Light therapy

Light therapy—or phototherapy, classically referred to as heliotherapy—consists either of A.) exposure to daylight or some equivalent form of light as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or B.) exposure of the skin to specific wavelengths of light using polychromatic polarised light to treat a skin condition.

"Light box" redirects here. For other uses, see Lightbox (disambiguation).
Light therapy
High-intensity blue light (425 nm) used for the treatment of acne.
ICD-10-PCS6A6, GZJ
ICD-999.83, 99.88
MeSHD010789

It is used as a treatment for wintertime seasonal affective disorder and in circadian rhythm disorders, such as delayed sleep phase disorder.[1] There is tentative evidence to support its use to treat non-seasonal psychiatric disorders, in particular major depression and depression in bipolar disorder.[2][3][4]

As a treatment for disorders of the skin, the second kind of light therapy is meant to correct psoriasis, acne vulgaris, eczema and neonatal jaundice.[5][6]

Medical uses

Skin conditions

Light therapy treatments for the skin usually involve exposure ultraviolet light. The exposures can be to small area of the skin or over the whole body surface, as in a tanning bed. The most common treatment is with narrowband UVB with a wavelength of 311–313 nanometers, well within the range of light at which UV light generates vitamin D in the human body. It was found that this is the safest treatment.[7] Full body phototherapy can be delivered at a doctor's office or at home using a large high power UVB booth.[8] Tanning beds, however, generate mostly UVA light, and only 4% to 10% of tanning bed light is in the UVB spectrum.

Atopic dermatitis

Light therapy is considered one of the best monotherapy treatments for atopic dermatitis (AD) when applied to patients who have not responded to traditional topical treatments. The therapy offers a wide range of options: UVA1 for acute AD, NB-UVB for chronic AD, and balneophototherapy have proven their efficacy. Patients tolerate the therapy safely but, as in any therapy, there are potential adverse effects and care must be taken in its application, particularly to children.[9]

Psoriasis
See also: Goeckerman therapy

For psoriasis, UVB phototherapy has been shown to be effective.[10] A feature of psoriasis is localized inflammation mediated by the immune system.[11] Ultraviolet radiation is known to suppress the immune system and reduce inflammatory responses. Light therapy for skin conditions like psoriasis usually use 313 nanometer UVB though it may use UVA (315–400 nm wavelength) or a broader spectrum UVB (280–315 nm wavelength). UVA combined with psoralen, a drug taken orally, is known as PUVA treatment. In UVB phototherapy the exposure time is very short, seconds to minutes depending on intensity of lamps and the person's skin pigment and sensitivity. The time is typically controlled with a timer that turns off the lamps after the treatment time ends.

Vitiligo

About 1% of the human population suffers from vitiligo which causes painless distinct light-colored patches of the skin on the face, hands, and legs. Phototherapy is an effective treatment because it forces skin cells to manufacture melanin to protect the body from UV damage. Prescribed treatment is generally 3 times a week in a clinic or daily at home. About 1 month usually results in re-pigmentation in the face and neck, and 2–4 months in the hands and legs. Narrowband UVB is more suitable to the face and neck and PUVA is more effective at the hands and legs.[12]

Acne vulgaris

As of 2012 evidence for light therapy and lasers in the treatment of acne vulgaris was not sufficient to recommend them.[13] There is moderate evidence for the efficacy of blue and blue-red light therapies in treating mild acne, but most studies are of low quality.[14][15] While light therapy appears to provide short-term benefit, there is a lack of long-term outcome data or data in those with severe acne.[16]

Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, there is some evidence that ultraviolet light therapy may be effective in helping treat certain kinds of skin cancer, and ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy is established for this application. However, alternative uses of light for cancer treatment – light box therapy and colored light therapy – are not supported by evidence.[17] Photodynamic therapy (often with red light) is used to treat certain superficial non-melanoma skin cancers.[18]

Other skin conditions

Some types of phototherapy may be effective in the treatment of polymorphous light eruption, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma[19] and lichen planus. Narrowband UVB between 311–313 nanometers is the most common treatment.[20]

Wound healing

Low level laser therapy has been studied as a potential treatment for chronic wounds, and higher-power lasers have sometimes been successfully used to close acute wounds as an alternative to stitching.[21][21] However, as of 2012 and due to inconsistent results and the low quality of extant research, reviews in the scientific literature have not supported its widespread application.[21][22]

Retinal conditions

There is preliminary evidence that light therapy is an effective treatment for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.[23][24]

