670nm deep red led helps eyesight

Hi guys,

Would this red light be sufficient for the red light eye therapy?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Balhvit-Rechargeable-Bicycle-Waterproof-Mountain/dp/B077RXY17S/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=cycle+light&qid=1609706939&sr=8-3

Welcome to the forum Edel21

in my opinion, no, because it seems to use cool white LEDs with a red lens.

Not an actual pure Red spectrum LED.

Instead, I suggest you buy a Sofirn C01R
it has a 660nm Red LED, and the driver has 3 modes.

imo the second mode is sufficiently bright for eye therapy

Thank you Jon!

From reading through the forum Jon, I can see you’ve been using this torch yourself. Do you still practice the red light therapy? Do you hold it at 10 or 28 inches away from the eyes? Do you keep your eyes closed throughout? And is it 3 minutes for each eye?

yes I still use red light to wake up my eyes in the morning

I do keep my eyes closed, and I hold the light about 12 inches away. I move it up and down and left and right, because my reading is that movement helps jump start the nerve signaling, in addition to the red light charging the mitochondria

I dont do 3 minutes, I usually stop in less than 1 minute, but no harm in going a bit longer

as an alternative, you can do the same with morning sunlight. At around 10am the intensity is similar to the red light in the study. You will find this is actually quite noticeable through closed eyelids, and the red light I use, at the distance I use it, is actually less intense than morning sun.

I point that out so you have a reference to gauge how close you can hold the red light, without exceeding the intensity of morning sunlight.

I also use red light on painful spots, sore joints, sore muscles, even painful pimples… The red light seems to stop pain, for an hour or two. I notice pimples dry out and heal faster, overnight, instead of a few days.

My daughter who gets migraines, solved the problem shining a red light in her nostrils, for about 30 seconds each. An hour later she reported no Migraine, and the next day it did not return. There are a lot of nerve endings to the brain, at the back of the nose…

I also use red light for sore neck and headache, applied to the painful area.

Brilliant. Thank you so much for your comprehensive reply. I really appreciate your time. I will order the Sofirn C01R and use for the same purpose.

very welcome
I hope it helps you :slight_smile:

I hate to ask but could you post a link to the light you referred to above…I’m a noob and having trouble finding it.
Thanks

the 660nm Red light is called
Sofirn C01R (google that for shopping links)

The C01R only comes in a Red body color

it is quite nice, has 3 useful modes

dont get confused by different colors, and different models such as C01 and C01S… for 660nm Red the model you want is C01R

Hi
I am building a quad S11 mainly for spotting wildlife just not sure on the led I should use. Is the higher the nm number the better?

Cutter’s has three options that I can see.

  1. XP-E2 Cree Far Red 730nm “XPEBFR-L1-0000-00B01” here
  2. XP-E2 Cree Far Red 730nm “XPEBFR-L1-0000-00901” here
  3. XPG-3 Cree Deep Red 660nm “XPGDPR-L1-0000-00G01” here

MTN has this driver FET + 7135 Driver - 22mm - MTN-22DDm here

thanks for any help

no, 730nm is very dim, not recommended

620nm is much brighter, I recommend that

Ok thanks I will try and find a 620nm.

thx

btw, I suggest you get some green LEDs to try also
I can see much better with Green than Red

I was thinking about the nocturnal animals eyes thinking red would be better for them?
I do have a M21B with an osram KP CSLPM1.F1 green light coming.
I will try them both out.

thx

> I was thinking about the nocturnal animals eyes thinking red would be better for them?

if you google red vs green hunting lights, you will learn green is better for seeing animals.

red is better for humans who do astronomy

deer, coyote, boars, dont have good red nor green vision, but green is better for humans to see farther, and to see the fur on the animal

I do not feel comfortable using red, there is something weird about it, for my eyes. With green I feel very comfortable. I would not use red for spotting game, I would only use red if I was doing astronomy.

Sounds like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzfeld_experiment

While researching the heath benefits I found this site that might be helpful for others. http://valtsus.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-therapeutic-effects-of-red-and-near.html

Apologies for dragging up an old thread, but just spent a few hours going through all 10 pages only to find the Sofirn C01R and C01 are both sold out/out of stock. Is there another recommendation for this application?

https://intl-outdoor.com/

Deep red emitters are available on various hanklights.

you can buy a ready made red light on kaidomain
note that is a dropin, you have the option to buy the host and battery at that link also…

also search amazon for “”red light therapy”:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=red+light+therapy&crid=2MJNQTGBCW1Q&sprefix=red+light+%2Caps%2C229”

other options include building your own red light, or hiring someone like skylumen to do it for you

Amazing, thank you both so much!