What Blue Light Actually Does To Your Body (and what you can do about it)
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I’ve been reading your comments and everyone wants to know if the blue light exposure they get from their digital devices is putting them at risk for eye damage. I get it. We’re all working from home on our computers during the day and checking our phones constantly. That surely must be doing something to our vision, right? Let’s break down the truth behind all-things blue light, such as digital eye strain, the 20/20/20 rule, and macular degeneration.
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I know one of my friend recently has a full setup of led blue lights in his room so that he can sleep well. Is that a right approach? 🙁
when a doctor become a youtuber
What the fuck i thought it looked like a pre- movie title starting
I to worry about time I was looking at phone. Vidio help me, I use blue light filter make screen ornager.
Do detox foot patch really works? Who should use them?
He said to get off the screen for at least two to three hours. Me be like: reads whole wow series before bed
ya know what? i have processed literally nothing from this video cause it's 1am and i didn't fall asleep until 5am last night and woke up at 7 but i do have a question. blue light is dangerous or something, violet is when things start getting dangerous and blue is right there as well apparently. so i have the blue light filter on my phone on all the time. i'm not really sure what it does, it seems to dim the screen but i use it so my eyes don't hurt. but its bad?
20/20/20 i liked that
Huge fan
do you have a podcast?
could you give out some reference for studies you mentioned? dont know if someone else has asked earlier in the comment section but i didnt find the answers or in the discription
So this video just told me it's not worst paying an extra $50 to have this blue light filter put into my glasses. Thank you!
This video blue me away...
Me: red light keeps me awake but blue light helps me sleep Also me: am I............
Thank you soooo much you helped me so much for my research paper ty ty ty.
Can you explain Astigmatism?and is a person born with it?
I have My kids putting these RGB strip lights up , unfiltered. They are lined on the edges of the ceilings , I just went in there to put up a wall bracket for a small TV and they had these on ONLY. The one that was on when I went in was straight blue and it immediately started hurting my eys, when I blink I can see only RED, like blood red in my eyelids and of course when open this LED Blue , immediately. It's painful to me and does not seem right. they changed colors and it was worse with red and seemed still horrible with the other colors and multi colors flashing. I am not and never have been sensitive to light really. This is just really concerning to me because of how wrong that light seems to be. I am wondering if they are just ignoring the effects it is having becuase they just want to have cool trendy stuff. I also have a Baby that spend a lot of time in these rooms, is it hurting her?
We get natural blue light every day from the sun. The amount we get from there is 30 times more than we get from screens. There is no evidence that the amount of blue light from screens causes all the eye conditions you mention.
Is he talking about led lights or sum else?
xD I love the intro for the simple fact of that robe
My problem isn't falling asleep, I can sleep at any time whenever I want at night, but what are the effects on the quality of the sleep?
Dr Mike: No screens 2 hours before bed Also Dr Mike: Stays up til 3 AM doing Charts and Notes
Well, he just have us his tips, he didn't say he is noting
I have 2 pairs of blue light blocking glasses on the way 👌
Can you explain to us, what happens to your body if you only do nightshifts at work.
Blue light glass is important or not it is expensive in my country so.. Is it necessary?
Which medicine is best for blue light problem
The intro was amazing ÙwÚ
What if my phone makes me tired? 💤
Me with my blue leds on rn👁👄👁
Dr Mike: To battle eye strain caused by not blinking you should-- Me: BLINK! Dr Mike: use eye drops.
These led light I put up hurt my head
That intro..... That was SCARY to watch man
im probably going to die 12 hours a day every day
I realize that this is a little late, but what’s your recommendation for LED masks? How much damage can it do to the eyes and what light blockers would you recommend?
What exactly can I do for two hours that doesn't involve my electronics before bedtime?
Look outside your window, read, check if you timetable for tomorrow is ready, sit down and think about how your day went and how do you want it to go tomorrow, prepare you cloths for tomorrow!
