Study The blue lights from our screens can blind us

Study The blue lights from ur screens can blind usStudy The blue lights from our screens can blind usAmericans spend up to 11 hours a day in front of a digital screen, but our commitment to our phones and laptops is having unwanted effects on our eyes, a new study from peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports found.Researchers at theUniversity of Toledoin Ohio foundthat our blue-tinted screens are wrecking our eyes and accelerating our risk of blindness.Our digital screens are steadily blinding usThe researchers found that prolonged exposure to the 445-nanometer shortwave we see on our electronic devices called blue light can cause permanent damage to our eyes. The blue light triggers the creation of poisonous chemical moleculesin our eyes photoreceptor cells.Its toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells, Kasun Ratnayake, one of the studys authors, said.Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When theyre dead, theyre dead for good. Whe n photoreceptor cells get killed, it can increase our risk of age-related macular degeneration, an incurable eye disease.Blue light can not only blind you, it can also keep you up at night. Blue light disrupts our sleep schedules by convincing our brains it is morning when it is night. As you watch your televisions, phones and laptop screens,these unwanted side effects are a reminder to give yourself breaks to look away.