Seasonal affective disorder
Main article: Seasonal affective disorder

The effectiveness of light therapy for treating SAD may be linked to the fact that light therapy makes up for lost sunlight exposure and resets the body's internal clock.[25] Studies show that light therapy helps reduce the debilitating and depressive behaviors of SAD, such as excessive sleepiness and fatigue, with results lasting for at least 1 month. Light therapy is preferred over antidepressants in the treatment of SAD because it is a relatively safe and easy therapy.[26]

It is possible that response to light therapy for SAD could be season dependent.[27] Morning therapy has provided the best results because light in the early morning aids in regulating the circadian rhythm.[26] People affected by SAD have low levels of energy and have difficulty concentrating. They usually have a change in appetite and experience trouble sleeping.[28]

A 2007 systematic review by the Swedish agency SBU found insufficient evidence that light therapy was able to alleviate symptoms of depression or seasonal affective disorder.[29] The report recommended that: "Approximately 100 participants are required to establish whether the therapy is moderately more effective than placebo".[29] Although treatment in light therapy rooms was well established in Sweden, no satisfactory, controlled studies had been published on the subject.[29] This led to the closure of a number of clinics offering light therapy in Sweden.[30]

A Cochrane (organisation) review conducted in 2019 states the evidence that light therapy is effective as a treatment for prevention of seasonal affective disorder is limited, though the risk of adverse effects are minimal. Therefore, the decision to use light therapy should be based on a person's preference of treatment.[31]

Non-seasonal depression

Light therapy has also been suggested in the treatment of non-seasonal depression and other psychiatric mood disturbances, including major depressive disorder,[32][33] bipolar disorder and postpartum depression.[34][35] A meta-analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration concluded that "for patients suffering from non-seasonal depression, light therapy offers modest though promising antidepressive efficacy."[36] A 2008 systematic review concluded that "overall, bright light therapy is an excellent candidate for inclusion into the therapeutic inventory available for the treatment of nonseasonal depression today, as adjuvant therapy to antidepressant medication, or eventually as stand-alone treatment for specific subgroups of depressed patients."[37] A 2015 review found that supporting evidence for light therapy was limited due to serious methodological flaws.[38]

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders and jet lag[39]
Main article: Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
Chronic circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD)

In the management of circadian rhythm disorders such as delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), the timing of light exposure is critical. Light exposure administered to the eyes before or after the nadir of the core body temperature rhythm can affect the phase response curve.[40] Use upon awakening may also be effective for non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder.[41] Some users have reported success with lights that turn on shortly before awakening (dawn simulation). Evening use is recommended for people with advanced sleep phase disorder. Some, but not all, totally blind people whose retinae are intact, may benefit from light therapy.

Situational CRSD

Light therapy has been tested for individuals with shift work sleep disorder and for jet lag.[42][43]

Sleep disorder in Parkinson's disease

Light therapy has been trialed in treating sleep disorders experienced by patients with Parkinson's disease.[44]

Sleep Disorder in Alzheimer's Disease

Studies have shown that daytime and evening light therapy for nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease, who often struggle with agitation and fragmented wake/rest cycles effectively led to more consolidated sleep and an increase in circadian rhythm stability.[45][46][47]

Neonatal jaundice (Postnatal Jaundice)
Further information: Neonatal jaundice
A newborn infant undergoing white-light phototherapy to treat neonatal jaundice.

Light therapy is used to treat cases of neonatal jaundice.[48] Bilirubin, a yellow pigment normally formed in the liver during the breakdown of old red blood cells, cannot always be effectively cleared by a neonate’s liver causing neonatal jaundice. Accumulation of excess bilirubin can cause central nervous system damage, and so this buildup of bilirubin must be treated. Phototherapy uses the energy from light to isomerize the bilirubin and consequently transform it into compounds that the newborn can excrete via urine and stools. Bilirubin is most successful absorbing light in the blue region of the visible light spectrum, which falls between 460-490 nm.[6] Therefore light therapy technologies that utilize these blue wavelengths are the most successful at isomerizing bilirubin.[49]

Techniques

Photodynamic therapy
Main article: Photodynamic therapy

Photodynamic therapy is a form of phototherapy using nontoxic light-sensitive compounds that are exposed selectively to light, whereupon they become toxic to targeted malignant and other diseased cells

One of the treatments is using blue light with aminolevulinic acid for the treatment of actinic keratosis. This is not a U.S. FDA-approved treatment for acne vulgaris.[50]

Light boxes
The brightness and color temperature of light from a light box are quite similar to daylight.
"Light box" redirects here. For other uses, see Lightbox (disambiguation).

