Description
Wear blue light blocking glasses to prevent the light emitted by displays from straining your eyes and keeping you awake at night.
Required Equipment
Visit TrueDark and get a pair of high-quality blue light blocking glasses:
- Click here to get a pair of blue light blocking glasses to use every night and make sure you can fall asleep easily.
- Click here to get the Daylights to use them when you are exposed to artificial light during the day. They help to improve your natural day-night cycle, which is essential for sleep quality.
How to Do It
Wear a pair of blue light blocking glasses when doing office or computer work, or when spending lots of time in front of a display.
Benefits
- May improve sleep
- May improve mood
- May prevent eye-strain
- May improve overall health
Time Commitment
None
Why it works
These glasses block out light-wavelets which humans usually experience as blue-colored. Blue light is especially prominent during sunrise and triggers our body to wake up and become more alert (1).
Wearing blue-light blocking glasses will let you produce the necessary melatonin when you sleep even if you look at a TV or computer screen before bed.
Suggested Frequency
Daily
Supporting Studies and Articles
- Kimberly, B., & R, P. J. (2009). Amber Lenses to Block Blue Light and Improve Sleep: A Randomized Trial. Chronobiology International, 26(8), 1602–1612. https://doi.org/10.3109/07420520903523719
- Lawrenson, J. G., Hull, C. C., & Downie, L. E. (2017). The effect of blue-light blocking spectacle lenses on visual performance, macular health and the sleep-wake cycle: A systematic review of the literature. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics: The Journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 37(6), 644–654. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12406
Side Effects
- May decrease alertness and focus
Required Equipment
Blue light blocking glasses
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Related Products
Blue light blocking glasses
Suggested Time of Day
When in front of a display within 2 hours of bed time.
Notes
- Some computers and phones will have night mode. Switching them to night mode may have similar effects to wearing blue-light blocking glasses.
- There are lots of glasses to choose from make sure that the ones you purchase are comfortable enough behind the ears and on your nose so that you can wear them for a long period of time.
