Talk:Light therapy

My last edit - questions to katewishing
I am a novice in Wikipedia  and  would like  your help in understanding teh nature  of  editing. You reverted today  all my edits.

I believe that  I added  a lot  of  useful  and  refined  information to these  article  and  I am sorry that  they were  deleted.

Few specific  questions:

[1] I added a reference to  a FDA  cleared  targeted  Phototherapy  device  - Multiclear. You deleted it. On the other hand  you did  leave in the article reference to 2 other  devices: B Clear  and Theralight. What is the difference  ? I personally do not  see  why mentioning  these  2  and  not  the third.

[2] Blue  light  acne  therapy  is  today in the mainstream  of  acne therapy. The FDA cleared this  treatment  formally  for this indication. The are dozens of  review  articles  and  dozens  of  clinical  studies  in teh best  peer  review  journal  that  accept it;s  efficacy as  one  of the  acne  treatment. It is extremely useful  for people  who  can not take  drugs. Hard to understand why  all these  references were deleted.

[3] Photosensitivity  to drugs  is a big  problem. In my  edit I tried  to highlight the  problem in people under  psyciatric treatment that  are exposed  to this possible  side effects. Why was it deleted ?

What is promotional here ?

Best wishes,  Skin58  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skin58 (talk • contribs) 18:36, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * You removed a 2012 review that states "there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of [light] therapies for the treatment of acne. Studies of these products typically lack controls, have small sample sizes, are short term, and do not compare these therapies with validated pharmacologic treatments." Most of the sources you replaced that with are dated or primary. Only two of the sources you added meet WP:MEDRS guidelines. The first is a 2011 book, and it is consistent with our statement that further research is needed, not that the efficacy has already been proved:
 * "The studies to date are promising; however, further investigation is necessary to determine safety, long-term efficacy, and optimal parameters of lasers and light sources."
 * Your second acceptable source is a 2012 review. This one does say that "Blue light therapy is a clinically accepted approach for Propionibacterium acnes infections." However, it contradicts multiple other reviews that state the evidence is limited, and the lead authors have published numerous studies on blue light therapy, which puts their objectivity in question.
 * The entire "FDA approved devices" section should probably be removed per WP:NOTCATALOG. KateWishing (talk) 19:39, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Should not include Photodynamic therapy
Why is Photodynamic therapy included here under techniques - PDT is light activation of photosensitive drugs. Maybe 'light therapy' is too general a term and should be a disambiguation page ? - Rod57 (talk) 03:12, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Be bold!, Rod57 A loose necktie (talk) 08:37, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Diabetic retinopathy
Light therapy is being used to treat Diabetic Retinopathy and is available commercially (Noctura 400 mask - www.noctura.com). There is significant evidence that retinal stimulation will treat this condition in humans from a number of unbiased relatable sources such as

Eye (Lond). 2011 Dec;25(12):1546-54. doi: 10.1038/eye.2011.264. Epub 2011 Oct 21

and there are clinical trials underway

Trials. 2014 Nov 22;15:458. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-458.

How do we add this or similar references (there are quite a few available) to show that there is a body of evidence that light therapy can be used for this treatment?

Also I'm keen to add something on other forms of light therapy. I've been carrying out extensive research (part of my job) in this area and want to get the message out.

Northernalex (talk) 14:14, 20 October 2016 (UTC) northernalex
 * Unfortunately, it looks like your entry above was ignored, Northernalex. But by way of belated response: clinical trials are not usually considered sufficiently reliable for inclusion on Wikipedia— we have a strong preference for secondary sources, which have reviewed the results of one or more clinical trials, and there are editors who will insist on such sources, even if there are plenty of primary ones which demonstrate the same point.  However, if you are able to provide some legitimate published sources that demonstrate this fact, by all means feel free to include them.  Your expertise in this field is the kind of thing which Wikipedia takes for granted far too often!  If you have any questions, leave me a message on my talk page.  A loose necktie (talk) 08:36, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Sources in intro
My understanding is that an appropriate article introduction rarely needs citations in it - the intro is a summary, and specific claims/contentions/facts are cited within the body. Krb19 added a raft of citations to the intro, and I'm wondering if they could be moved into the body instead. I know way too little about the topic to do so myself though. Anastrophe (talk) 22:01, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

I had added the citations in response to a [medical citation needed] tag that was placed in the intro. I've now moved some to the relevant sections of the body and removed a second reference to one citation. I agree that intro sections don't usually need citations, but for medical information that is in any way contested I think they are appropriate. I suspect someone had particular concern about the use of light therapy in non-seasonal psychiatric conditions, which is not long established. Krb19 (talk) 23:22, 21 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you kindly for the explanation, and the fix. Anastrophe (talk) 23:48, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Citation 82 page not found
title says it all 80.242.44.207 (talk) 10:01, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Title
I suggest renaming Light therapy into Phototherapy or Bright light therapy and creating a disambiguation page for Light therapy that would list: a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 09:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Phototherapy (aka Bright light therapy)
 * Low-level laser therapy (aka red light therapy)
 * Ultraviolet light therapy
 * PUVA therapy
 * Photodynamic therapy
 * Photothermal therapy
 * Goeckerman therapy
 * Chromotherapy (aka "Colored light therapy")
 * Blood irradiation therapy
 * Crib A'Glow
 * UV-B lamps
 * Bili light
 * GreenLight Laser Therapy