article_snippet.sent: Children and the elderly are most at risk on account of Children and the elderly delicate eyes, as well as 'digital workers' and those - like me - who are especially sensitive to blue light.
article_snippet.sent: the damage being done, she explains, starts when the photoreceptors - types of neurone found in the retina that convert light into information - begin to die out due to the prolonged saturation of blue light.
article_snippet.sent: Eventually, the concentration of blue light in the centre of the retina, an area known as the macula, may cause it to be permanently damaged, leading to visual disorders.
article_snippet.sent: Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, clinical adviser at the College of Optometrists, says: 'It has been proven that intense exposure to blue light kills cells in the retina, and it is a perfectly reasonable possibility that It can cause macular degeneration over a period of time. '
article_snippet.sent: Dr Sanchez-Ramos found that exposure to intense blue light caused apoptosis, or cell death.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Sanchez-Ramos found that exposure to intense blue light caused cell death in the eye.
article_snippet.sent: A study at Chicago's Northwestern University revealed that prolonged exposure to blue light stimulated the sensation of hunger, even directly after meals, making it a contributor to weight gain and obesity.
article_snippet.sent: In addition, Dr Sanchez-Ramos has found that exposure to blue light can damage the retina causing macular degeration, or partial blindness.
article_snippet.sent: Children and young adults are at greater risk, as Children and young adults lack the natural protection against blue light that the human eye naturally acquires.