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Can epilepsy be caused by bright lights?
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Yes: Strobe light is often used to cause an event.
Answered 8/16/2012
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Not really: Epilepsy is not "caused" by bright lights. However, individual seizures may be brought out by a strobe light (or flickering lights in the environment, such looking at the sun in between the trees while riding in a car). In these cases, the light is not the cause (which is often genetic), but determines when the seizure occurs.
Answered 12/16/2012
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