What are the effects of being exposed to infrared radiation?

People who work in industries which expose them to infrared radiation for long periods of time may experience eye damage. The human eye is sensitive to all of the radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum, especially if that radiation is at very high levels of intensity. read more

Infrared radiation is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that you encounter everyday, although much of it goes unnoticed. It is invisible to human eyes, but you can feel it as heat. So unless it is concentrated, there are no bad effects except felling warm. read more

A: The primary harmful effect of infrared radiation (IR) is thermal injury, but scaling and hyperpigmentation of skin can also occur, even if no pain is felt. IR-proof goggles can be required in certain industrial environments in which high exposure to invisible infrared radiation can cause blindness or damage to the eyes. read more