and is being bombarded with some amount of blue light constantly in the edges of text or images. Or, is this not really an issue regarding eye strain? Thoughts?
I think its a good theory and perhaps possible. I am not sure if there is any proof of it but I think its a good theory. If I am not mistaken...(its getting late for me) Assuming the focal plane was equal without accommodative flux...then the blue light rays would focus slightly behind the retina...almost driving a need to overfocus.
What do you think about the extremely bright blue LED headlights many new cars use, even in daylight! I find them absolutely blinding (and i have heard at least one opthamologist say they are destructive to the macula, and can lead to macular degeneration in the eyes of the beholders.
Can you do a video on pigment on the sclera of the eye? I have a brown yellowish spot on the white of my left eye near my iris and it developed when I was younger. It’s always bothered me and my eye doctor said its normal since it’s just extra melanin and posses no risk, but I heard that you can get it removed for cosmetic reasons? Do you think that’s a harmless idea or risky?
this is also one of my eye concern. I visited my dr. he said I don't have jaundice it seems normal and too much exposures on sunlight when I was a child 😢😢😢
The blue light can be less harmful to human eye maybe becouse its dispersed and kinda polarized.. its not direct light. Maybe thats why. Maybe becouse we rarely staring into the sky for 6hours a day... better protect than regret....
I can chime in on this one all of your iPads and Android devices of current will have built in blue light filters within the respective app be it the I books app on Apple devices or Google books or the Kindle app on all platforms these ALL have built in blue light filters and different color tones that are much softer and easier on the eyes.
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Hi Dr. Thank you very much for the informative video. I do have a question regarding blue light: Back at home i have LED bulbs in my room that i have set blue & purple when ever i am in my room playing video games or working. For me i thought it was a cool display for my room but now that i watched this video I am scared lol. Is it dangerous to be surrounded in these types of lights? I have them on for about 2-4 hours and i had them for a year now. I recently got Keratoconus and my eyes became very sensitive to bright lights. I do have eyeglasses that hav the "protective" film for electronic devices. Any advice?
Very interesting Sire. Today it is not often to see these “Gods in White“ are exposing themselfs on the internet adressing real health themes but medics are mostly sales agents for pharmaceutical companies (thats a real problem in Canada). I wonder how much damage these tablets are causing to the eye although they improved a lot regards IPS screens but I have found smaller low resolution non IPS screens like on older netbooks 10 to 13“ screens are the worst possible for eye fatigue. For me at least. An 7 to 8“ IPS tablet does not nearly as much give me fatigue as older lcd screens used to do. I consider the IPS technology as the single mayor improvement on eye protection since it aliviates the stare to the screen trying to find constantly the sweet spot. Considered on an tablet I normally just look at the screen 60% of the time only since I use it for listening mayorly like in this video the info comes from listening and not staring constantly at the doctor who speaks. What about the old CRT monitors? They shoot electrons onto the heavy glass and are constantly magnetized. Not to speak of the flickering of very early models. On most old CRT monitors I had an screen protector in front of it. They must have damaged the eyes incredible much. Can you elaborate on that as well? I wouldnt be surprised if I lost my eye strengt on these CRT monitors and on smallish lcd displays low resolution. I use glasses only for driving long distance and on front of the PC, not in daily life. I read glasses are needed because the muscles in the eye fatigue and so focusing and adjusting isnot working anymore which then glasses have to offset. Making eye muscle exercise they say help like looking in all directons of the circle up down sideways of an imaginary clock but how to strenghten far and near muscles? Big screens are IMHO alleviating the eye fatigue considerably.
I don’t use blue light glasses but my eyes hurt when I look around and it hurts so bad and I’m always looking at my phone and yes I have a lot tension in the middle of my eyes and I’m not blinking as often we’re should I go to get help I been watching your videos tryna see what can I do blue light effect my eyes and one time I was playing basketball I couldn’t even look at the sun it hurted so bad
I was going to ask my eye doc about this when i went in. I don't have time to watch the entire right now. Is it possible for blue light to be one cause of eye floaters? I want to blame something for them, besides Obama. I might ask the doc about eye wear for computers, since computer industry is my career. I also remember when i was a kid that everyone was told to stay away from CRT TVs. And i repaired some computer devices when I was younger for fun, and some CRTs said caution, emit xray
Floaters can indicate a problem but normally they come from aging. They can sometimes be removed with a laser (non-intrusively) or by a vitreous fluid removal and replacement. (Intrusive but should be painless and low risk.) You can only find out by seeing a GOOD eye professional, often a retinologist or other specialist. Generally, they are just a nuisance and can be treated.
