Following the strategy in a previous work, we have evaluated the potential Blue-Light Hazard (BLH) of high colour rendering index LED sources, on people whose crystalline lenses have been removed through a surgical procedure to implant intraocular lenses. Starting from the spectral transmittance of various models of commercial intraocular lenses (IOLs), modifications of the action spectrum for the BLH photo biological effect are proposed for each type of IOL. Then, using the corrected action spectra, the potential hazard of different types of white LED sources on subjects implanted with those IOLs, as compared to the potential hazard of the same sources for a person whose crystalline lens has not been removed, has been calculated.

This work was accomplished within the EMRP ENG62 Project “Metrology for efficient and safe innovative lighting”. The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union. The authors have no interests in the development or marketing of any product mentioned in this study. Authors are also grateful to Comunidad de Madrid for funding the program SINFOTON-CM: S2013/MIT-2790

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