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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734149/ (earlier work, other interesting data)

Reducing Short-Wavelength Blue Light in Dry Eye Patients with Unstable Tear Film Improves Performance on Tests of Visual Acuity Published: April 5, 2016https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152936

70 posted on 07/22/2019 6:52:18 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the disco)
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Interesting article - thanks for the reference. However, from the article:
"Okuno et al. [119] evaluated the blue-light hazards from many different light sources and reported that the exposure (even for less than a minute) to blue light from the sun, arc-welding lamps, and the arc of discharge lamps is hazardous to the retina, whereas the exposure to blue light from fluorescent lamps or LEDs does not pose a significant hazard.

Emphasis mine. ...

Finally, ultraviolet (UV) light is a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration. "

UV can do significant damage to your eye as anyone who has looked too long at a welder at work can tell you. Again interesting stuff, but as was stated in the article it was mostly done with nocturnal rodents (rats and mice).
83 posted on 07/22/2019 7:25:11 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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