LED lighting: energy-saving lamps & their dangerous side effects

Whether in smartphones, lamps, billboards or spotlights.

Brand leader Osram alone generates sales of over two billion dollars per year with LED lights.

Their share in global artificial light is estimated to be over 80 percent by the end of 2020.

But the French health and safety authority ANSES warns of harmful consequences for the eyes.

The main danger is the high proportion of blue light in LED radiation.