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Blue light glasses for computer workers? Your experience?

poregirl — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:24:48 GMT

I'm looking into getting some blue light glasses since I spend most of my life in front of PC screen for work. Have you found them useful?

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haddon9 — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:30:01 GMT

I've tried some of the ones sold here but I don't see much difference. The ones that I like best have an amber tint to the lenses. I'm wearing a pair now and it only warms up the screem a bit but doesn't change color.

It's a relief on the eyse if you're on a blue screen which is all computers & phones.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:31:14 GMT

I think this blue light business is just a sales gimmick. I got some and could tell no difference whatsoever.

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RedTop — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:35:50 GMT

I have had tint on my prescription lenses for this for 2 years, and do feel it helps.

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D Kay — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:40:01 GMT

I thought the purpose of these glasses was to protect your eyes from blue light, not to improve your vision or make your eyes feel less strained.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:41:20 GMT

Forget the glasses. Just go into your computer settings and turn on the night light by typing night light in the search box below. From there you can adjust how much blue you need to cut out. I believe the night light feature present on most devices.

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4kitties — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:22:00 GMT

I was having a lot of trouble with night time dry eye. @SilleeMee Made the suggestion of turning on the night light mode on my iPad some time ago. I did that and I also wear the blue light reading glasses. Between these two things, my night time dry eye is almost none existent now.

Thank you SilleeMee!

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SilleeMee — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:27:25 GMT

You're welcome @4kitties

That night light feature made a big difference for me, too.

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morganjen — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:09:06 GMT

I have severe light sensitivity (photophobia) due to dry eye and they help me a lot. Noticable difference in comfort when I wear them in front of a computer screen. That and turning my brightness all the way down on my computer.

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Still Raining — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:10:56 GMT

I have had OTC blue light readers and did not see a difference. Might be different with prescriptions.

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noodleann — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:26:48 GMT

I have blue eyes so I don't need them.

I read it on the Internet.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:20:46 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
I have blue eyes so I don't need them.

I read it on the Internet.

The color of your eyes has nothing to do with blue light entering the eye. Blue light enters any color eye, no difference.

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CherryHugs — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:32:55 GMT

@SilleeMee Wow thank you for that. I just did it and it makes a big difference!

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SilleeMee — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:35:26 GMT

You're welcome. @CherryHugs

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SurferWife — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:36:55 GMT

@poregirl

Yes, they are helpful. I'm a computer systems analyst & am on my computer 12 hours a day. I do find them helpful, but I still need to remember to walk away every now & then! Mine are prescription; I've never tried non-prescription ones, but I'm sure they work well, too.

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ALRATIBA — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:46:41 GMT

You should check with your own doc. I've used computers and word processors since the mid 1980s and never had an eyestrain issue.

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From WEBMD ...

The American Academy of Ophthalmology says you don’t need them and has gone on record as not recommending any kind of special eyewear for computer users. The organization says blue light from digital devices does not lead to eye disease and doesn’t even cause eyestrain. The problems people complain about are simply caused by overuse of digital devices, it says.

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https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/news/20191216/do-blue-light-glasses-work

Re: Blue light glasses for computer workers? Your experience?

poregirl — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:51:21 GMT

I'm on at least that long. I'd didn't know you could get a presciption.

Re: Blue light glasses for computer workers? Your experience?

noodleann — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 21:33:38 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@noodleann wrote:
I have blue eyes so I don't need them.

I read it on the Internet.

The color of your eyes has nothing to do with blue light entering the eye. Blue light enters any color eye, no difference.

Oh dear. I forgot the

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chrystaltree — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:23:22 GMT

Since I work on my laptop 8-9 hours a day and a I'm on it a couple of hours a night after that and I'm doing things on my smart phone; my eye doctor included blue light protection in both pairs of my prescription glasses. I did notice that my eyes didn't get as tired and red as they did before the new glasses.

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DrakesMomma — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:38:02 GMT

It made a difference for me. I was diagnosed with early on-set of age related macular degeneration at 38. Other than my genetics, my biggest enemy is eye strain. Anything that I can try or use to cut down on eye strain over the long run I am willing to try.