Do BLUE LIGHT GLASSES work? - Fact or Fiction

Can blue light damage your eyes? Learn about how blue light affects our eyes & when blue light blocking glasses are helpful. If you spend a lot of time staring at digital screens & are considering blue light glasses or some type of blue light filter, this video will help understand why blue light is such a major concern.

Main points of this video:

Do blue light glasses work for sleep?
- Yes, they can, as blue light reduces and delays melatonin production.

Do bluelight glasses help digital eye strain?
-Yes and No, scientific studies are mixed and from my experience it helps some people but not everyone.

Does blue light glasses work by protecting my retina from damage?
-Not sure yet. Animal studies suggest yes but current theories cast doubt.

Note: One of the beauties of science and medicine is the ever changing data which improves our knowledge and understanding of the world. As new research comes out, opinions & practices may change. Nonetheless, retinal changes due to high energy light is a concern in eye care and many research articles exist - both in support and in opposition to blue light protection. The information in this video reflects current thoughts and theories on the subject.

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About this video: Bluelight is a popular term in the media right now with new brands of blue light blocking glasses coming out every week. But do blue light glasses really work? Can blue light hurt your eyes? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO reviews the current science and theories about blue light & blue light glasses. Bluelight has been found to affect our sleep cycles by reducing and delaying melatonin releases. Melatonin is a hormone that helps regulate our sleep cycles.

[DoctorEyeHealth]

Eye Health QOTD: Do you wear Blue light glasses? Do they help you at all with your sleep patterns or eye fatigue?

[sidbrun_]

“Don’t look at a screen for 2 hours before going to sleep” then what am I supposed to do, stare at the wall?

[pancake]

"make sure to reduce your screentime especially at night time!"
me: *laughs in quarantine and zoom*

[jojodice]

Who’s watching this at 2am, definitely not two hours before I go to bef

[paigeperrine]

My online school really made me look at screens so much more so I’m thinking of getting blue light glasses.

[arnav]

Is it just me or anyone else also who just got blue light glasses and came here to check how they work?

[spacecatboy]

i really dont know about blue light, but i do know that my future is so bright i gotta wear shades

[anlfrat]

Since I ve started using blue light shield film on my cell phone screen, I don't get headaches anymore.

[kingkai]

I work in front of a computer for 40hrs a week. They helped me alot

[josiahp]

5:32 For those who just want a summary

[marlons]

I was experiencing a lot of anxiety and brain fog at work. I tried better managing stress excercicing etc. And even though those things definitely helped. Wearing yellow blue Light Glasses made my brain fog disappear. My primary doctor tells me I might be light sensitive. I don't get migraines but what I'm experiencing might be something in that avenue. Posting this in case anyone else is dealing with something similar. Especially if you work in front of a computer all day.

[mystra]

I used the blue light blocking glasses for years and still got migraines. Once I managed to talk my old office into taking the lights out of the fixtures over my desk the migraines lessened by more than 50% a week. Fluorescent & LED light give me way more headaches than my monitors do.

[theeleventhgamer]

“You don’t need Blue light glasses if you don’t have to look at a screen all day”

My teachers online: *HAHA ESSAYS DUE TOMORROW GO BRRRR*

[rujundeng]

I'm a full time student and I found that blue light glasses allowed me to not only work without getting fatigued, but also helped with my sleep patterns. During Co-Vid19 it's been especially difficult to regiment screen-time considering all classes have transferred to the digital realm. I'm sure that other people under various circumstances are also increasing their screen time. My overall recommendation to anyone who seriously scrolling through these comments for actual feedback is to 1. reduce your screen-time, and 2.) if that's not an option go ahead and try blue light glasses. They're not a perfect solution they could help some screen-fatigue and sleep disruption issues.

[Strawberrypocky]

I cannot reduce my screen time though! I am studying like crazy every single day I am studying to be a nurse!

[graayden]

Actually very interesting to hear it from someone who knows what they're talking about, personally I find that my blue light glasses help with eye strain during the day and at night, especially when I'm staring at a screen for upwards of 2 hours.

[heidibraun]

Once I got prescription glasses for astigmatism most of my computer eyestrain went away. I had thought it was CVS so along, and tried different types of blue light filters; turns out it was best to get my eyes checked rather than try to fix the problem on my own with cheap fixes.

[McChicken]

I watched this video wearing a new pair of blue light glasses, I was getting headaches after just a little while of computer use and they seem to be making a difference. I have had them less then a week, so far and no headaches

[kindred]

Meanwhile watching this vid at 1:11am.

[denayshasmith]

His eyes are hypnotizing there so blue. I’ve been struggling with headache so this video was exactly what I was looking for.