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Contemplating getting some amber-tinted glasses for VDU use, but unless I'm mistaken, prescription Gunnars look like they'll be over £200.
Glasses Direct do a cosmetic yellow tint which would end up in the £40-100 range, which is much better. But I'm unsure whether this would be equivalent to a tint that's specifically designed for the purpose.
Anyone tried this tactic of low-rent computing glasses? Any other useful advice? Cheers 🙂
I've never even heard of such a thing. Can you not just adjust your monitor colour profile instead?
If the nice people at Boots are to be believed, UV filtered is what you need.
Personally I'm sceptical, MPR II and all that.
Is this like those orange hifi speaker cables, which are actually just standard electrical cable but must be good because they cost a lot?
Can you not just adjust your monitor colour profile instead?
Not the same thing, really. Besides, it's not possible on many displays. And it would also mean you couldn't just whip the glasses off when you needed to view accurate colour at times (which I do).
If the nice people at Boots are to be believed, UV filtered is what you need.
LCD panels don't emit UV, so I don't think the nice people at Boots are to be believed 😉
Is this like those orange hifi speaker cables, which are actually just standard electrical cable but must be good because they cost a lot?
Possibly, but since blue light is higher-energy than other visible light, and there are plenty of studies showing that blue light affects sleep, and yellow lenses are often said to assist some people with dyslexia, I think it seems very plausible that tinted lenses could be of benefit. Whether they would in my specific case might be different, which is why I'm reluctant to blow over £200 (with no ability to sell them on if they didn't work out) first time out 🙂
It's a shame Lucozade bottles don't come wrapped in cellophane any more, you could've used that.
Not the same thing, really
Your other reasons are fine, but as far as the monitor's concerned, I can't think of a reason why you couldn't adjust the colour output of the monitor to be identical to what would reach your eyes if you were wearing tinted glasses.
To test it out, can't you just buy some filters the right colour and stick them over your glasses for a day? You'd look a dork but if it's only in the office and for a few days, should be reasonable?
You should be able to adjust the colour profile in the graphics driver settings, but nearly all monitors have colour options such as warm /cool or colour temperature.
Never heard of anyone using special glasses?
It's a shame Lucozade bottles don't come wrapped in cellophane any more, you could've used that.
True enough. Maybe I could wee on some normal glasses and work inside a meat freezer 🙂
I can't think of a reason why you couldn't adjust the colour output of the monitor to be identical to what would reach your eyes if you were wearing tinted glasses.
Hmm. I'll have to think about that. (Though it's academic, for the other reasons.)
To test it out, can't you just buy some filters the right colour and stick them over your glasses for a day?
I tried wearing my prescription glasses and some yellow cycling glasses together last night, but it was unsurprisingly a bit rubbish 🙂
Never heard of anyone using special glasses?
That doesn't mean it doesn't happen, you know 😉
Anyway…
I'm guessing the answers to the actual questions are mostly looking like "no" and "no", then? 😉
True enough. Maybe I could wee on some normal glasses and work inside a meat freezer
Quality Street wrappers the penny toffees.
Good call. And I could use the brown toffees for when I'm using a tablet outdoors.
Never heard of it, glasses for eye problems, monitor adjust for comfort is all I've needed for the past 20 years of gaming and IT work.
Anyone advising special tints I would be asking for the peer reviewed study to backup the claims - otherwise it's just some woo to empty my wallet.
The optician chains are good at woo as I discovered after having real NHS stuff done on my eyes.
Note: Claims that I've bought expensive bike bits based on non-scientific marketing woo will be firmly denied 🙂
I can't think of a reason why you couldn't adjust the colour output of the monitor to be identical to what would reach your eyes if you were wearing tinted glasses.
Hmm. I'll have to think about that. (Though it's academic, for the other reasons.)
Doesn't your monitor have a couple of profile options to switch between?
I'm fairly sure you can have multiple colour profiles on a Mac (to switch between normal & "accurate") too, so a couple of places you can fiddle about with it.
Try F.lux, it adjusts the colour of your monitor based on the time of day. It can be easily disabled if necessary. https://justgetflux.com/
For Android, Twilight is a similar thing. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux
Anyone advising special tints I would be asking for the peer reviewed study to backup the claims - otherwise it's just some woo to empty my wallet.
Continuing the theme of amazing coincidences, I had the second eye test of my life a couple of weeks ago. I've always had good eyesight, despite having no right to be so having spent my formative years using ZX Spectums and Atari STs whilst sitting a foot from a portable telly.
The optician advised that whilst my eyesight is mostly fine, I might want to consider glasses for driving as I get older. They then handed me to an assistant to discuss options.
He spent ten minutes showing me their super easy clean coating, which repels rain water (I pointed out, it doesn't rain inside my car), how easy it is to remove felt-tip pen marks (I don't stick Sharpies in my eyes whilst driving) and when he read the extensive time I spend at a computer how they have a special UV coating for computer use (I don't have a computer IN MY CAR).
Licence to print money, I tell you.
Jason Bradley on the gadget show used a pair of special glasses like these on a pc gaming challenge – I think it was episode 2, he does like a fancy pair of glasses anyway.
Do you have a prescription?
What are your symptoms?
Could be a small RX needing correction, an astigmatism, or convergence problems.
I've tried Twilight, and it's complete bobbins. It basically applies an overlay with an adjustable opacity, so while it makes whites more yellow it also makes blacks more yellow. Result: much less contrast, and hence harder on the eyes.
What are your symptoms?
Just tired eyes generally through constant use of VDUs and not enough sleep. And yes, I know what the obvious *proper* solution is. Prescription is fine, I've been back and forth to the opticians being quite picky about my normal glasses. I'm not expecting any tints to be a miracle cure, I'd just like to see whether they help a bit.
Modern screens are better than they have ever been... I can understand the blue light thing but that's more if you sleep with a screen on.
You can mitigate that stuff by not having a screen on when you go to sleep - and when working, take regular breaks.. Staring, or concentrating at a screen for too long won't do you any favours.