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Light therapy

Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy, is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, neonatal jaundice, and skin wound infections. Treating skin…

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ICD-10-PCS
6A6, GZJ
ICD-9
99.83, 99.88
MeSH
D010789

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Light therapy

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Light therapy

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related to history · 26
Light therapy → Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Assyrian, Auguste Rollier, BCE, Buddhist, Caleb Saleeby, CE, Chinese, Finsen, Germanic, He, In, Indian, John Harvey Kellogg, Many, Medicine, Mycobacterium, Niels Finsen
related to Visible light · 10
Light therapy → According, American Academy, Harriet Hall, It, Light, Modern, Ophthalmology, Optical, Researchers, While
related to Light boxes · 6
Light therapy → Hence, Light, May, SAD, The, To
related to Skin conditions · 6
Light therapy → Full, Light, Tanning, The, UVA, UVB
related to Controversy · 5
Light therapy → However, It, Most, Red, There
related to Neonatal jaundice (postnatal jaundice) · 5
Light therapy → Accumulation, Bilirubin, Light, Phototherapy, Therefore
is a · 4
Light therapy → effective treatment for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema, effective treatment for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.Mood and sleep relatedSeasonal affective disorderThe effectiveness of light therapy for treating seasona…, excellent candidate for inclusion into the therapeutic inventory available for the treatment of nonseasonal depression today, mood altering treatment
ICD-10-PCS · 1
Light therapy → 6A6, GZJ
ICD-9 · 1
Light therapy → 99.83, 99.88
MeSH · 1
Light therapy → D010789

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light therapy skin treatment phototherapy may ultraviolet sleep exposure also disorder effective treat evidence due conditions treatments acne uvb blue

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Light therapyICD-10-PCS6A6, GZJ1.00infobox
Light therapyICD-999.83, 99.881.00infobox
Light therapyMeSHD0107891.00infobox
Light therapyis aeffective treatment for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.Mood and sleep relatedSeasonal affective disorderThe effectiveness of light therapy for treating seasona…0.90text
Light therapyis aexcellent candidate for inclusion into the therapeutic inventory available for the treatment of nonseasonal depression today0.90text
Light therapyis aeffective treatment for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema0.90text
Light therapyis amood altering treatment0.90text
neurodermatitisinstance ofTreating skin conditions0.80text
psoriasisinstance ofTreating skin conditions0.80text
acne vulgarisinstance ofTreating skin conditions0.80text
and eczema with ultraviolet light is called ultraviolet light therapyinstance ofTreating skin conditions0.80text
delayed sleep phase disorderinstance ofIn the management of circadian rhythm disorders0.80text

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