Will bright light (camera flashlight) damage the screen?

I opened the flashlight application in my mobile phone which utilizes the in-built camera flash. It's pretty bright and I've used it to take a look at my MBPr's screen up close. I put the computer in sleep mode and flashed the light directly at certain areas on my screen.
I'm curious though. Will this damage my screen? I didn't notice any change afterwards (I used the flashlight for about 5 - 8 minutes).
Thanks in advance.

OGELTHORPE wrote:
No, but there should not be a reason to use that camera flash to take a picture of the display.
The OP was not taking a picture.
He simply used the camera flash as as a flashlight (hence the "Flashlight" term/app).

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