Hey Dr. Mike! Howcome you see a lot of green color and are a little light headed sometimes when walking inside your house after sun tanning or swimming.... What happens ?
If you anser my question it will meen so much to me (what is the meening of falling in a dream ????)
Great video 👍 check out @clubmagari on instagram for blue light glasses
Just wear blue light glasses hahah
Who is watching this at night?
I have a question. New to your channel. Why is it when I’m playing a video game late at night, the longer I play it the more sleepier I feel?
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There is also a setting on most devices that can significantly reduce blue light to your eyes, it’s called Night Light and I use it day and night 24/7, at least to look at screens for a long time while doing less damage to my eyes than without Night Light.
is it true that led lights can cause cancer?
2feet away Me laugh in vr
I'm actually watching this at 12:20 am
So in the end on the day it is okay to look at screens without bluelight filter but if its getting dark outside switch to filter mode ?
Blue light 💡 is worse than smoking 🚬 and drinking combined!
you should react to geometry dash game that game breaks my freakin eyes
Hi Doctor Mike, Hope you are doing great! I love all your videos and the way you hold our attention the whole time without getting us distracted. Ok now coming to topic, I Actually have a condition called colabama (I have no vision in my right eye... yes am one eyed creature from birth). And I got to know the name of the syndrome only after 25 years. Till now i see world only through my left eye and also I do wear glasses as I have no clear vision and cant see far object clearly in my left eye without glasses. Any tips and comments on how to protect and improve my vision.
My glasses already filter out blue light
Dr. Mike shilling glasses for a couple dollars instead of telling you to activate night mode on your computer, cellphone, and tablets saddens me :(
selling*
Can you tell me why my eyes get blood shot when I look at a screen for more than an hour.
Its may be caused by blinking less When your looking at your screen you tend to blink less Thus making your eyes dry and red
What about then true and blue and an acne or zits?
There is almost no evidence that computer screens mess with your sleep cycle, people study till 2am and wonder why their tired Side note: I just got out of lecture with Dr. Russell Foster from the University of Oxford, a leading expert in circadian rhythm. This is why I'm here looking at blue light videos. I've watched video from opticians, ophthalmologist and Doctors such as above, all have the same 15% discount offer from the same company. I hope this was a sponsor you took because you sincerely believed in the product and not because the money came with it.
The billowy yoke arguably destroy because grass expectedly sin near a white wall. dapper, ill-fated shell
Yeah, no wonder my sleep schedule was fucked during virtual school and thank god they reduced the amount of classes we had.
Bru that guy in the beggining said mike way too much
Hey Dr. Mike! I’ve got one of those blue filter glasses but I use them all day long. My optician told me this would help with being blinded by headlights in the dark, which is true. But since I use them all day I fell like they make me sleepy 😅 does that make sense? Do you have any recommendations on using those glasses all day long? Would be glad if you could help! Feel like I could trust no one on the internet more than you ☺️ keep uploading so many funny and educational videos 💚
Hello sir
My mom is making me wear blue light glasses so I might as well know why (she read an article) :'(
Yes THATS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE Its a marketing scam to sell a lot of blue light glasses Im not saying they dont work The part where blue light damages the eye is pure scam
How effective is the low bluelight mode on monitors like the benq pd2700?
I have a pair of blue light glasses, and I'm still skeptical about it's function except ruining all photos that involve me. All everyone sees is a blue reflection where my eyes should be. Maybe in about a year or two we can get a follow up study on this blue light mania? Maybe with an interview involving an ophthalmologist (or several ophthalmologists) who are in each camp of pro blue light, neutral, and against blue light filtering glasses respectively? It seems like such a disservice to market glasses with yet another price hike for something so minimally impactful on my actual wellbeing.
Orange screen and octave down mode activate, wink wink.
The intro was sooooo cool.
I need theese ive been getting headaches more often from more screen time from school
When you're a sleepy person... *well blue light doesn't effect on me
Who else watched this with the blue light filter on? 🔵🚫
I have a cylinder, slightly farsighted. I have glasses for that with added a blue light blocker. So I guess i shouldn’t wear them during the day?
