06/07/2020
There was a 14% improvement in the ability to see colors, or cone color contrast sensitivity, for the entire two dozen participants.
Improvement, however, was most significant in study participants over age 40. For those ages, cone color contrast sensitivity rose by 20% over the course of the study.
Just a few minutes of gazing into a small red light each day may help stave off eyesight decline as we age, a new study finds. If the results are replicated in future studies, the work could have relevance for a spectrum of aging-related conditions.