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 NegativeNull@lemm.ee   ( @negativenull@lemm.ee )  to Science · 2 years ago

Blue-light filtering glasses probably make no difference to eye strain – study

www.independent.co.uk

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Blue-light filtering glasses probably make no difference to eye strain – study

www.independent.co.uk

 NegativeNull@lemm.ee   ( @negativenull@lemm.ee )  to Science · 2 years ago
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Researchers looked at the effects of the lenses compared with non-blue-light filtering lenses for improving visual performance.
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    Really? Because my eyes definitely feel much better after immediately putting them on, while continuing to stare at a screen. I have a pair of glasses that are Rx level and have some anti-blue light coating that works amazingly well, and then a cheap non-Rx pair that works well enough. But both work. Unless it’s just Placebo Effect?

    Maybe the question is, what is “Eye Strain?” They’re talking about visual performance, but usually when I put my blue light filtering glasses on, it’s because my eyes hurt after looking at a screen literally all day, whether working or gaming (and when gaming, I often turn screen brightness way up so I can see everything). And when I put them on, the pain goes away. So I feel like there’s some benefit there, but I don’t know what exactly what is being acted on. Or again, it’s just Placebo.

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      Everybody is an individual. There’s a woman whose nose is so sensitive that she can smell diseases on clothes. Your eyes just might be more sensitive to blue light than the average.

      •  JCPhoenix   ( @JCPhoenix@beehaw.org ) 
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        I have special eyes…

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      (and when gaming, I often turn screen brightness way up so I can see everything)

      Increase contrast, not brightness.

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        colors get fucked up when you increase contrast though

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          I mean, they’re already wearing blue light glasses, which also fuck up color perception. The color quality is kinda moot already, it’s simply a matter of what hurts their eyes less.

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      Do your blue light filtering glasses have magnification? Because magnification can definitely reduce eye strain by helping your eyes relax on close screens.

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        The Rx pair does have some power to it. Not much, but some. But the cheap pair are just planos. It only has the blue light filter.

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      Same with me

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