<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:31 AM, BillK <<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">pharos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 19 December 2016 at 15:51, William Flynn Wallace wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is strongly suspected that high amounts of blue light contribute to this</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>disease. This has been known for several years. So why aren't we hearing</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>more about it? We who look at PC and smartphone screens, spend time</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>outdoors (UV), use the new lightbulbs, go to and work in places where</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>fluorescent lights are used.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>So I Googled it and found that a special type of lens can filter out the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>possibly harmful amounts of blue light.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://essilorusa.com/content/essilor-usa/en/newsroom/news/new-eyeglass-lenses-block-harmful-blue-light-and-uv-rays.html">https://essilorusa.com/content/essilor-usa/en/newsroom/news/new-eyeglass-lenses-block-harmful-blue-light-and-uv-rays.html</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>So why, on my recent trip to the optometrist, did I not get a recommendation</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>from him to get this new lens? The irony here is that I have learned to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>never trust my doctor to know all the latest things.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think I'll get them. Better safe than sorry.</span></blockquote><span></span><br><span>I read it on the internet so it must be true! :)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Do you really think that all the makers of screens and lightbulbs are</span><br><span>risking making people go blind, with all the subsequent lawsuits for</span><br><span>damages?</span><br><span></span><br><span>You won't find evidence on sites selling special glasses. You just get</span><br><span>the sales spiel. Try reading reliable medical sites.</span><br><span>The main risk factors for age-related macular degeneration are Age</span><br><span>(!), smoking and family history (and being female).</span><br><span></span><br><span><<a href="http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/macular-degeneration/age-related-macular-degeneration-overview">http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/macular-degeneration/age-related-macular-degeneration-overview</a>></span><br><span><<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration</a>></span><br><span></span><br><span>On the other hand, special lenses will probably only damage your wallet.</span><br></blockquote><div><br></div>You beat me to a response. The only thing I would add is LEF's eye health protocol:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.lifeextension.com/Protocols/Eye-Ear/Eye-Health/Page-01">http://www.lifeextension.com/Protocols/Eye-Ear/Eye-Health/Page-01</a><br><div><br><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards,</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Sample my Kindle books via:</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://author.to/DanUst" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://author.to/DanUst</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>