LED light could be beneficial for people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Help for people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinopathia pigmentosa (RP) provided by an LED light whose color spectrum is adapted to individual needs.

Hereditary retinopathy pigmentosa (RP) usually occurs between the third and fifth decade of life and not infrequently leads to blindness. In Germany, about 30,000 to 40,000 people suffer from this disease.

“LED light sources now offer just this possibility. We can specifically define the spectrum of the emitted light,” says Prof. Stefan Schweizer, professor at the Department of Electrical Power Engineering at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences and head of the Fraunhofer Application Center for Inorganic Phosphors in Soest. In the project, which runs until mid-2021, he coordinates the collaboration with project partner LWL-Berufsbildungswerk Soest, a support center for blind and visually impaired people.

The project is being funded with €10,000 from the Waldtraut a