Blocking Blue Lights Improves Cataract Recovery


New research shows that blocking the transmission of blue light could improve the success of cataract treatments. Cataracts is an eye disorder that results in the development of cloudy patches across the eye but the progression of cataracts can be countered by surgically replacing the eye’s natural lens with an implanted ocular lens. Researchers in Boston have found that implanting lenses that filter short wavelength blue light can act to preserve the health of the retina and improve vision, especially in people who suffer from age related eye diseases including macular degeneration and more.

Research that will be published in the May edition of Survey of Ophthalmology shows that prolonged exposure to blue light can badly damage the retina and degrades vision quality. However the study found that using blue light filtering lenses not only blocked the harmful rays but may improve other underlying eye health and sleep issues. Clinical trials featuring the blue light blocking lenses showed that using the lenses seems to improve existing night blindness and insomnia problems.

It is hoped that the research can be further developed to improve the treatment of cataracts and age related macular degeneration. Cataracts is a growing global health care problem and is thought to affect as many as one in every three people in the UK over the age of 65. It is hoped that this research will lead to treatment improvements that will better the quality of life of cataracts sufferers worldwide.

12th April 2010

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