Infrared light stops eye damage
People with careers that expose them to bright light, such as construction workers, fishermen, welders or actors, could be pre-treated with infrared light to reduce vision damage. Image: Jasmina81/iStockphoto Treating eyes with gentle infrared light can help prevent the damage caused by subsequent exposure to bright light, new scientific research has found.A breakthrough by researchers at Australia's Vision Centre offers new hope to people who suffer vision loss due to constant exposure to bright sunlight or artificial lights – such as construction workers, sportspeople, fishermen, farmers, welders, actors, entertainers and others.Dr Krisztina Valter and PhD researcher Rizalyn Albarracin at The Vision Centre and Australian National University have shown that pre-treatment with near infrared light prevents a build-up of scar tissue in the retina causing subsequent harm to sight.“There’s a group of cells that look after our vision and work behind the scenes called Müller cells," says Ms Albarracin. "They act to protect...