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Hi there, I'm in Maryland near DC. I work as an editor and writing coach for novelists. I'm in my 40's. I had brain surgery to remove a tumor in 2018 and I've had LOTS of vision trouble, but have only recently learned that LEDs are part of the problem. Vision changes were how they found my tumor. I've seen 6 different eye doctors since the surgery trying to fix what the tumor and the surgery mucked up. I have vision troubles that go beyond LEDs. I've lost the lower-left part of my visual field. I have a hard time seeing the edges of objects. (I see them as moving.) Riding in cars makes me nauseous from all the movement. But I'm pretty sure now that LEDs are the culprit behind a large number of my terrible headaches.
In December I stumbled across an article on NPR about how people were getting migraines from LED Christmas lights. I thought that if normal people who haven't had brain tumors or brain surgery were getting headaches from LEDs than I better learn more. A couple Google searches later I found this forum and the flicker alliance. The bulbs I got that the flicker alliance tested made a HUGE difference. My headache frequency dropped dramatically. Now I'm working to figure out to do with the more challenging light fixtures in the house so I can drop the headaches down to near zero. At least, at home.