Blue Light
Top glaucoma stories of 2023: doxycycline, blue-light filtering IOLs
Therapies for treating glaucoma, including doxycycline and blue-light filtering IOLs, made top headlines this year in optometry news.
Blue-light filtering lenses may not help with short-term eye strain
Blue-light filtering spectacle lenses were not superior to non-filtering lenses in reducing visual fatigue associated with computer use, according to a review published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Blue-light filtering IOLs help prevent glaucoma after cataract surgery
Blue-light filtering IOLs exhibited an advantage in favorable glaucoma outcomes after cataract surgery over non-blue-light filtering lenses, according to a study published in the Journal of Glaucoma.
Handheld device reveals macular acuity, predicts postop vision when macula cannot be seen
Ophthalmologists can usually examine the cornea, lens and vitreous with the slit lamp to learn if there is sufficient clarity to allow good vision.
Blue light therapy effective alternative treatment for adults with Grover’s disease
Preferred by 50% of patients, blue light therapy decreased lesion count and improved itch without adverse events for the treatment of Grover’s disease in adults, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.
VIDEO: J&J introduces contact lens with blue light filter
SAN DIEGO — Johnson & Johnson Vision highlighted the launch of Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day at Academy 2022.
Ocushield: Blue Light Blocking Filters in the Eye Care Practice
In this episode, Dhruvin Patel, MCOptom, discusses the short- and long-term effects of blue light on our eyes, how the pandemic has exacerbated these effects and how his company, Ocushield, is looking to help protect eyes from blue light.
BLOG: What is blue light, and why should I care?
Blue light sits close to the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. These wavelengths are very short in length and carry a lot more energy in them.