Eye Health Question of the Day: Do you wear Blue Blight Blocking Glasses? After hearing the science presented, do you think blue light damages the retina?
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Why you have so much attitude that you do not reply to my comments
Tech 22 who are you to expect a reply lol
@@paulsheridan7408 I am a subscriber of that channel. Who the hell are you to interfere in my matter ? Mind your own business.
Thank you for the amazing video. Perhaps could you do have any information about "white" and "yellow" lights for eye health?
HAHAHA Just noticed the camera lines were still on....sorry about that. Well...lesson learned. 😁🤣
When the content and information is this good NO ONE SHOULD CARE! Lol 😂 no need for a do over or anything this is great as is don't sweat it lol
I thought it was a feature. 😁
@@saxplaya07 thank you so much!
@@Chillman666 haha right! let just pretend its just a big hashtag
i thought it was blue light damage
I use blue light-blocking clip-ons all day at work. I work in IT, and using them have made a big difference in eye fatigue and headaches.
Dr. Allen, If you aren't doing any live professional, Continuing Medical Education (CME) presentations for medical providers, you definitely need to consider doing so. You're an excellent, knowledgable physician speaker!
I installed blue light filter app on my Android phone after watching this. Thanks!
Good idea!
@@DoctorEyeHealth I did the same on my phone about a year old. I also have an Android Tablet (new) which has a filter in the OS. Windows 10 has a night light filter too. I am using that too.
Wow this was very informative... Whats cool is that alot of phones come with a Blue Light Filter you can turn on which I tend to use at night if I watching a movie or show before bed.. OMG it makes such a difference in me being able to fall asleep vs it being off..
thank you, I have now added a blue light filter on my computer and my phone
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I have blurry vision. My eyes are corrected to 20/20….had all the tests for glaucoma, macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosis. Retinal scans are negative. I had cataract surgery in 04 but docs see no problem with the lenses. I have primary fibromyalgia. Found some articles correlating blurry
vision with fm but they don’t know why.
I use my iPhone more than the desk top.
I take a lot of vitamins including antioxidants. All distances…close up, midrange, long ,depth and peripheral vision are affected. I’m 84.
Any ideas?
When I heard blue blockers were available, I went to the optician and had a couple pair of plain lenses custom made, with AR, UV 400 protection and blue light blockers. Then I heard that computer glasses should have a small magnification. I asked my opthamologist he said Okay So, I requested two additional pair made like readers with 1.50x They told me that I need a Rx if I wanted readers made. So, I asked the optometrist and he gave me an Rx and I had two more pairs made with the same specifications for computer use. Then I heard you say the magnification should be slightly off to decrease eye fatigue. I'm too exhausted dealing with the bureaucracy. These will have to do for now! Thanks, for your informative and up to date, videos!
Honestly, your computer magnification with all the protection should continue to work great for you. I just know of some computer glasses using decentered optics to reduce eyestrain via induced prism. Some people seem to like it, including myself.
What a good lectures about blue light Doc. Also about sun rays exposure. Indeed, it is debatable whether blue light alone could damage your eyes or sun rays exposure alone could, it is also debatable. But unfortunately speaking from experience, if both are combine, eyesight will really be affected and defected. That's why moderation is important. Thanks.
