Blue Light Hazard

“human eyesight two children and ball normal vision”                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration

“human eyesight two children and ball with age-related macular degeneration” -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration

Blue light can be really a great exposure to us now a days because of our fast changing technology bringing harmful lights easily be seen in our naked eye. Exposing your eyes in blue light rays can bring harmful to your health specially if you a macular problems(“macular - the center of the inner lining of the eye, know as the macular area of th retina”-wikipedia).. But research still on process about the blue light ray effect on our eyes… but it would be more advisable if we just stay out of it cause we don’t know how harmful does blue light hazard affects on our eyes specially those who have retinal problems… Because only our eyes is our ticket to enjoy our adventure in this world(^^,)

“Visible light of short wavelength (blue light) may cause a photochemical injury to the retina, called photorentinitis or blue-light hazard.” Okuno T. Saito H, Ojima Evaluation of blue-light hazards from various light sources. J. Dev Ophthalmol. 2002;35:104-12.

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