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In [[ophthalmology]], '''high energy visible light''' ('''HEV light''') is high frequency light from 380 nm to 530 nm in the [[visible spectrum]].<ref>Dykas, Carol. ''[http://www.2020mag.com/ce_article.asp?page=ce/3127/lesson.htm How to Protect Patients from Harmful Sunlight.]'' www.2020mag.com. June, 2004.</ref> HEV light has been implicated as a cause of [[age-related macular degeneration]].<ref>Glazer-Hockstein C, Dunaief JL. "Could blue light-blocking lenses decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration?" ''Retina.'' 2006 Jan;26(1):1-4. PMID 16395131</ref><ref>Margrain TH, Boulton M, Marshall J, Sliney DH. "Do blue light filters confer protection against age-related macular degeneration?" ''Prog Retin Eye Res.'' 2004 Sep;23(5):523-31. PMID 15302349</ref> | In [[ophthalmology]], '''high energy visible light''' ('''HEV light''') is high frequency light from 380 nm to 530 nm in the [[visible spectrum]].<ref>Dykas, Carol. ''[http://www.2020mag.com/ce_article.asp?page=ce/3127/lesson.htm How to Protect Patients from Harmful Sunlight.]'' www.2020mag.com. June, 2004.</ref> HEV light has been implicated as a cause of [[age-related macular degeneration]].<ref>Glazer-Hockstein C, Dunaief JL. "Could blue light-blocking lenses decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration?" ''Retina.'' 2006 Jan;26(1):1-4. PMID 16395131</ref><ref>Margrain TH, Boulton M, Marshall J, Sliney DH. "Do blue light filters confer protection against age-related macular degeneration?" ''Prog Retin Eye Res.'' 2004 Sep;23(5):523-31. PMID 15302349</ref> | ||
Some [[sunglasses]] are now designed specifically to block HEV. | Some [[sunglasses]] are now designed specifically to block HEV. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
In ophthalmology, high energy visible light (HEV light) is high frequency light from 380 nm to 530 nm in the visible spectrum.[1] HEV light has been implicated as a cause of age-related macular degeneration.[2][3]
Some sunglasses are now designed specifically to block HEV.
References
- ↑ Dykas, Carol. How to Protect Patients from Harmful Sunlight. www.2020mag.com. June, 2004.
- ↑ Glazer-Hockstein C, Dunaief JL. "Could blue light-blocking lenses decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration?" Retina. 2006 Jan;26(1):1-4. PMID 16395131
- ↑ Margrain TH, Boulton M, Marshall J, Sliney DH. "Do blue light filters confer protection against age-related macular degeneration?" Prog Retin Eye Res. 2004 Sep;23(5):523-31. PMID 15302349