Low-energy light bulbs, computers, tablets and the blue light hazard

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 230-233

  O'Hagan, J B ^a   Khazova, M ^a   Price, L L A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; COMPUTER; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUMINANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RETINA INJURY; SMARTPHONE; SUMMER; TABLET MACHINE; WINTER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEVICES; LIGHT; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SMARTPHONE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84958604081     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.261     Document Type: Article

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