Unfortunately we don't have a doctor like you
I didnt know what is blue light now i understand thank you
I bought an BenQ GW2480 Monitor (24") 1080p. It's an IPS Display which means no eye fatigue for finding the sweet spot on Screen sharpness (almost all angles have a sharp Picture) which is one of the most important improvements over traditional LCD Displays. As well this BenQ Monitor is aproved of TUV Rheinland for flicker free and Low blue light. As well it Auto adjusts brightness (has an light sensor). Becauso of These Features I bought this Monitor, besides it was inexpensive and of an somewhat known brand. I already appreciate now within the first week of the low blue light and flicker free as well as brightness adjustment Features since it drastically improved the eye protection besides the benefits of the IPS Panel. Low blue light is set to minus 50% and brightness is drastically reduced as well in order to not force the eyes. I even take off glasses which I would have never done before.There is an Asus Monitor having These Features as well while other Mayor brands dont have These benefits.It has different Standard modes as well but those have to me an blinding sense effect since they are to bright while (probably) not filtering out the blue light - normal, gaming, movie, etc mode.As well there is an red light filter and an green light filter but those seem to be for Special needed people (it distorts normal colours when turned on). Blue light filter seems not to distort normal Colors.Buy a proper Monitor instead of wearing coloured glasses.Till now the Monitor is Holding up very well and it was well worth the Investment.
That is great! Thanks for sharing that info. I have two monitors and they are different brands. The HP screen I have has a blue light function that I enjoy but the other screen I have a blue light screen protector on, which is nice.
I know this video is over four years old, but hopefully you'll see it and possibly answer my question. I'm interested in buying a red light panel. I've noticed a lot them are including blue lights in the panels, claiming there's health benefits in using blue lights as well. I'm so confused as to what information to trust to trust at this point. Your imput would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
I don't have blue light blocking glasses, but I put an app. With a blue light yellowish filter on my phone timed to go on around dusk. Annoying at first, but you get used to it.
At very least, its good for sleep.
Great that you trained at a VA hospital, which is where I'm receiving lots of eye treatment here in San Francisco. It seems a typical trait with many videos is really rapid speech; my only criticism of your wonderful videos.
I agree with speech that is to fast. I know young speak way faster. That's OK if just watching TV or movie or talking to friends. But when learning something new or trying to or memorizing something new a slower speech is much better.
I am a nurse so 12+ hours in front of computer screen I wish work used blue light protection
I have UV protection layer for my glasses for myopia. Is this enough to protect my eyes against digital devices?
Excellent 1 hour video by the way. 😁
Some lenses such as Transitions or photogrey lenses block UV and block about 20% blue light. I am not sure what wavelengths though. I should look into that. Regular UV protection may have some small percent but I am unsure. May depend on the brand and lens.
You have the most beautiful blue eyes that I’ve ever seen. I think you chose the correct profession based on that alone. 😂
😃 Thank you!
Excellent and very informative! Helps cut through all the misinformation floating around
I have been aware of blue light for a while now and have the blue light filter on constantly but I keep on questioning if red or green light can potentially damage the eye as well
Dear doctor, I have developed astigmatism right from heavy phone usage( I strongly believe). But I don't have any spherical dioptres.....only cylindrical! How on Earth can I get astigmatism from blue light???
I do not know. There are probably other explanations of why it developed.
Do Whole plant based diets help deter eye disease?
Plant based diets are good for the whole body. And in general, vegetables are great for the eyes.
Oh wow now my vision is adjusting to the filter 😳😳
Nicely done. I’m in the process of creating an eye eduction website. Let me know if I could link to video.
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re Circadian Rhythms: one of the things you were routine hear from sleep specialists (especially for people with circardian disorders) is to make sure you get exposed to bright light immediately upon awakening (if I recall correctly that specific 480nm wavelength is critical). So, I guess my question in light of this is: do we want to be blocking blue light during the first few hours of the day, and could it possibly weaken a persons circadian rhythm.
That is a super good question. From what I have read. Blue light...best from sunlight. In the early mornings IS beneficial.
@@DoctorEyeHealth so check this out doc. Here is a spectro of a popular light therapy device.
fluxometer.com/rainbow/#!id=Light%20Therapy/Carex%20Daylight%2012%20inches
They actually have calculated blue light hazard data too. Although it appears to be in Joules per cm2, and not meters squared.
I need to read that paper you mentioned in the British Eye Journal and see if I can make sense of some of the data on this website.
There other cool thing about Fluxometer is that they have spectro'd all kinds of stuff. Phones, tablets, various blue blocking filter materials, home lighting products, you name it.
It's takes a little bit to figure out how to use the website, but definitely something to geek out on.
Cheers!
Also may I ask if you know if wearing glasses in front of digital screens increase/magnifies the harmful blue light?
