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ERIC Number: EJ609707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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The Effects of Blue Light on Ocular Health.
Kitchel, Elaine
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v94 n6 p399-403 Jun 2000
This review of the literature examines the effects of blue light (or near UV - ultraviolet), especially that given off by black-light tubes, often used with children with visual impairments. It finds a long-term danger of retinal and lens damage and offers six practical suggestions which emphasize using proper filters and limiting exposure to black light. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Light, Ophthalmology, Radiation, Vision, Visual Environment, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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