Are CFLis safe to use for people with light sensitivity conditions or Lupus?
People affected from light sensitivity or lupus sufferers (a chronic autoimmune disease – of which sensitivity to ultraviolet light is a key symptom) could be affected by either the intensity of the light (i.e. the lumens of the lamp), the spectral property of the light (particularly when the light contains more blue) or when a lamp radiates a small amount of ultra-violet (UV) light. There is a small amount of UV generated by fluorescent lights (such as CFLis). But this is fractional if you compare this to natural daylight. For the many energy savings lamps (such as CFLis) that do generate higher quantities of UV and blue light, filters are now used to reduce radiation.