Uvex skyper is the best glasses for blue blocking
Do TV's call under the category of concerns please? Excellent vid.. I love science.. :)
My latest prescription glasses has blue light blocking (Essilor Crizal Prevencia) that my optician added at no cost. As you said, it has a light yellow tint which is sometimes annoying. I found no real difference on overall comfort so I am not sure I will ask that for the next ones.
The most debatable link is with eye strain. As you said, the most common factor is forced eye convergence. I was subject to eye strain when with prescription no longer matched the evolution of my sight (that happened a lot in recent years for me) so it had nothing to do with blue light.
I remain skeptical that it is a big risk to be considered. UV light, for sure, it is ionizing radiation. Blue light, not so much.
First and foremost Joseph I'd like to say thanks for the wealth of information provided within this hr of information and taking your personal time to provide this information. ($0 Co pay here people 😉)
People this is more than worth an HR of your time so please watch this in it's entirety for the best benefit and be patient as you never know how this may impact your eye health or a loved one.
I appreciate all of the scientific information as well as the citation of information for doing additional studying myself personally as I do have a heavy biology background but currently I am in the corporate I.T world and I spend beyond 9 hrs per day in front of high resolution displays with high Nits of brightness more often than not.
I am near-sighted (myopia) currently my contact lens setup is B&L Bio true for my daily disposable which work very well because naturally given my career I blink less and always have a screen of sorts nearby(sad I know) and I also have crazy light sensitivity which doesn't help(transitions contacts on order as well by the way)
I have found the use of darker yellow lenses with a bit of plus power i.e Gunnar glasses and I even have a pair of z87 rated safety glasses with yellow lenses that also have a bit of plus power make a huge difference for me personally.
Eye strain is no joke and if anyone is in a similar field especially doing very focussed work any coding, terminal work etc... Check out Joseph's videos on both the eye massages as well as doing hot and cold compresses it will really help if you devote the time to it and take care of your eyes, oddly enough naturally I've always done similar massages and again it works.
Something not mentioned that I know some people cannot tolerate it but again these are MY personal experiences, however beta carotene although many limited studies say otherwise works well for me ....🥕may sound like nonsense but I can definitely a difference when increasing my beta carotene intake. I am exploring lutein and other eye vitamins as well too and looking forward to any videos of the various ones out here you've experienced personally Joseph as well as I've been seeing more drops on the market too both preserved and non preserved that I hope you'd review to get your take on.
Also another helpful tool for those of you which is all of you using any digital device....as someone who is in the I.t field many are unaware that their Samsung, apple, htc, etc... All the major brand of smart phone as well as computer manufacturers HAVE OPTIONS EVEN BUILT INTO THE SOFTWARE as far as built in blue light filters ...apple's IOS operating system has a built in blue light filters called "night shift" it is also built into the software of Apple's MAC OS software PLEASE USE THEM it will cancel majority of the blue light emitted from the device and is very significant and is clutch when you don't or can't remember to throw on your Blue 🔵 blockers 👓
If you'd like some product review suggestions Joseph or some solid information from the I t world on how this exact thing is addressed just let me know let me know I have a few in mind.
Great work and keep the videos coming we all have two eyes that we need to take care of for life!
Now it's time to go study in the name of Eye Health🤤 #healthiswealth
Thank you so much for watching and the amazing support. Thank you for such a great comment and extra info. I too love my gunnar glasses. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
amazing channel!
Glad you enjoy it!
I'm using blue-blocking glasses with computer and get significant relief on eye-stress.
Otherwise I guess that artificial blue light from screens & computers not depending of its strength is more harmful than natural sunlight how strong it might be.
Thank you Doc. Spent $0.00 to learning from how I can save my eyes from blue light. 👌
to answer you question: I do not wear blue glasses. I bought the yellow lenses in the local drug store for night driving after a cataract surgery. But do not really use them much.Q: are they (the yellow lens glasses $24. at cvs) good for protecting my eyes from 'screen' blue light?
Quick question, if you have a lot of blue light, are there natural ways make your eyes better like sleeping or eating well?
Dear eye doc, a request for a future video;
Could you please do a video on Corneal Arcus?
