WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS SHOULDN'T SIT AT WHITE DESKS WHILE UNDER MODERN OFFICE LIGHTING, WARNS A CANADIAN EYE CHARITY

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Keith Gordon, vice-president of research at the Toronto-based Canadian National Institute of the Blind, says it would be a prudent to stay away from white desks to reduce any hazard from over-exposure to blue light. The effect of the white surface is "similar to that created for skiers by a bright sun on snow". "White desks reflect anything coming out of the computer, so you're getting a double whammy. If you're sitting at a white desk and you have a fluorescent light, then it is going to reflect off the desk into your eyes. I would recommend people have dark-coloured desks," he said.