Most people with Winter Blues are likely to respond well to bright light. If your symptoms are severe, you may suffer from SAD. Light therapy may work well for you, but you should consult your clinician before choosing any therapy. The Visor can be used along with other treatments - for example, with antidepressants for SAD. Likewise, most people will respond to bright light for circadian rhythm adjustment - i.e., jet lag, shift change work and some insomnias.

Very few people report side effects from receiving bright light administration. Some people may initially experience slight eye stress or a headache, which tends to dissipate the longer the exposure to the light. Re-Time® Jetlag Glasses™ emit light of about 1200 lux intensity into the eyes of the wearer. As a comparison, on a bright sunny day the brightness looking toward the horizon is about 100,000 lux.

Most people with Winter Blues are likely to respond well to bright light. If your symptoms are severe, you may suffer from SAD. Light therapy may work well for you, but you should consult your clinician before choosing any therapy. Bright light can be used along with other treatments - for example, with antidepressants for SAD. Likewise, most people will respond to bright light for circadian rhythm adjustment - i.e., jet lag, shift change work and some insomnias.

The Feel Bright Light is the lightest, brightest, most user-friendly device available. It allows you to move about, doing most of your normal activities, while receiving your bright light session. Since you do not have to sit in one place for 1/2 hour each day, you are much more likely to stay with your bright light program. In addition, the Feel Bright Light provides you more of the effective blue-green light than any other light device - blue, white or full spectrum.

There are no absolute contraindications to light therapy. However, if you have any eye problems (e.g., glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, retinopathy) or have predisposing factors for eye complications (e.g., diabetes, lupus), or if you are taking medications that have photosensitizing effects in humans (e.g., lithium, melatonin), you should not use a bright light system without first consulting your physician.

Bright light therapy involves the regular (usually daily) exposure to a bright light source. Treatments typically involve an artificial light source of accepted therapeutic intensity and having peaks in specific wavelengths, with exposure duration of a set period and distance from the light source.

Bright light therapy has been extensively researched at leading institutions worldwide for over 25 years. Most people experience no side effects; however, some individuals may experience minor side effects (headaches, eye strain, and occasional nausea) that tend to disappear after the first few days of exposure. Bright light therapy has proven safe and highly effective when used under the supervision of a trained clinician or physician.

Bright light at 10,000 lux is within the range of light we experience almost every day - from a dimly lit room of 100 lux to a sunny day outside of 40,000 lux. Eye exams of subjects receiving up to 20,000 lux have revealed no risks. Bright lights may cause some people to "see spots" for a short period after use. These "spots" normally disappear within a few minutes. Elderly people may take longer - up to 10 minutes - to return to normal.

Yes. There is no extra charge for this. The foot switches, as well, the film file slots on the console are standard features on every model.

Experiments indicate that individuals who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) are affected by light, which plays a major role in the secretion of melatonin. Melatonin is a natural hormone made by your body's pineal gland. This is a pea-sized gland located just above the middle of the brain. During the day, melatonin levels are barely detectable in individuals who don't suffer from S.A.D.

This one has been beaten around a little. Some people claim looking at the Sun induces sneezing, others say it impedes a sneeze: Sneezing, Sun Sneezes, sneezing, and Sneezing and bright light

NOAO does not keep track of unexplained phenomena in the sky, so I cannot tell you for certain what it is that you saw. However, there are several possibilities: First of all, it could not be a supernova because they become very bright for weeks to months, not just for a few seconds. Supernovae that are bright enough for the naked eye to see are also very rare. If the object was moving, there are a few possibilities.

Camera man has testimony of a Trucker on his video who got immediate help with his Muscular Dystrophy: "Any doctor that says Reflexology doesn't work is full of Bullshit and needs to go back to medical school and learn something." SHOWTIME Camera Crew pauses after shoot to reflect on Trucker response with M.I.R. VP Rachel Brinkerhoff. Quack Buster took on a hot challenge when he belittled stress as indefinable.

Night light power is reduced to a level that makes it easy to see where you're going at night. A light bulb for a standard night light will provide about 20 lumens of light in a 360° sphere. Since PowerSURE safety lights are a point source directing a beam of light from a wall in a much narrower field, we've found that approximately 1 lumen is plenty of light for night lighting purposes.

in the description for night lights, we've set the power of the LED for power failure light to approximately 4 lumens. This is very bright for the human eye and we do not recommend looking directly at the light when it is on during a power failure.

In order to protect your eyes, the light is diffused through a UV filter to take out the light that causes you to tan. However some UV rays do get through though not enough to give you a tan. To put things in perspective, you will be exposed to far less UV light from a light box than you would be from going outdoors, even on an overcast day.

Those lines can appear on the Ax LCD monitor when the light is very bright. They are nothing to worry about and will not appear in the picture.

We maintain a light source that replicates Daylight more accurately is more effective in treating SAD. Independent Studies have confirmed higher scores that equate to a full grade point increase, yes, you read that right, one full grade point in math and reading for students who are exposed to a naturally lit environment. Learn more.

Consider that LED lights as a general rule use about 80% less energy than incandescents. Now consider that Forever Bright(tm) LED light strings use special circuitry that uses approximately 50% less electricity than other LED light sets! By taking advantage of AC electrical oscillations (Hertz), Forever Bright (tm) light strings save energy, and have extended life. The best thing to do is to read the patents themselves. Patent 6,461,019. Patent 6,830,358.

It is a HID light (high intensity discharge), which has to warm up the gases inside the bulb. If you ever lose power to the light, even for a second, turn it off (unplug it) for at least 15 minutes, before you try to restart the light.

No. Thousands worldwide avail of light therapy every year without any negative effect. There is no evidence that standard light therapy (properly administered to people with normal visual function) is harmful to the eyes. However if you have a history of visual difficulties apart from wearing glasses (e.g. cataracts, ulcerated cornea etc) then be sure to consult with a doctor before undertaking light therapy.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs may generally be used in enclosed fixtures as long as the enclosed fixture is not recessed. Totally enclosed recessed fixtures (for example, a ceiling can light with a cover over the bulb) create temperatures that are too high to allow the use of a compact fluorescent bulb.

Some video companies will put 1000 watt light stands on each corner of the dancefloor, much like a music video or a film set. But this is your wedding, not a movie production. Adding so much light will take away from the subtle atmosphere and may spoil your evening. The amount of light we use will solely depend on your preferences, which will be addressed during our initial consultation.

We use state-of-the-art digital video cameras that are so light sensitive that we can manipulate ambient/natural light to our advantage -- without having to use camera lights. We only have to use lights in an extremely dark situation -- such as a dimly lit reception hall.

To learn more about how individual states are using Bright Futures materials, please read the "Around the U.S.A." section of recent editions of the Bright Notes newsletter, or contact Dr. Chris DeGraw at MCHB at (301) 443-2608 or cdegraw@hrsa.gov.