Tag: Glasses

For the past two weeks while I am at work or at home working on a computer, playing video games, etc. I am wearing a pair of prescription glasses with a blue light blocking tint to them. After a number of different articles came out saying how blue light being emitted from our screens is causing harm to our eyes and sleep, I thought it would be best to ask my optometrist about getting a pair of glasses that block out the blue light.

What I have noticed in just these few weeks of using prescription glasses with a blue light blocking tint was my eyes were less tired at the end of the day, slightly less red and irritated looking, and I fall asleep a little easier. Is this just a placebo effect and something that I am just noticing now because of my new glasses? Perhaps, but in my mind I would rather have “healthier” eyes and an easier time falling asleep with a better sleeping pattern than the opposite. With so much negativity in the world, having something positive is essential.

My original pair of glasses were fitted with transitional lenses (they get darker depending on the amount of UV light detected) and unfortunately I could not get them equipped with both transition lenses and blue light blocking lenses. So now while I am indoors working on a PC or playing Xbox I wear my new glasses, but when I do anything outdoors I wear my older pair of glasses with the transitional lenses.

If you stare at a computer or screen all day then I suggest you take a look at getting a pair of blue light blocking tinted glasses, either with a prescription or not. Previously I believe the glasses lenses that were available had a yellow hue to them, but now (well mine anyway) are clear and depending on the angle you hold them you can see a blue fade to them. To me the eyes are one of the most important body parts and I would absolutely be devastated if something seriously injured them if I could have prevented it. These glasses are one type of protection and prevention that I am more than happy to have obtained.