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busssard • yesterday at 1:44 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

i thought it wasn't about the eyes but about the Melatonin production, sleep and circadian rhythm.


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jwr • yesterday at 2:52 PM

That has been proven to be false, too. The blueness of the light doesn't matter, the brightness does. Any bright light might affect melatonin production and circadian rhythms.

Selling blue-light filter coatings is a big business, though.

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moron4hire • yesterday at 2:05 PM

As exemplared by the person I was replying to, there are folks who think blue light from screens is specifically damaging to the eyes.