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. 2016 Aug 26;15(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s12938-016-0209-7

Table 5.

Calculated radiant exposure lamp–sun equivalences (in “days of use”) for different scenarios and for a decreasing distance d (mm) between the lamp and sunglasses

Distance (d) from lamp (mm)
300 250 200 150 100 50
From peak to peak
 Min 2 3 5 9 19 78
 Max 7 10 16 28 63 252
 Med 3 4 7 12 27 107
From sunrise to sunset
 Min 2 2 4 6 14 57
 Max 2 3 5 9 21 84
 Med 2 3 4 7 16 62
First band peak only
 Min 14 21 32 57 129 516
 Max 23 33 52 93 209 836
 Med 16 22 35 62 139 557

The minimum and maximum lamp–sun equivalences are listed. Additionally, the medians of all 110 national capitals from northern hemisphere are shown