Russia (bbabo.net), - The Tyumen State Medical University has proposed a new method for assessing the manifestation of light desynchronosis (circadian rhythm disorders). According to the press service of the university, the diagnosis is designed for people over 45 with progressive glaucoma. The method is patented by the university.

Denis Gubin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Biology, said that now electric light provides life around the clock, and ninety percent of people use light at night, this is especially noticeable in the Arctic latitudes.

According to the scientist, artificially reducing the time interval of light exposure between day and night is unfavorable for health and may be a key factor in diseases. During the day, people experience a shortage of light and receive an excess of it in the evening and at night. It affects physiology, sleep, performance and health in general.

In glaucoma, manifestations of light desynchronosis are modulated. Retinal cells are damaged, light synchronization worsens, and a variety of clinical manifestations appear, some of which are specific to glaucoma, while others are characteristic of light desynchronosis of a different nature. For example, mental and physical performance decreases, sleep is disturbed, complex metabolic changes and mental disorders appear, mood deteriorates.

The method proposed by Tyumen researchers is based on a comprehensive interpretation of a number of biochemical, physiological and test data. As part of the diagnosis, the ratio of the evening value of the level of total blood cholesterol to the morning value, the value of lipoproteins and other indicators is evaluated. The method allows you to determine the high, medium and low severity of light imbalance - a violation of the "biological clock".

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