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Safe light therapy light instead of Bright light therapy light
Why a SUNNEX Lo-LIGHT Phototherapy Lamp is better than Bright Light for Seasonal and Non-Seasonal Depression
Information About
Seasonal
Depression SAD and Light Therapy, Phototherapy
Light therapy
lamps have been used successfully for the treatment of SAD, seasonal depression and mood disorders,
and sleep disorders since the mid 1980s. The patented* low-intensity light therapy technology used in the SUNNEX Lo-LIGHT
phototherapy lamp is a safe and comfortable alternative to "Bright-Light"
therapy. Recent studies show that properly timed application of the Sunnex
low-intensity light therapy can also dramatically hasten and improve the
response to treatment for non-seasonal major depression with an SSRI
antidepressant. 
SSRI = a selective serortonin
reuptake inhibitor medication.
The glare from high-intensity "Bright Light" therapy lamps used for
seasonal depression is known to cause
headaches and eyestrain in some people. Furthermore, the possible risk of eye damage by "Bright Light" therapy
when used for seasonal depression has resulted
in the recommendation by eye safety experts that all persons be screened by an ophthalmologist before starting
"Bright Light" therapy. They recommend that those with any existing
retinal damage should avoid bright light therapy or be monitored regularly.
The low-intensity technology used in the SUNNEX Lo-LIGHT
phototherapy lamp
eliminates the ocular hazard associated with "Bright Light" therapy. It is as
safe as the lighting in a well-lit office. The SUNNEX Lo-LIGHT low-intensity
lamp is a comfortable product that can be used by everyone, yet is as effective as
a high-intensity "Bright-Light" therapy lamp that is ten to twenty times brighter.
*Cdn. patent #
1,334,399
*U.S. patent # 5,447,527
