How is Circadian Lighting FDA-Authorized as a Medical Device?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. To gain an understanding of circadian blue’s impact on the inhibition of serotonin breakdown into melatonin

▪ How it acts substantially equivalent to a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

2. To gain an understanding of how a SSRI works for gaining working knowledge of its substantial equivalence to circadian lighting

3. To gain an understanding of how lighting manufacturers can test the satisfactory level of blue light to stabilize circadian rhythms inside the brain

▪ Gain the ability to design lighting in rooms and spaces to meet circadian rhythm stability measures (e.g. m-EDI minimum requirements)

4. Understand how lighting manufacturers can list their circadian lights as medical devices with the FDA (What the FDA process looks like)