Hello! I will be interning at a MM bank this summer and was wondering your thoughts on blue light glasses. I have contacts, so I find my eyes are constantly getting dry throughout the day. Do blue light glasses help with this, or are they a sham?
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Blue lights are more for headaches, not eye dryness. Get some eye drops.
I notice a different on the blue light filters in settings. I have not used the glasses
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I don't wear contacts, but find my eyes getting dry and will get headaches after consistent 12+ hour days of staring at a screen. I found blue light glasses to be immensely helpful. I got some relatively nice ones for like $70, but I have friends that buy some for much cheaper on Amazon and the lenses are the same quality just cheaper frames that won't last more than a few months.
Yeah they should work if your eyes are getting strained from too many screens. But remember, blue light is actually good during the day. It's really the only thing that can set your circadian rhythm - & it keeps you alert. The only time you should want to avoid blue light is at night
Install f.lux or whatever night shift equivalent on your computer you prefer. I have blue light glasses and I'm not convinced they work, but they definitely don't hurt lol. I used to have contacts and would keep a spare set of glasses in my cube so I could swap out when I was stuck late in the office.
You should get those yellow gamer glasses. If they let Korean teenagers play Starcraft for 15 hours without eye problems then they should be perfect for banking
I got some cheap pair off Amazon, and it did filter the light well, but I didn't like wearing glasses in general. I don't use them anymore and just use the Night Light option on my work PC all the time. Makes my screen kind of look like mustard but it's a lot easier to look at for a long time.
Had similar concern and recently visited doctor. Blue light protect your eyes in general but is not designed for eye dryness. Go to pharmacy and let them know your eyes' getting dry, they will get you drops, which are extremely helpful
I love how the fact that it’s a MM bank is somehow relevant to a question about eyeglasses
LOL
MoCo analysts only wear Gunnar (TM) glasses for the preftige
Every day we stray further from god
You should check out Andrew Huberman and his talks about blue light before you buy any glasses against it or another doc with expertice in this field. If you decide you want to remove the blue light I would do so only in the night, I have a filter that comes on exacly 8pm and is back off at 7am. Other than those times I belive its vise to have blue light on. Also your computer or monitor may even have this filter installed so you wont need glasses.
For your eyes, blue light wont help in that way I belive, add the filter on your phone and test it, the thing that will help are some better lenses that works better for someone that works the amount you do and for dry eyes. But in my opinion I would recommend that you change to glasses after some hours, then your eyes wont Get this problem. Get some really good glasses.
Have had glasses my whole life and am near blind (-7 in each eye). I went to go buy glasses ~ 2 years ago and was told by the doctor that he has not seen any proof of blue light lenses making any difference, so i passed on them [also at a MM ;)]. Just step away from your computer for a few minutes multiple times a day.
I installed "Shady". It definitely helps.
I bought a pair for $20 on Amazon and it was the best purchase I ever made. Highly recommend.
Please elaborate on results /experience
During quarantine, I noticed my eyes began to feel strained. Between work, school, and my personal life, I realized I was probably spending somewhere in the neighbourhood of ~100/week on a screen. I don't have migraines, but I do get headaches relatively frequently, so not wanting to tempt fate, I bought a pair of blue light glasses on Amazon. Maybe its just a placebo, or maybe they really work, but I haven't felt strain on my eyes since I first put them on. I've noticed as well, especially at night, that if I spend a few minutes looking at a screen without them on, then put them on, I immediately feel the relief on my eyes.
Not sure about eye dryness, but I used to get constant headaches when sitting at the computer all day. With blue light glasses, I barely have them anymore.
My doctor said I should try them and I initially balked at the price point locally. Wasn't sure if they are worth it. So I ordered a cheap pair off AliExpress and they work indeed. blue-ish light is filtered through the lenses and the image appears a tiny bit "more clear" with a tiny yellow hint to them.
Alternatively, you can skip the glasses and buy a screen that has blue light reduction (adjustable). My Samsung has that setting.
Check out Gunnar Optiks - get the yellow lenses.
Also good to follow the 20/20/20 rule:
Every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen
Look at something 20 feet away
For 20 seconds
To give your eyes a bit of a break!
This is actually interesting - hadn't heard of it. There've definitely been days where I've slouched close to the comp screen for hours then tried to look at something far away outside the window and almost see double. Need a better work setup ASAP.
Cheap low standard blue light glasses can actually hurt your eyes. 1. Get a good monitor and put on eye mode or comfort mode. I did it to mine now 24*7. 2. Consider wearing glasses instead of contact. Most glasses allow you to order lens with blue light filter.
Personally, I've always had some trouble going to sleep at night and having blue light glasses really helped with that. I know people have said you technically need blue light during the day, which is true, but I recommend trying them out. I usually get the $20-30 ones on Amazon so its cheap to replace if they break. Costs less than constantly buying melatonin at least
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