How Solatube Skylights Can Relieve Eye Strain and Headaches
If you’ve ever experienced eye strain or recurring headaches, you know how frustrating it can be to search for relief. Maybe you have tried turning down your screen brightness, taking breaks, or reaching for painkillers, only to find the pain and discomfort returning after a little while. If so, the issue may not be medical. It might be your lighting.
How Artificial Lighting Can Negatively Impact Your Health
Artificial lights, especially when too harsh or poorly placed, can take a toll on your overall health and well-being, causing discomfort that builds up over time. It can be particularly tough on your eyes.
Why? Well, when lighting is too bright or dim, your eyes are forced to work harder to adjust. For example, overly bright lighting can create glare, making it hard for your eyes to focus properly. On the other hand, dim lighting may cause your eyes to squint or strain to see details, making you feel tired or fatigued.
This constant strain can also trigger headaches. Many people experience tension headaches or even migraines when exposed to poor lighting conditions for extended periods of time.
Fluorescent lights, which are common in a lot of offices and homes, are known to flicker subtly – which can be a trigger for headaches and migraines, even if you do not notice the flicker as it is happening.
Similarly, the blue light that is emitted from LED lights may disrupt your body’s natural rhythms – making it harder for you to get to sleep. And, as we all know, sleep deprivation can quickly lead to painful headaches.
Unfortunately, many people don’t make the connection between their lighting and these health issues, leaving them to suffer from symptoms that could easily be alleviated by improving their lighting conditions.
How Installing a Solatube Skylight Can Reduce Eye Strain and Headaches
Installing skylights in your home is an excellent way to naturally brighten your space and relieve some of the health issues caused by artificial lighting. Our residential skylights, in particular, are designed to capture natural daylight and channel it into your living spaces, providing soft, evenly distributed light. This eliminates the need for harsh artificial lighting – helping to reduce both eye strain and headaches.
Here are just a few of the ways that Solatube skylights can improve your health:
- Even Distribution of Natural Light:
Unlike artificial lights, which can create harsh shadows or overly bright spots, skylights provide balanced, diffused light that spreads evenly throughout a room. This makes it easier for your eyes to focus. - Reduction of Glare and Flicker:
Artificial lights, particularly fluorescents and LEDs, can produce glare and flicker that will irritate your eyes and lead to headaches. Our skylights create steadier, more natural light – which doesn’t strain the eyes. - Improved Sleep Cycles:
Natural light from skylights helps support a natural sleep-wake cycle – which can prevent headaches caused by sleep deprivation. - No UV or Harmful Light Exposure:
Solatube skylights use advanced technology to filter out harmful UV rays while still allowing in plenty of natural light. This means you get all the benefits of daylight without the risks of skin damage or excessive brightness.
Of course, the benefits of our residential skylights don’t stop with UV protection. Our daylighting systems come with a range of features that make them particularly effective in helping to reduce eye strain and headaches, such as:
- Raybender® 3000 Technology:
Solatube skylights come equipped with Raybender® 3000 technology, which captures and redirects low-angle sunlight for maximum light intake throughout the day. This provides your home with consistent daylight, reducing the need for artificial lighting even on cloudy days. - Spectralight® Infinity Tubing:
Solatube’s patented tubing is made from the world’s most reflective material, delivering 99.7% reflectivity. This allows light to travel through the tube even around corners, ensuring even the darkest corners of your house receive plenty of natural light. - LightTracker™ Reflector:
This innovative in-dome reflector increases light capture during winter months and low-light conditions, providing consistent performance all year long. It helps maintain a steady flow of natural light, reducing reliance on flickering or dim artificial lights. - No Major Modifications Required:
Solatube skylights can be installed with minimal disruption to your home. The design ensures an efficient, quick installation that doesn’t require extensive roof or attic modifications, making it a hassle-free way to upgrade your lighting.
Don’t suffer any longer. Put an end to unnecessary eye strain and headaches by installing a new Solatube skylight in your home! To get the ball rolling, all you need to do is pick up the phone and call your local Solatube dealer. They’ll be happy to walk you through the process.