light therapy
noun
: the treatment of medical or psychiatric conditions (such as seasonal affective disorder) by the controlled application of light
called also light treatment, phototherapy
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Shop other affordable light therapy tools on Amazon, below.
—Lauren Pardee, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Worried about how light therapy will affect your eyes?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Eastend also offers a suite of recovery treatments, including the sauna, cold plunge, salt therapy, compression therapy, and light therapy.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Light therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20therapy. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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