@Dragonporium They put everything in one pair of glasses. My prescription glasses are with blue light blocker.
Yup You can still wear your prescription glasses But you can decide to wear or not ur blue light glasses
is it fine to listen to music before bed
20/20/20 rule: best for binging anime
who else going blind 2020
my room is full with blue led light, is it harmfull?
Since we are in a pandemic school in New York got shut down again and i have to stare at the computer screen from 8 am to 2 pm i mean i bought blue light glasses and im gonna see if it helps also they gave me a testing kit with a blue light and it shows how much blue light is being put in to your eye
On one side, glad to see you're no spreading lies about blue light. On the other side, why would advertise blue light filter glasses when your phone and computer can do that for you. Shame on you.
Well one explanation Some devices dosent have the blue light filther yet
Dr Mike: in the future we'll have lamps that can release blue light Me: ...hey, google. Bedroom light blue. Google: turns my fancy smart led light blue Me: I think we're already there, it's just way more expensive
For 3-4 months I forgot to use the blue light filter on my phone, so for sometimes my eyes feels painful, like it was pricked by a needle and I have excessive eye boogers and the boogers had abnormal consistency, it's almost like pudding. But when I use blue light filter on my phone and give my eyes a few drops of eye drop and sleep well for a week, my eyes turned normal again, so what happen to my eyes?
I think it was because u didint take break from using ur phone plus U used eyedroppers? Thats the reason why ur eyes went back to normal
Cut down your screen usage folks. There are some people that claim blue light lenses have benefits. I would follow your recommendations instead of spending extra for blue light lenses
Hello, Thank you for the videos! But - as probably many other viewers - I'm not American, so I don't use the Imperial System, therefore I would like to ask if it's possible to add the metric system in videos as well.
Bought myself some blue light filtering glasses. Read a lot of mixed reviews about them, a lot of studies show that they don't help out much, but others - that they help. Will see how it goes, haha. Hoping for the best.
Wow, that's useful 🔥✨👌❤️
I've been using an app called "Twilight" for years. It gradually adjusts the color temperature and brightness of my screen leading up to bedtime. Do recommend!
I always have my night mode on, because my eyes are very sensitive. Is this a bad thing?
Im not sure but maybe?
I am the mnemonic queen.
My eyes are hurting after this video
"What is blue light?". Is it light that is blue?
Would you recommend someone blue light lenses even if they had what you consider perfect vision?
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Any official explanation on how artificial blue light is different from looking at the sky in the daytime. They are both blue (specific blue wavelengths are "Harmful" do NOT explain why other colors are as dangerous), they pupils automatically dilate (brightness and eye strain shouldn't be an issue). Could there be something that Doctors are missing such as dryness from blinking or adjusting to see larger characters (alphabet) or maybe even color saturation.
This is a very informative content. I actually just started using a blue light filter to protect my eyes. Got it at 10% discount too. Check it out and see the difference iristech.co?ap_id=julez0906
Thank you the impormasyon n pabalik po doc.
I shall refer to photoreceptors as pixels 😆
When you were trying to learn to draw the eye, were you a good pupil?
me who works overnight doing video surveillance 👁👄👁
hey doc what do you think about red light theropy
FIstream: hey do you wanna watch about how blue lights do to your body? Me: Oh yes-
Is wearing an anti blue light glass same as turning night mode in electronics?
Great video! We actually just had an interview on our show discussing this topic with the founder of a company that makes blue light glasses. Very illuminating (no pun intended) to learn about the negative health impacts of blue light and fascinating conversation. Would love to share if anyone is interested!
If you want to check out the interview to learn more about this topic, you can find it here: fistream.info/work/videot/g7Cap8K9eImo25M
Can you please talk about Migraine (as neurological condition) and headaches in general? Ppl always confuse those any think that migraine is just another regular headache 🤕
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