In my own case I am 35 but I have had it since mid-late 20s at least. It is quite severe, and aside from it making me look like I am 90years old it looks like it would interfere with vision if it got any worse. I recently had blood lipid evaluation and it is apparently excellent, way above baseline ideals. So why do I have it and no one else in my family? Is there anything in my diet that could be causing it, are there any ways to reduce it, and is it something to get worried about in terms of either eye or full body health?
thanks in advance
Super informative! Thank you
I love your videos! Thank you! They are so helpful!
Blue is also the color which the eye has the most problems focusing. Possibly because the only blue things in our evolution were the sky, so there was no evolutionary advantage to treating it specially.
I use a sepia background in Kindle and blue light "blockers" on the electronics. The new phones & tablets all offer that.
Can an eye glasses with blue light blocking cause a person to experience a halo effect while driving at night?
Yes, BluTech lenses.
Great video thank you and I'm new subscriber lately i experience lot of eye problems during to staring to laptop for really long period of time i try to inform my self about this topic
It is quite informative. Thank you for your time.
Happy to help! Thanks for watching. 💯
Doctor I just learned something from you, the structure in the retina naturally protect damage.
I just love your channel!
Thank you!!!
Is there a relationship between blue light and ocular pressure and/or glaucoma???
Nothing that i have ever seen. I dont think there would be a correlation either.
Mia Gordon blue causes dry eye so, the pressure is from your eyes being dry and strained if you’re one the phone so much. I know because I did it for months on end and now my eyes are dry and become sore sometimes
I don't know why people are making devices that have blue light some systems have a yellow light feature and I'm like why not make the thing only have yellow light
Never really had issues.
I use bluelight filter on my mobile phone you can customize the filter color also
Do blue light filters on smart phones really work by protecting the eyes?
Are Phiilips Hue changing color lights harmful? I commonly used blue for a comfortable room color, with indirect light from the bulbs.
Wealth of information dr. Thank you! New sub.
I have all my devices with yellow tint on timers.I never use blue light.I wear tinted clip ons at night with yellow tint on my devices.
Dr. Ellen, I had a tragedy related with blue light. In August, 2019, I got 9 times blue light facial acne treatment in Seattle Sun Tan Light Spa, eight of nine times their working staff forgot to give me eye goggle . After that my left eye suddenly lost most of vision, barely could see anything and right eye vision dropped sharply. Medical report says "Age related (WE DON'T HAVE THIS PATIENT PRIOR MED DOCUMENT, CAN'T STATE IT IS CAUSED BY BLUE LIGHT, EVEN THERE ARE SUCH POSSIBILITY) combined form cataract, bilateral
Meibomian gland dysfunction left eye, upper and lower eyelids
Meibomian gland dysfunction right eye, upper and lower eyelids
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, bilateral
Macular pucker, left'
In Jan, 2020, processed cataract surgery for both eyes, now vision is worse day by day, new report says, "Secondary cataract obscuring vision, left
Secondary cataract obscuring vision, right.Cystoid macular edema, bilateral" .
now i can't work, read, drive, cooking, etc., my both eyes are painful every minute and every second, just like eyeball were dig out and hollows left there and pain are trapped there.
Maybe this is a good example to illustrate how blue light damage your eyes.
I just found out your amazing channel and have a burning question. I was demonstrated a 1 Watt 445 nm blue laser. I was shown how it burns a few things; and I watched the dot of the laser in bright daylight from about one meter distance about three sessions 15 seconds each. I quickly realized that something is wrong; and discontinued any further observation. I am now severely concerned that this exposure might have damaged my cornea or retina even. Is this a meaningful concern?
Wish to meet you one day Doc,Am a practicing Optician 🤝..
How can we find out that the eye glass is effective in blocking blue light.
Eye glass? You mean your current glasses? You would need a spectrometer of some kind, which are usually very expensive. there are cheap kinda gimmicky tester strips but I am unsure how accurate they are.
Thanks so much Doc.Allen....🙏
I always watching your videos....ived learned a lot from you Doc....🙏
Im a Nearsighted and Farsighthed one....my eyeglass is always a
Eyeglass Progressive one.....
Without my eyeglass i cannot read very well, the one is written or i cannot see very well, the video, .
