I will double down on this statement
The hobby as a whole loves to leap first and think fiftieth. There is absolutely research that animals benefit from UV, but the hobby took that to mean that we need to flood the cage with UV for every second the normal lights are on.
Realistically, animals are not out exposed to full UV all the time. They hide under leaf litter or a rock or whatever other cover they feel secure in/under/behind. They may come out and bask for a bit, but it is not all the time. Why then does the hobby treat them as if they are getting blasted with UV all the time?
For all my cages, I scale down a level on whatever UV has been claimed as “the best” and I have it set to a smart plug that randomly turns it on/off between what would be peak UV hours (generally 11a-4p). Some days there will be more UV and some days there will be less and every day is not constant bombardment. Animals will sense when the bulb is on and bask, but they will also seek cover while the bulb is still on once they have gotten the dose they want.
To me, this is so very much safer than overcooking my animals and giving them premature cataracts and such