Red Light Therepy

Red light therapy has been used to help calm acne, heal wounds, and reduce arthritis. A small study suggests that red light has the potential to protect our eyes as we age.

A small study of 24 people suggested that brief exposure to deep red light — three minutes a day for two weeks — may affect older adults’ ability to discern letters against a similarly colored background.

This ability, called color contrast sensitivity, is the work of cone cells in the retina. Cone cells discriminate colors less well as we age. The authors of this small study raise the possibility that aged retinal cells might be reinvigorated by exposure to beams of long-wavelength (670 nm) red light.

How might this work?

Some scientists have proposed that red light might recharge the cell’s powerhouse or “battery,” known as the mitochondria. As we age, mitochondria produce less energy. Deep red light might potentially restore energy production to youthful levels, some studies have proposed.

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