#373 - "Silent Epidemic!" - No. 1 Eye Doc WARNS of Blue Light Lies & "Cowboy" Doctors | Joseph Allen

Julian Dorey Podcast

Julian Dorey

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4.6 • 909 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 160 minutes

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SPONSORS: 1) BLUE CHEW: Get 10% off your first month of BlueChew Gold with code JULIAN at BlueChew.com. Visit https://BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 2) AMENTARA: Go to https://www.amentara.com/go/JULIAN and use code JD22 for 22% off your first order. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., FAAO, ABO, is a highly respected practicing optometrist and the founder of the massively successful "Doctor Eye Health" YouTube channel, where he serves as "Your Optometrist on YouTube." JOSEPH's LINKS: YT: https://www.youtube.com/@UCSs2CvlyOKLYY4SbfehnKNQ IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctoreyehealth/# WEBSITE: https://www.doctoreyehealth.com/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 – Intro 1:32 – Content inspirations, childhood tech limits, optometry vs ophthalmology, years of training 10:15 – Cataract surgery, oxidation, signs, Charles Kelman, 15-minute procedure 22:46 – VA work, surgeon skill vs ego, ICL implants, Joe’s procedure 35:31 – ICL risks, contact lenses, retina = brain extension, eye anatomy 46:12 – Cataracts & amblyopia, vision therapy, eye health basics 54:56 – Brain injuries, prisms, lazy eye causes 01:04:25 – Myopia rise, indoor living, FDA glasses, red-light studies 01:14:12 – Screen fatigue, blink loss, red light benefits & risks 01:24:31 – Eye health habits, diet, fish vs supplements 01:35:16 – Gut microbiome, inflammation, eye connection 01:46:34 – Fiber, lutein, zeaxanthin, supplement limits 01:56:41 – AI in medicine, fasting & vision, blood sugar 02:07:15 – Blue light myths, sleep, orange glasses 02:16:18 – Kids & screens, neck-eye link, 20/20/20 rule 02:26:01 – Blink rates, iPad kids, nervous system overload 02:35:16 – Outdoors, discomfort, AI & youth, not a doomer CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 373 - Dr. Joseph Allen Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	Right now, if there was enough light, you would not just see my eye, you would see my retina in the back of the eye.
0:35.6	You'd be actually looking at my brain. Because the eyes are actually the window to like your health there's even some investigations into red light therapy but that may be a way to slow down my opium too how are they using red light to do that this one specifically it's like looking to a laser point and this is all again happening in east asia because the rate of my opium it's like 90% of the population. Here in the U.S. it's like 40%. expected to be 50% of the world population
0:56.7	by 2050.
0:57.0	What is it about the red light itself that makes this like potential elixir of health?
1:02.0	I try to be very clear about where the science is and where it's kind of speculation.
1:06.0	I have a whole lecture on this.
1:08.0	So this thing right here.
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:10.0	We're not like how we used to develop as human beings, but not outside.
1:12.5	So it's not just, oh, I'm on the screen.
1:14.2	You actually are moving your neck all day long. You can actually take your hands. Face toward me. Shift your eyes far left and as far right as you can. Oh, you can feel the muscle move. Did you feel that? Oh, that's so interesting.
1:23.7	It tense us up.
1:24.7	So people come in with a lot of not just headache,
1:26.6	but they can't see in the distance now.
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