light therapy
exposure of the human eye to visible radiation for the treatment of affective disorders or disorders due to circadian disruption
EXAMPLE a) for affective disorders: seasonal affective disorder or winter depression;
b) for disorders due to circadian disruption: advanced phase sleep disorder, circadian desynchronization related to shift work or jet travel
Note 1 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-670 in CIE S 017:2011.