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. 2016 Jan 15;30(2):230–233. doi: 10.1038/eye.2015.261

Table 1. Luminance and blue light hazard from computer screens, laptops, tablet computers, and smartphones.

ID Luminance, cd m−2 % of ICNIRP 104 cd m−2 rule of thumb (%) Blue light weighted radiance, W m−2 sr−1 % of ICNIRP blue light exposure limit (%) Hazard ratio, W lm−1
Computer monitors
 1 126 1.26 0.110 0.11 8.73 × 10−4
 24 71 0.71 0.054 0.05 7.61 × 10−4
 
Laptop screens
 9 152 1.52 0.130 0.13 8.55 × 10−4
 10 63 0.63 0.048 0.05 7.61 × 10−4
 11 101 1.01 0.084 0.08 8.32 × 10−4
 12 88 0.88 0.072 0.07 8.18 × 10−4
 14 148 1.48 0.120 0.12 8.11 × 10−4
 15 137 1.37 0.110 0.11 8.03 × 10−4
 20 104 1.04 0.082 0.08 7.88 × 10−4
 22 184 1.84 0.150 0.15 8.15 × 10−4
 23 197 1.97 0.170 0.17 8.63 × 10−4
 
Tablet computer screens
 3 175 1.75 0.150 0.15 8.57 × 10−4
 4 94 0.94 0.084 0.08 8.94 × 10−4
 5 63 0.63 0.053 0.05 8.41 × 10−4
 6 43 0.43 0.034 0.03 7.91 × 10−4
 7 142 1.42 0.131 0.13 9.23 × 10−4
 17 238 2.38 0.214 0.21 8.99 × 10−4
 18 140 1.40 0.120 0.12 8.57 × 10−4
 19 191 1.91 0.176 0.18 9.21 × 10−4
 26 203 2.03 0.180 0.18 8.87 × 10−4
 
Smartphone screens
 2 294 2.94 0.280 0.28 9.52 × 10−4
 8 178 1.78 0.150 0.15 8.43 × 10−4
 13 367 3.67 0.310 0.31 8.45 × 10−4
 16 409 4.09 0.380 0.38 9.29 × 10−4
 25 215 2.15 0.190 0.19 8.84 × 10−4