Medical Professionals Issue Warning About Harsh LED Street Lights
- 8 years ago
The American Medical Association, or AMA, has issued a warning about the LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, that many communities across the U.S. have been installing in their street lights lately.
The American Medical Association, or AMA, has issued a warning about the LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, that many communities across the U.S. have been installing in their street lights lately.
Localities have been making the change because LEDs are generally considered to be more energy and cost efficient in addition to offering some optical advantages.
While the AMA acknowledges these benefits, its press release states that “conversions to improper LED technology can have adverse consequences.”
The release further notes, "High-intensity LED lighting designs emit a large amount of blue light that appears white to the naked eye and create worse nighttime glare than conventional lighting. Discomfort and disability from intense, blue-rich LED lighting can decrease visual acuity and safety, resulting in concerns and creating a road hazard."
High-intensity LED lighting can also interrupt sleep patterns in humans and animals by inhibiting the chemical melatonin during night.
As such, the AMA suggests that communities install LEDs that are a maximum of 3,000 Kelvin in color temperature which tend to be gentler on the eyes, notes CNN.
The American Medical Association, or AMA, has issued a warning about the LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, that many communities across the U.S. have been installing in their street lights lately.
Localities have been making the change because LEDs are generally considered to be more energy and cost efficient in addition to offering some optical advantages.
While the AMA acknowledges these benefits, its press release states that “conversions to improper LED technology can have adverse consequences.”
The release further notes, "High-intensity LED lighting designs emit a large amount of blue light that appears white to the naked eye and create worse nighttime glare than conventional lighting. Discomfort and disability from intense, blue-rich LED lighting can decrease visual acuity and safety, resulting in concerns and creating a road hazard."
High-intensity LED lighting can also interrupt sleep patterns in humans and animals by inhibiting the chemical melatonin during night.
As such, the AMA suggests that communities install LEDs that are a maximum of 3,000 Kelvin in color temperature which tend to be gentler on the eyes, notes CNN.