We all strive to live healthy lives – purified water, fresh air, good food … but what about healthy lights?  Whether at work or at play, you know that hours spent under an artificial, incandescent lamp can be an unpleasant experience. A light bulbs health effects can be huge – eyestrain, glare, headaches, heat.

Plus, your eyes change significantly over time. Here are some startling statistics:

• A child can easily focus just 2 inches away from their eyes.

• At 25, it’s 4 inches. 

• At 50 the distance is 20 inches. 

• At 60 the distance jumps to 40 to 79 inches. 

The condition is called Presbyopia, though some people joking call it “Short Arm Syndrome”.  Beginning between ages 40 to 50, symptoms include progressively diminished ability to focus on near objects, difficulty reading fine print, blurred vision when transitioning between viewing distances. Sound familiar?

Healthy Lights from OttLite
Healthy light bulbs from OttLite are a great solution for making seeing and reading easier and more enjoyable. OttLite High Definition light bulbs health benefits are:

• Reduced glare means reduced eyestrain and headaches

• More relaxed eyes give you more time to enjoy

• High contrast illumination makes words and details easier to see

• Low heat creates a more comfortable environment

Here’s how OttLite High Definition Lighting works:
Just remember:  brighter isn’t better!  Conventional lighting is generally based on photopic lumens (brightness) causing the eye to strain and squint in order to endure the heat, glare and distortion emitted.  The more intense the light, the more energy is used and heat generated.

OttLite High Definition Lighting is a special blend of scotopic and photopic lumens that improves image and detail resolution and provides superior color rendering.  The low heat, low glare healthy lights from OttLite help reduce eyestrain.

A History in Light Health Research
OttLite Technologies was pioneered by photobiologist Dr. John Ott, who perfected time-lapse photography while working with Walt Disney. Dr. Ott focused 40 years of research on how different wavelengths of light have both positive and negative effects on plants, animals and humans. 

Plus, in consultation with physicians at Johns Hopkins Hospital, OttLite Technologies developed one of the first light therapy units for use as an investigative treatment of SAD or the “winter blues.”

Today, OttLite is dedicated to creating healthy lights that help people do what they do better.
                                

Presbyopia
(aka Short Arm Syndrome)

• First symptoms between age 40 to 50

• Progressively diminished ability to focus on near objects

• Eyestrain

• Blurred vision when transitioning between viewing distances

Supporting Graphic:

Lifestage  Diopters  Ability to focus at  Child  20 diopters  2 inches  Age 25  10 diopters  4 inches  Age 50  2 diopters  20 inches  Age 60  .5 to 1 diopter  40 - 79 inches

A dioptre, or diopter, is a unit of measurement of the optical power of a lens or curved mirror, which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters (that is, 1/metres).

Quote:
“OttLite lighting provides a comfortable visual experience that makes life much easier for my patients. It’s the only light I use, that my family uses, and it’s the only light that I recommend to my patients.”
Dr. Marc Gannon
Director of the Low Vision Institute