Ocular light exposure interventions for sleep, circadian rhythms, rest‐activity cycles, mood, and cognitive function in older adults: An Overview of Cochrane and non‐Cochrane Systematic Reviews

Objectives This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (overview). The objectives are as follows: To summarise the evidence on the effects of ocular light exposure interventions on sleep, circadian rhythms, rest‐activity cycles, mood, and cognitive function in older adults. To outline opportunities and challenges for developing evidence‐based recommendations for the effective use of ocular light exposure for older adults. To highlight areas of remaining uncertainty and gaps in the evidence regarding the effects of ocular light exposure interventions on sleep, circadian rhythms, rest‐activity cycles, mood, and cognitive function in older adults.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

• Publication date

  2025-09-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD016157PMID 40937968PMCID 12427608
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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