It should be clear by now that blue light from screens and devices is harmful. It messes with our circadian rhythm, impacting the ability to sleep. It causes eye strain and dry eyes, which directly lead to headaches. And as consumption of screen-based media grows exponentially, we?re discovering new impacts of blue light regularly. I?ve always stood by GUNNAR glasses and the immediately noticeable effects the patented blue-light blocking glasses have when I wear them. Headaches disappear. My sleep improves, and I just feel less like I?m being assaulted by the screens that dominate my life.
The standard GUNNAR amber lens is designed to block out 65% of blue light, which is pretty significant. They have a slight yellow hue, so there is a small amount of color grading when you wear normal GUNNAR amber lens glasses, but I?ve found that they don?t have a drastic impact and I can ?normalize? fairly quickly after putting them on. If you don?t want any tint at all, GUNNAR does offer the Liquet lens, which is clear but deflects 35%of blue light. On the other end of the spectrum, GUNNAR recently introduced the Amber Max, blocking out an unprecedented 98% of blue light.
Landing somewhere between full on sunglasses and computer eyewear, the Amber Max lenses are heavily tinted. Unfortunately we don?t yet have technology that allows us to block out extreme amounts of blue light with a clear lens. If you want that massive 98% blockage, you?ll have to deal with a sepia-toned world. After...