Are At-Home LED Masks Safe?

Another important detail? When using at-home LED devices, you must remember to protect your eyes. Full stop.

Eye damage is especially a concern for certain people with eye-related disorders, like ocular albinism or congenital retinal disorders, says Rabach. Additionally, people who take medications that make them more sensitive to light may experience blurry vision, eye pain, eye irritation and/or changes in vision. She says that more serious problems include irreversible peripheral vision loss or complete impairment.

"Our eyes have macro sensors which could be effected or degrade over time. But, for damages there would need to be a significant overload or cumulative exposures, or damage at bright and high intensity," reports Shamban. "Complications or adverse reactions — while generally very rare — would be light sensitivities, redness or dry eyes."

Therefore, always, always wear goggles when using light treatment masks, even if they aren't provided with the device. (In the case of professional treatments, Shamban says that in her practices they always administer treatments with eye goggles and recommend patients keep their eyes closed for the entire duration of treatment.)

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