That ived watched here in my phone, or in my Tv.....😔
Im one of your Subcriber Doc....🙋♀️
God bless Doc Allen.....Keep safe...
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Watching here in Milan,Italy 🙋♀️🇮🇹
Yellow light exists, yes, but we have no receptors for it. Our brains extrapolate yellow from the ratio of blue:green in what we do see. Which means "yellow" is subjective, we may all see it a little differently.
What about the blue light that touches your eye during an eye exam
Hey doc I have autoimmune retinopathy. It's very rare I inherited it from my mother. Nobody has a clue what to do other than monitor my condition
I have blue light glasses but the coating looks blue. Does this type protect against the right wavelength? Also does this type of AR coating also reduce glare or is it that each type of AR coating serve only one purpose?
Thank you, Doctor
Glad you enjoyed it. This an intense livestream (sadly the bars make it hard to watch)
Will it is available it be placed on my regular glasses in were all the time. I've chronic red eyes tension for years.😢
I'm curious about your opinion on one particular aspect of blue light. From what I understand, the varying refractive indices across the visible spectrum results in a fair amount of longitudinal chromatic aberration within the eye. Do you think that because blue light is myopically defocused (if focusing on almost any other color), it can contribute to eye strain? I imagine that this would only really occur when staring at a computer screen when the eye is trying to focus on different colors up close, and is being bombarded with some amount of blue light constantly in the edges of text or images. Or, is this not really an issue regarding eye strain? Thoughts?
I think its a good theory and perhaps possible. I am not sure if there is any proof of it but I think its a good theory. If I am not mistaken...(its getting late for me) Assuming the focal plane was equal without accommodative flux...then the blue light rays would focus slightly behind the retina...almost driving a need to overfocus.
Bro I'm in Fargo and I'd love to set up appointment with you.
I have a blue colour night light bulb in my room and it will be on all night. Is that dangerous too?
What do you think about the extremely bright blue LED headlights many new cars use, even in daylight! I find them absolutely blinding (and i have heard at least one opthamologist say they are destructive to the macula, and can lead to macular degeneration in the eyes of the beholders.
Had no idea you were from MN!
I'll consider your clinic for my annual Rx. -Gary
Can you do a video on pigment on the sclera of the eye? I have a brown yellowish spot on the white of my left eye near my iris and it developed when I was younger. It’s always bothered me and my eye doctor said its normal since it’s just extra melanin and posses no risk, but I heard that you can get it removed for cosmetic reasons? Do you think that’s a harmless idea or risky?
this is also one of my eye concern. I visited my dr. he said I don't have jaundice it seems normal and too much exposures on sunlight when I was a child 😢😢😢
Could you do a review for the "EyeQue VisionCheck" product?
One eyes color light blue Near retina😖😔 plzzz dr..how can I remove..
I like this tell this doctor to come in Florida because they ruin my eye
Is 6700kcolor temperature led bulb bad for eyes. Cuz i study under it for hours at night
Great idea 💡 to be a great resource for understanding & GOOD INFORMATION. BLUE LIGHT DANGERS 😮 😮😮. CONCERNS. SHOW & TELL US MORE. OK?
my monitor has warm option, warm 1 and warm 2, the blue gamma is too low, is it efficient ? the blue light can be avoided changing the blue gamma?
Is a blue colored led light emitting only blue light?
Dr I get terrible light sensitivity even with anti reflective glasses is there anything I can do ?
High eye pressure mine 28 in both eyes take eye drops
The blue light can be less harmful to human eye maybe becouse its dispersed and kinda polarized.. its not direct light. Maybe thats why. Maybe becouse we rarely staring into the sky for 6hours a day... better protect than regret....
I’m on a computer all day due to work and online student but I wear glasses what should I do
Omg I'm done. I'm at 12 minutes. What is blue light? I don't know.
Haha. Thanks for watching the 12 minutes. Was it the line that bothered you?
@@DoctorEyeHealth your welcome bro.
Yes i use yellow glasses.
Which eReaders are best for that ..?
I am honestly not sure. I don't have an e-reader. For sure, check to see if your digital device has a blue light filter option.
