LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) have warned in a 400 page report that high intensity LED light bulbs can cause retinal cell damage, it mainly affects street/vehicle lights and bulbs of high intensity rather than household bulbs/devices but apparently the latter can affect sleep.
There is a recommendation for household bulbs though:
So thanks to the green movement and government do-gooders we now have more pollution on our roads from diesel cars and people walking around half blind. Talk about creating a better future.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) have warned in a 400 page report that high intensity LED light bulbs can cause retinal cell damage, it mainly affects street/vehicle lights and bulbs of high intensity rather than household bulbs/devices but apparently the latter can affect sleep.
There is a recommendation for household bulbs though:
For domestic lighting, ANSES recommended buying "warm white" LED lighting, limiting exposure to LED sources with a high concentration of blue light, and avoiding LED screens before bedtime.
So thanks to the green movement and government do-gooders we now have more pollution on our roads from diesel cars and people walking around half blind. Talk about creating a better future.