Blue light glasses work by screening the high energy blue light that your screens emit. These devices protect your eyes from the consequences of extensive exposure to blue light. Manufacturers of blue light glasses make sure to design these glasses in a way to minimize the eye stress using specific materials. The critical component present in these glasses are the blue-light sifters present within them.
How Do Blue Light Glasses Work? Creators of these products use lens material that work in a similar fashion to sunscreen. Instead of protecting skins, these blue light glasses use unique lenses to protect your eyes by filtering the potentially harmful blue light emissions. A few manufacturers even go as far as creating them in a way that they mesh perfectly with gaming headsets for optimal comfort. While they are a trend, it is a segment that experts think should grow to over $27 million in value over the next few years.
Start protecting yourself from harmful UV rays and high energy blue light today by obtaining these glasses. Reach out to the Metro-Detroit eye doctors at Normandy Optical today if you have questions or concerns related to blue light protection.
Why Do I Need Blue Light Glasses? Digital transformation is not a buzzword anymore; it is a trend that is accelerating due to many factors in the world today. Digitization is increasing at a rapid pace, as seen in our home computers to our gaming devices and even our work laptops. While digitization is a promising trend and helps increase productivity, communication, and progress, it has a few drawbacks.
For one, the adoption of digital life can lead to sedentary living, bringing about a vast array of health ramifications. Inactivity can lead to potential health issues both from a mental and physical standpoint. A primary and more common direct effect can be a slow degeneration of the eyes due to a lack of rest and increased use. Further, research and anecdotal evidence show that blue light emanating from our devices can delay sleep, decrease visual acuity (blurriness) and even bring on headaches. Thankfully, there's a solution to this issue in the form of blue light glasses. Blue light glasses are a reasonably new solution to this long-term problem.
Here is a simple breakdown of gaming glasses by Normandy Optical. Find out more about blue light glasses and how they are useful in providing protection in gaming, daily digital living, and why they are critical for digital power users.
Gaming Glasses The gaming industry is growing as more players show a healthy appetite for compelling games such as World of Warcraft and League of Legends. Popular games draw the player in and compels them to spend at least two to three hours per day engaging with a television or computer screen. Prolonged gaming can cause eye strain and headaches and that is why more gamers are turning to gaming glasses.
Gaming glasses offer a reprieve to gamers in that they help to minimize eye strain due to blue light. These optical accessories help to relieve eye stress and allow people to game for more than three hours without issues. They do so by subtly magnifying pixels on the screen while keeping screen resolution quality intact. Further, these accessories decrease blue light exposure and can improve your screen time experience.
In essence, gaming glasses are a necessary item for a higher quality of modern life. They can help you say goodbye to computer vision.
The Negative Effects of Blue Light on Your Eyes The problem here is quite simple; our screens emit a subtle but severe blue light that impacts your eyes pushing them to work in a more rigorous fashion to absorb information on the screen. The data present on a digital device differ substantially from 3-Dimensional objects in the natural world. The divergence between digital and the real world causes a rift causing your eyes to work over time to adapt to each situation. Additionally:
Eye strain, headaches, lower quality of vision are known problems due to blue light.
Blue light from screen exposure has been linked to retinal damage, cataracts, and Macular degeneration.
Over-saturation of blue light can decrease visual acuity and make focusing difficult.
Disruption of Sleep Patterns Regular exposure throughout the day to blue light can hinder melatonin creation and lead to lack of necessary rest. This is by far one of the largest effects of blue light and can have an effect on your mental health, your clarity, and your decision making. A lack of effective sleep can cause anxiety, prolonged sadness, and bring on more health issues.
Reduced Visual Acuity It is important to stress here that regular blue light exposure can lead to unwanted eye problems such as early Macular degeneration and cataracts. You might notice coworkers blinking rapidly at times or come to work with what appears to be twitching eyes. These are potential signs of computer and blue light strain.
Contact Normandy Optical Today! If you are interested in learning more about blue light protection/gaming glasses, give us a call today to schedule an appointment! With locations in St. Clair Shores, Shelby Township, Sterling Heights, Rochester Hills, and West Bloomfield, Normandy Optical has been providing eye-care in the Metro-Detroit area since 1949.
