Blue Light Glasses
Enhance your lenses with our blue light eyewear, designed to reduce eye fatigue. Blue light glasses — also known as blue light blocking glasses — are specially designed to shield your eyes from the blue light emitted by digital screens. Those who use screens for more than 2 hours a day are especially at risk of experiencing these negative effects.
The effects of blue light on your eyes
In today's digital-centric world, we're constantly exposed to screens emitting blue light which can have significant effects on the health of our eyes. Prolonged screen time can result in digital eye strain, causing discomfort, dryness and headaches. Blue light's interference with our natural sleep patterns, primarily during evening hours, disrupts the production of melatonin, potentially leading to sleep disturbances.
Recent studies also raise concerns about potential retinal damage due to prolonged exposure to high-energy blue light, emphasising the need to be proactive in minimising its effects. To combat these issues, blue light glasses have emerged as a practical solution, offering lenses equipped with blue light filtering coatings to help mitigate the impact of prolonged screen exposure.
What are the benefits of blue light glasses?
With screens playing a major role in our daily lives, blue light glasses offer a range of potential health benefits for frequent screen users.
- ✓Protect eye health — reduce the risk of digital eye strain which can cause dry eyes, blurred vision and headaches, and potentially protect against long-term damage to the retina's light-sensitive cells.
- ✓Improve sleep quality — blue light can suppress melatonin, the sleep-regulating hormone. Blue light glasses reduce this interference, promoting better sleep — especially for those using devices before bedtime.
Who can benefit from blue light glasses?
- ✓Professionals — those who use computers on a day-to-day basis can wear blue light glasses to reduce eye fatigue and enhance visual clarity.
- ✓Students — engaged in digital studies, blue light glasses can protect eyes and enhance sleep.
- ✓Night owls — late-night gamers and screen users can adopt blue light glasses to shield their eyes and foster better sleep cycles.
Do blue light glasses work?
Blue light glasses are designed to counteract the potential harm of prolonged screen exposure. Research suggests that they can alleviate eye strain and promote better sleep for many, although their effectiveness can differ based on individual sensitivity to blue light, screen habits and the quality of the lens used.
To further reduce eye fatigue, adopt habits like taking regular breaks from the screen and adjusting your device settings for optimal comfort. Some devices even have a setting to digitally filter out blue light via software.
Blue light customisation — can I combine it with other lens options?
Tailor your eyewear to fit your lifestyle by adding our blue light coating to almost any prescription lens. This option can be combined with almost any other lens we offer, including reading or varifocal lenses! This versatile option allows you to adapt your favourite frames to the digital age, providing a perfect blend of personalised vision correction and modern eye protection. Blue light coatings start from only £40.
- ✓Available on reading, varifocal and single-vision lenses
- ✓Can be fitted into your current or old frames through our reglaze service
- ✓Suitable for all-day wear, not just screen time
- ✕Not available on wraparound frames — choose a different frame style if you'd like blue light protection
Protect Your Eyes in the Digital Age
Add blue light protection to your lenses, or have it glazed into your existing frames.