light therapy


noun Medicine/Medical.

therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
Also called phototherapy.

Example sentences from the Web for light therapy

  • It is used in light-therapy and in some other activities in which the chemical effects of these rays are utilized.

    Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
  • In fact, it appears safe to state that light-therapy often smacks of quackery.

    Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh