Computer glasses really work

Published on June 3, 2013 By Frogboy In Personal Computing

My office has a lot of light in it. It’s one of those catch-22, people want windowed offices but the light can be very distracting. Rather than constantly fighting with my blinds, I decided to try some computer glasses.

This is what I picked:

Gunnar Optiks G0005-C001

I can’t say enough good things about these. Not only do they let me work in a well sunlit room in comfort but they make working on my Cintiq a joy since I don’t feel like I have a flash light in my face.

Comments

Lord Reliant

on Jun 03, 2013

I've often wondered how well these things work. Have you found it's reduced eye strain?

Wish they didn't have to be tinted to be effective.

DrJBHL

on Jun 03, 2013

I remember a thread about flicker (ICD now eliminates this) and backlighting...I recommended these glasses. Alternatively, the program described here: http://www.ghacks.net/2013/06/01/warm-light-app-f-lux-3-beta-introduces-movie-mode/ might also help. It changes screen brightness per time of day.

MarvinKosh

on Jun 03, 2013

You can get anti-glare coatings without a tint (if you need glasses just to work at a computer, for example). I imagine the tint is to deal with bright light sources like sunlight.

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