However despite the quantity of hours spent under blue light on a daily basis typically 10 hours or more no long term side effects are reported.
Blue light for sad treatment.
For the purposes of seasonal affective disorder light therapy the colors of interest are white blue green red.
Most people stumble upon light therapy after they ve heard about seasonal affective disorder otherwise known as sad or because they re interested in the role that blue light and electronic glare.
Blue light therapy on its own without the photosensitivity drugs added is safe and has very few risks.
The biggest risk is for a potential skin infection if any post treatment blisters occur and.
Low intensity blue enriched white light 750 lux and standard bright light 10 000 lux are equally effective in treating sad.
2011 short wavelength blue light is particularly effective at regulating the circadian system.
Green light therapy is an interesting fairly recent development in light therapy for sad over the past 10 years or so.
Patients with crigler najjar syndrome need to spend extended amounts of time under blue light every day for life.
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White and blue are better for sad.