The production of the hormone melatonin, a sleep regulator, is inhibited by light and permitted by darkness as registered by photosensitive ganglion cells in the retina.[51] To some degree, the reverse is true for serotonin,[52] which has been linked to mood disorders. Hence, for the purpose of manipulating melatonin levels or timing, light boxes providing very specific types of artificial illumination to the retina of the eye are effective.[53]

Light therapy uses either a light box which emits up to 10,000 lux of light at a specified distance, much brighter than a customary lamp, or a lower intensity of specific wavelengths of light from the blue (460 nm) to the green (525 nm) areas of the visible spectrum.[54] A 1995 study showed that green light therapy at doses of 350 lux produces melatonin suppression and phase shifts equivalent to 10,000 lux white light therapy,[55][56] but another study published in May 2010 suggests that the blue light often used for SAD treatment should perhaps be replaced by green or white illumination, because of a possible involvement of the cones in melatonin suppression.[57]

Risks and complications

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet light causes progressive damage to human skin and erythema even from small doses.[58][59] This is mediated by genetic damage, collagen damage, as well as destruction of vitamin A and vitamin C in the skin and free radical generation. Ultraviolet light is also known to be a factor in formation of cataracts.[60][61] Ultraviolet radiation exposure is strongly linked to incidence of skin cancer.[62][58][63]

Visible light

Optical radiation of any kind with enough intensity can cause damage to the eyes and skin including photoconjunctivitis and photokeratitis.[64] Researchers have questioned whether limiting blue light exposure could reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration.[65] It is reported that bright light therapy may activate the production of reproductive hormones, such as testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and estradiol.[66][67]

Modern phototherapy lamps used in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder and sleep disorders either filter out or do not emit ultraviolet light and are considered safe and effective for the intended purpose, as long as photosensitizing drugs are not being taken at the same time and in the absence of any existing eye conditions. Light therapy is a mood altering treatment, and just as with drug treatments, there is a possibility of triggering a manic state from a depressive state, causing anxiety and other side effects. While these side effects are usually controllable, it is recommended that patients undertake light therapy under the supervision of an experienced clinician, rather than attempting to self-medicate.[68]

Contraindications to light therapy for seasonal affective disorder include conditions that might render the eyes more vulnerable to phototoxicity, tendency toward mania, photosensitive skin conditions, or use of a photosensitizing herb (such as St. John's wort) or medication.[69][70] Patients with porphyria should avoid most forms of light therapy. Patients on certain drugs such as methotrexate or chloroquine should use caution with light therapy as there is a chance that these drugs could cause porphyria.

Side effects of light therapy for sleep phase disorders include jumpiness or jitteriness, headache, eye irritation and nausea.[71] Some non-depressive physical complaints, such as poor vision and skin rash or irritation, may improve with light therapy.[72]

History

Many ancient cultures practiced various forms of heliotherapy, including people of Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Rome.[73] The Inca, Assyrian and early German settlers also worshipped the sun as a health bringing deity. Indian medical literature dating to 1500 BCE describes a treatment combining herbs with natural sunlight to treat non-pigmented skin areas. Buddhist literature from about 200 CE and 10th-century Chinese documents make similar references.

The Faroese physician Niels Finsen is believed to be the father of modern phototherapy. He developed the first artificial light source for this purpose. Finsen used short wavelength light to treat lupus vulgaris, a skin infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. He thought that the beneficial effect was due to ultraviolet light killing the bacteria, but recent studies showed that his lens and filter system did not allow such short wavelengths to pass through, leading instead to the conclusion that light of approximately 400 nanometers generated reactive oxygen that would kill the bacteria.[74] Finsen also used red light to treat smallpox lesions. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1903.[75] Scientific evidence for some of his treatments is lacking, and later eradication of smallpox and development of antibiotics for tuberculosis rendered light therapy obsolete for these diseases.[76]

From the late nineteenth century until the early 1930s, light therapy was considered an effective and mainstream medical therapy in the UK for conditions such as varicose ulcer, 'sickly children' and a wide range of other conditions. Controlled trials by the medical scientist Dora Colebrook supported by the Medical Research Council, indicated that light therapy was not effective for such a wide range of conditions.[77]

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