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Bright light contributes to retinal damage in babies
Arguments
If it is true that...
The nocturnal/stress hormones, especially prolactin and melatonin, make the retina more sensitive to light and more easily damaged
Then it must be true that...
Bright light contributes to retinal damage in babies
If it is true that...
Melatonin reduces behavioral sensitivity but increases the eyes' sensitivity to light, causing them to be injured by light that would otherwise be harmless
Then it must be true that...
Bright light contributes to retinal damage in babies
If it is true that...
Bright light isn't harmful to the retina if the retina isn't sensitized
Then it must be true that...
Bright light contributes to retinal damage in babies
Consequences
If it is true that...
Supplemental oxygen without carbon dioxide causes vasoconstriction, reducing the tissues' supply of glucose as well as oxygen and damages the retina when combined with too much light
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Bright light contributes to retinal damage in babies
Then it must be true that...
Retinopathy of prematurity has blinded tens of thousands of people