法國衛生當局警告說，你家中的LED燈可能會對眼睛造成不可逆轉的損害，並導致視力搶劫
ANSES敦促官員修改LED燈暴露的最大限制
在一份400頁的報告中，身體警告強大的LED燈是'光毒性的'
它表示，LED手機，平板電腦和筆記本電腦屏幕不會造成眼睛受損的風險
但它敦促汽車製造商“限制前燈的發光強度”
LED lights in your house can cause irreversible damage to the eyes and lead to a vision-robbing condition, French health authority warns
- ANSES urged officials to revise the maximum limit for exposure to LED lights
- In a 400-page report, the body warned powerful LED lights are 'photo-toxic'
- LED phone, tablet and laptop screens do not pose a risk of eye damage, it said
- But it urged car manufacturers to 'limit the luminous intensity of headlights'
LED lights can permanently damage the retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France's government-run health watchdog has said.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) warned powerful LED lights are 'photo-toxic'.
In a 400-page report, the body cautioned it can cause an irreversible loss of retinal cells and lead to a common cause of blindness.
ANSES urged officials to revise the maximum limit for exposure to LED lights, which emit 'blue light' at much higher quantities.
LED phone, tablet and laptop screens do not pose a risk of eye damage - but the intense bulbs used in car headlights may, it suggested.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) warned exposure to an intense and powerful LED light is 'photo-toxic'
The report distinguished between acute exposure of high-intensity LED light, and 'chronic exposure' to lower intensity sources.
While less dangerous, even chronic exposure can 'accelerate the ageing of retinal tissue' and contribute to poor vision, the agency said.
Long-lasting, energy efficient and inexpensive, LED technology has gobbled up half of the general lighting market in a decade.
And industry experts predict its share will continue to rise, topping 60 per cent by the end of next year.
LED uses roughly a fifth of the electricity needed for an incandescent bulb of a comparable brightness.
The basic technology for producing a white light combines a short wavelength LED such as blue or ultraviolet with a yellow phosphor coating.
The whiter or 'colder' the light, the greater the proportion of blue in the spectrum.
LEDs are used for home and street lighting, as well as in offices and industry. They are also increasingly found in auto headlights, torches and some toys.
LED phone, tablet and laptop screens do not pose a risk of eye damage, Francine Behar-Cohen, an ophthalmologist, said.
He explained they have a lower risk because their luminosity is very low compared to other types of lighting.
But these back-lit devices - especially when they are used at night or in a dark setting - can 'disturb biological rhythms, and thus sleep patterns'.
Because the crystalline lens in their eyes are not fully formed, children are particularly susceptible to such disruptions, the ANSES noted.
Interfering with the body's circadian rhythm is also known to aggravate metabolic disorders such a diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer, noted Dina Attia, a researcher and project manager at ANSES.
In addition, a stroboscopic affect in some LED lights - provoked by tiny fluctuations in electric current - can induce 'headaches, visual fatigue and a higher risk of accidents,' the report said.
For domestic lighting, ANSES recommended buying 'warm white' LED lighting, limiting exposure to LED sources with a high concentration of blue light, and avoiding LED screens before bedtime.
ANSES also said that manufacturers should 'limit the luminous intensity of vehicle headlights', some of which are too bright.
Finally, the agency cast doubt on the efficacy of some 'anti-blue light' filters and sunglasses.
The UK's chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has previously said blue light is an 'important area of investigation'.
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