Ultraviolet-Blocking Lenses Protect, Enhance Vision

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-12819
Published February 01, 2012 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

In the 1980s, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists James Stephens and Charles Miller were studying the harmful properties of light in space, as well as that of artificial radiation produced during laser and welding work. The intense light emitted during welding can harm unprotected eyes, leading to a condition called arc eye, in which ultraviolet light causes inflammation of the cornea and long-term retinal damage.