Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering
Blue light protection ophthalmic lenses have been regularly marketed as the ultimate protection against short-wavelength visible radiation mainly in the range of 400 nm and 450 nm. However, the actual protective effects of such lenses are currently unknown; most claims are provided...
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| author | Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal Ahmad, Norsham Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz Mohd Salleh, Mohd Hazimin Mohd Tamrin, Mohd Izzuddin Rosli, Saiful Azlan |
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| description | Blue light protection ophthalmic lenses have been regularly marketed as the ultimate protection against short-wavelength visible radiation mainly in the range of 400 nm and 450 nm. However, the actual protective effects of such lenses are currently unknown; most claims are provided by the manufacturers with limited scientific validation. This will not only make selling such lenses challenging but may provide the lens wearers little or no protection against the blue light hazard. It is recently discovered that the protection needs to take into accounts the light source that the wearers wish to protect from – heavy electronic gadget users for instance, are exposed to different spectrum of radiation compared to non-users. This problem is aggravated when the hazard needs to further be classified into the visual and non-visual effects. Non-visual impact includes the disruption in the circadian cycle which is governed by the physiological cycles of our body within 24 hours such as the melatonin hormone secretion. Such knowledge will help to educate optometrist to explain to their prospective customers and will also assist the spectacle wearers to make an informed decision based on validated scientific data. |
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| spelling | iium-809662020-06-29T02:35:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80966/ Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal Ahmad, Norsham Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz Mohd Salleh, Mohd Hazimin Mohd Tamrin, Mohd Izzuddin Rosli, Saiful Azlan RE Ophthalmology TK7885 Computer engineering Blue light protection ophthalmic lenses have been regularly marketed as the ultimate protection against short-wavelength visible radiation mainly in the range of 400 nm and 450 nm. However, the actual protective effects of such lenses are currently unknown; most claims are provided by the manufacturers with limited scientific validation. This will not only make selling such lenses challenging but may provide the lens wearers little or no protection against the blue light hazard. It is recently discovered that the protection needs to take into accounts the light source that the wearers wish to protect from – heavy electronic gadget users for instance, are exposed to different spectrum of radiation compared to non-users. This problem is aggravated when the hazard needs to further be classified into the visual and non-visual effects. Non-visual impact includes the disruption in the circadian cycle which is governed by the physiological cycles of our body within 24 hours such as the melatonin hormone secretion. Such knowledge will help to educate optometrist to explain to their prospective customers and will also assist the spectacle wearers to make an informed decision based on validated scientific data. Institute of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences 2020-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80966/1/80966_Characterizing%20protection%20ability.pdf Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal and Ahmad, Norsham and Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz and Mohd Salleh, Mohd Hazimin and Mohd Tamrin, Mohd Izzuddin and Rosli, Saiful Azlan (2020) Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering. Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences, Special Issue (9). pp. 249-258. ISSN 0973-8975 E-ISSN 2454-7190 https://www.journalimcms.org/wp-content/uploads/wccest-20191034-25-Revised.pdf https://doi.org/10.26782/jmcms.spl.9/2020.05.00025 |
| spellingShingle | RE Ophthalmology TK7885 Computer engineering Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal Ahmad, Norsham Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz Mohd Salleh, Mohd Hazimin Mohd Tamrin, Mohd Izzuddin Rosli, Saiful Azlan Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title | Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title_full | Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title_fullStr | Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title_short | Characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| title_sort | characterizing protection ability of blue blocking lenses using k-means clustering |
| topic | RE Ophthalmology TK7885 Computer engineering |
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