A study
published in BMC Ophthalmology showed certain lights are better than others for
people with glaucoma. Researchers in South Korea monitored visual acuity,
black-and-white contrast sensitivity, and color vision tests on 36 glaucoma
patients. The study subjects were situated under three different lights, all
displaying various color wavelengths: a three-band fluorescent lamp, a white
LED, and a quantum-dot LED. The luminescence was set to the same brightness on
all lights.
Visual acuity or black-and-white contrast sensitivity did
not change among the three lights; however, patients under quantum-dot LEDs
were able to distinguish color better than under the other lights.
According to the researchers, “This finding is very
important for glaucoma patients because it is strongly associated with
vision-related quality of life in glaucoma patients. Thus, a more high-quality
light system could increase the ability of color distinction and may increase
quality of life in glaucoma patients because the relationship between ability
of color distinction and quality of life has been closed.”
Previous studies showed that glaucoma patients have a lower
quality of life because of visual impairment.
Glaucoma patients who take multiple antiglaucoma
pharmaceuticals could also benefit from quantum-dot LEDs, as the most
commonly-used method for distinguishing the different drugs is bottle cap
color.
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