Low-Cost Portable Light Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients

This paper provides an overview of the information and research conducted that ushered the creation and innovation of a low-cost portable light therapy device to help treat Alzheimer’s patients. Alzheimer’s has afflicted over five million people in the U.S., currently has fewer effective treatment options than other diseases, such as cancer. Of all known research, light flickering at 40 Hz at the eyes of patients has proven to be the most effective treatment for the disease. This information was used in creating the Light Therapy boxes.