Scientific evidence
Over 20 years of experimental research on the biological impact of light radiation on the human retina.
Over 20 years of research
The reality of high-energy light
The human visual system evolved to interpret light reflected off objects — never to stare directly into an intense, close-range emission source.
Modern technology has broken that biological rule. We spend more than 8 hours a day exposed to direct LED emission — with peaks in blue light (380–500 nm) and green light (500–590 nm) — creating an overexposure scenario we were never designed for.
Unlike skin, the retina <strong>has no regenerative capacity.</strong> Cumulative exposure to high-energy light is a studied fact.
Devices comply with current regulations — but those regulations are outdated. They were designed for brief exposures, not the chronic, repetitive use that defines our digital reality. reticare® has been developing optical filters to reduce that exposure for over 20 years.
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Science studies it
The light UCM studies doesn't hurt and gives no warning
High-energy blue light (380–500 nm) and high-energy green light (500–590 nm) are studied for their effects on retinal cells. They affect central nervous system neurons. They cause no pain.
High-energy light spectrum
reticare® filters 380–590 nm
Blue light — high energy
Green light — high energy
380nm
500nm
590nm
700nm
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380 — 500nm
High-energy blue light
The highest-energy range emitted by your screens. UCM research studies its relationship with retinal photostress, oxidative stress and photoreceptor cell behavior. The damage described in studies is <strong>irreversible</strong> and causes no pain.
High energy!
500 — 590nm
High-energy green light
Also present in your screens. For decades it was considered safe. UCM in vivo and in vitro research studies its cumulative effects on the retina under prolonged exposure.
Overlooked590–700nm
Remaining visible
Yellow, orange and red. No evidence of cumulative effects with normal chronic exposure. reticare® products optically reduce exposure to the high-energy spectrum without altering perception of this range.
No risk20 years of scientific research
The science behind reticare® was born at the university
Dr. Celia Sánchez-Ramos, researcher at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, has spent more than two decades studying the impact of high-energy light on the human retina.
Her research — validated in vivo and in vitro and published in indexed international scientific journals — is the foundation of all reticare® technology. It is not an accessory. It is applied science with an international patent.
Best International Female Inventor
WIPO — Intellectual Property, 2009
Grand Prize Best International Invention
United Nations, 2010
Doctor Honoris Causa
Universidad Menéndez Pelayo, 2012
+20 international patent families
UCM ownership — multiple countries
What the research describes
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Blue light (380–500 nm) and its effects on the retina
UCM research studies how high-energy blue light relates to oxidative stress and photoreceptor cell behavior. A finding confirmed in experimental studies with animal models and donor human cells.
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Green light (500–590 nm) and cumulative exposure
Overlooked for decades, high-energy green light is studied under prolonged exposure. UCM research confirms it — reticare® is the only technology that incorporates a filter for both spectra.
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Optical filter behavior — studied in vitro and in vivo
UCM studies describe, in in vitro and in vivo models, the behavior of selective optical filters against high-energy spectra (380–590 nm).
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Optical filter behavior under continuous use
UCM studies describe filter behavior under chronic exposure and real daily use (Sánchez-Ramos et al., Cells, 2021).
20 years of research. One optical filter.
RetiNaut glasses are the direct result of this research. The only optical filter developed from +20 years of UCM scientific research.
Our reason for being
From scientific evidence
to real reduction
reticare® was born to turn decades of scientific research into real solutions. We don't design accessories. We apply science.
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Optical function, not aesthetic
Every product is designed under biomedical criteria validated in vivo and in vitro. Form follows function, never the other way around.
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Science before marketing
The direct result of research by Dr. Celia Sánchez-Ramos (UCM). More than 20 years of real evidence, not trends.
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For everyone, from day one
+600,000 satisfied users in more than 30 countries. From children to professionals with intensive screen schedules.