The Macular Degeneration Foundation published a Special Edition of its Newsletter in July of 2019. It detailed ten common misconceptions regarding macular degeneration. One was the idea that cell phones, televisions and computer screens damage the eyes with “blue light”. The truth is “no scientific evidence has yet revealed that light from such devices causes eye damage”.

The following video, produced in November of 2019 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, interviews Dr. Sunir Garg, an eye surgeon and spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.