New York Blue Light Symposium

Conference Secretariat

2-26-35 8F, Minamiaoyama,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062,
Japan

TEL:

+81-3-5775-6070

FAX:

+81-3-5775-2076

E-mail:

2isbls@blue-light.biz

Program

Day 1

June 26th (Fri)

3:30 − 4:00 pm	Venue Opens for Participants
4:00 − 4:40 pm	Opening Lecture 　Blue light matters: The eye is a camera and 　a clock!
Kazuo Tsubota (Keio University, Japan)
4:40 − 5:20 pm	Keynote Address 　AMA report: Adverse health effects of nighttime lighting
Richard G. Stevens (University of Connecticut Health Center, USA)
5:30-7:30pm	Welcome Reception (free for participants)

Day 2

June 27th (Sat)

12:30 − 1:00 pm	Presidential Lecture 　Blue Light Update
Kazuo Tsubota (Keio University, Japan)
1:00 − 2:35 pm	Symposium 1 Circadian rhythm: Sleep disorders and health problems
	Moderator:
	Claude Gronfier (University Claude Bernard, France)
	Non-visual effects of light: implications for human health
	Claude Gronfier (University Claude Bernard, France)
	Effects of light on circadian regulation of melatonin and Its consequences for human cancer signaling, metabolism and growth progression
	David E. Blask (Tulane University, USA)
	LEDMOTIVE: Multi-wavelength light sources and spectral selection tools to foster research in biology, neuroscience and blue-light-related phenomena
	Josep Carreras (Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Spain)
2:35 − 2:55 pm	Break / Poster viewing
2:55 − 4:05 pm	Symposium 2 Photo toxicity: Retinal damage caused by light- new insights-
	Moderator:
	Kazuo Tsubota (Keio University, Japan)
	Retinal photo-damage and the underlying mechanisms
	Yoko Ozawa (Keio University, Japan)
	Thin-film optical notch filters for the treatment of migraine and photophobia
	Bradley J Katz (University of Utah Hospital and clinics, USA)
4:05 − 4:25 pm	Break / Poster viewing
4:25 − 5:35 pm	Symposium 3 Eye strain and the light
	Moderator:
	Joshua A. Young (NYU, USA)
	New theory of dry eye related to light
	Kazuo Tsubota (Keio University, Japan)
	Computer usage, eye strain and eye protection
	Jonathan B Kahn (NYU Langone Medical Center, USA)
5:35 − 5:55 pm	Discussion and Q&A
5:55 − 6:00 pm	Closing Remarks
5:55 − 6:00 pm	Claude Gronfier (University Claude Bernard, France)