I can chime in on this one all of your iPads and Android devices of current will have built in blue light filters within the respective app be it the I books app on Apple devices or Google books or the Kindle app on all platforms these ALL have built in blue light filters and different color tones that are much softer and easier on the eyes.
Yes, I own a cheap pair.
What's with the black grid lines on the picture today?
Im new to eye health at 21 lol . So being on phone and games is killing me?
I am scared from blue lights
Like the actual light the one that people put decorations with and globs
Those lines disturb the eyes.
How to remove eye lines from under my eyes ???!!!
Adequate sleep
Adequate water
Splashing cold water gently
And cleaning stomach thoroughly is a must intestines should be clean
No bakery products no animal eating
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Hi Dr. Thank you very much for the informative video. I do have a question regarding blue light:
Back at home i have LED bulbs in my room that i have set blue & purple when ever i am in my room playing video games or working. For me i thought it was a cool display for my room but now that i watched this video I am scared lol.
Is it dangerous to be surrounded in these types of lights? I have them on for about 2-4 hours and i had them for a year now. I recently got Keratoconus and my eyes became very sensitive to bright lights. I do have eyeglasses that hav the "protective" film for electronic devices.
Any advice?
How to get rid of upper blocked style
Have you seen my stye video?
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Very interesting Sire. Today it is not often to see these “Gods in White“ are exposing themselfs on the internet adressing real health themes but medics are mostly sales agents for pharmaceutical companies (thats a real problem in Canada).
I wonder how much damage these tablets are causing to the eye although they improved a lot regards IPS screens but I have found smaller low resolution non IPS screens like on older netbooks 10 to 13“ screens are the worst possible for eye fatigue. For me at least. An 7 to 8“ IPS tablet does not nearly as much give me fatigue as older lcd screens used to do. I consider the IPS technology as the single mayor improvement on eye protection since it aliviates the stare to the screen trying to find constantly the sweet spot. Considered on an tablet I normally just look at the screen 60% of the time only since I use it for listening mayorly like in this video the info comes from listening and not staring constantly at the doctor who speaks.
What about the old CRT monitors? They shoot electrons onto the heavy glass and are constantly magnetized. Not to speak of the flickering of very early models. On most old CRT monitors I had an screen protector in front of it. They must have damaged the eyes incredible much. Can you elaborate on that as well? I wouldnt be surprised if I lost my eye strengt on these CRT monitors and on smallish lcd displays low resolution. I use glasses only for driving long distance and on front of the PC, not in daily life.
I read glasses are needed because the muscles in the eye fatigue and so focusing and adjusting isnot working anymore which then glasses have to offset. Making eye muscle exercise they say help like looking in all directons of the circle up down sideways of an imaginary clock but how to strenghten far and near muscles? Big screens are IMHO alleviating the eye fatigue considerably.
I don’t use blue light glasses but my eyes hurt when I look around and it hurts so bad and I’m always looking at my phone and yes I have a lot tension in the middle of my eyes and I’m not blinking as often we’re should I go to get help I been watching your videos tryna see what can I do blue light effect my eyes and one time I was playing basketball I couldn’t even look at the sun it hurted so bad
I love this channel a lot!!!
I have a question for u dr. Jo
what causes glaucoma
I fail to understand why people don't just get to the point. Get.To.The.Point. Wow...
Thanks for the feedback. This was a livestream and was more or less an hour long lecture reviewing studies on blue light.
I was going to ask my eye doc about this when i went in. I don't have time to watch the entire right now. Is it possible for blue light to be one cause of eye floaters? I want to blame something for them, besides Obama. I might ask the doc about eye wear for computers, since computer industry is my career.
I also remember when i was a kid that everyone was told to stay away from CRT TVs. And i repaired some computer devices when I was younger for fun, and some CRTs said caution, emit xray
Floaters can indicate a problem but normally they come from aging. They can sometimes be removed with a laser (non-intrusively) or by a vitreous fluid removal and replacement. (Intrusive but should be painless and low risk.) You can only find out by seeing a GOOD eye professional, often a retinologist or other specialist. Generally, they are just a nuisance and can be treated.
My phone has a blue light filter is that good
You talk about the subject then the solutions. Your starting off with solutions when people don't even know what it is!
thanks for the tip!
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