The Blue Light Conversation
In today's program, I discussed the latest information on blue light and its effects on our eyes and overall health. A research study showed that blue light exposure without protection can damage cornea cells, making it essential to shield our eyes, especially for high-risk populations. While blue light from the sun is healthy, the artificial blue light from digital devices can disrupt sleep cycles if exposed after 6 pm. Blue light can cause eye strain, fatigue, and reduced productivity, as well as impact our retina, leading to conditions like macular degeneration. It also affects sleep and cognitive processing. My recommendations include taking screen breaks every 20 minutes, hydrating your eyes with MSM drops, essential oils, and hydrosols, and staying hydrated with enough water. So let's explore more about blue light and your health. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com. If you have any questions, submit them to [email protected] or you can now text me! Text ‘Join’ to 1-844-932-1291 to sign-up and ask your questions! For even more from Dr. Sam, check out his new exclusive membership where you get access to my content and resources, new information, articles, videos, webinars: drsambernesmembership.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS light, eyes, blue, cornea, cells, corneas, podcast, studies, digital devices, exposure, today, screen, cognitive processing, affect, reduces, information, inflammation, talk, msm, itunes 00:06 Hey everybody, it's Dr. Sam, I'd like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. If you want to get in touch with me with questions, you can email me at [email protected]. And you can always text me your questions at 1-844-932-1291. I would like to let you know about my new membership program. This is going to offer members new information on how to improve their vision and wellness. So you will get access to articles, video, blogs, podcasts, and webinars. Also a live Q&A with me. And all of this information will empower you to make informed decisions about your vision, and your health. So to sign up to go to my website, drsambernesmembership.com. And you can see the details there. All right now on to the show. 01:38 Hey, everybody, welcome to the program today. So I want to revisit a subject that I've spoken a lot about, and that is the latest information on blue light. Is it a problem is it made up? You know, what's the latest research on how blue light not only affects our eyes, but our overall health. So looking at some of the archives of research that's being done on blue light, I saw an article that was published in the British Journal of ophthalmology, where blue light was studied, as it was being exposed to cornea cells. So as you probably know, the cornea is the front window of the eye. It's one of the first places we meet the world. And of course, light is a big part of this, whether it's sunlight, or in this case blue light, artificial blue light that's emitted from our digital devices, the cornea is one of the first places that's going to be affected by blue light. So in this particular study, researchers exposed the corneas to this blue light, the frequency used was 405 nanometers, which is right in the sweet spot of what is emitted from all our digital devices. So there was the three minute exposure to the cornea cells, and then the cells were in an incubation for 24 hours. At the same time, the blue light was exposed to corneal cells, but there was a blue blocker shield that was placed on top of the corneas. And so they could compare the difference between the blue light exposure between the two sets of cornea cell...