The Impact of a Blue-Blocking Filter Over One Eye on Health and Performance Outcomes and Its Implications for Night Workers

Mariana G. Figueiro, John D. Bullough, Muneer Rizvydeen, Barbara Plitnick, Weixin Li, Mark S. Rea, Light and Health Research Center, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Biological Research For Nursing: Integrating Biobehavioral Research into Health Care

Published online on December 07, 2025

Abstract

Biological Research For Nursing, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 242-253, April 2026.
The higher risk for cancer documented among night-shift nurses compared to the day-shift nurses possibly results from lower melatonin levels associated with exposure to light at night in the work environment. Research demonstrates that eliminating ...