We Need More Light as We Age

As you age, you need more light to see as well as you used to. Brighter lights in your work area or next to your reading chair will help make reading and other close-up tasks easier.

Proper illumination can compensate for many of the changes in your pupil as you age. Try these illumination techniques:

• Increase the amount of ambient light throughout your home.

• Use individual lights — or task lighting — for specific tasks. Studies show that for specific tasks, the average 60-year-old person needs at least three times the amount of light compared with the average 20-year-old.

• Use timed lighting that switches on and off at set times of the day to ensure consistent ambient lighting.

• Install motion-sensor lights in your home that turn on automatically when you enter a room.

• Avoid bare bulbs, clear shades, and chandeliers without shades; these produce glare that can be disorienting and uncomfortable.

• Cover shiny, highly polished surfaces in the home or work areas with cloth or rugs to reduce glare.

You can find more helpful information HERE and when you are ready for a lighting upgrade, give us a call!