![]() They looked like something out of a cheap sci-fi movie. The gist: Their lenses filter out blue light from screens and sunlight, with purported benefits being not only eyes that feel less tired, but also people - because too much blue light, especially later in a day, can affect your sleep schedule, something my son and I were both experiencing.įor him, I overnighted a no-name pair from Amazon. This very website is no stranger to the topic, with several stories that feature various styles of blue-light blocking glasses and explain how they work, according to eye doctors. Countless articles suggested that the best way to combat screen time is to cut down on screen time (duh), while others spoke of blue-light glasses as a solution. So, when I wanted to research ways to mitigate too much time on the computer, I Googled them. Could excessive screen time play a part? Probably not - my mother didn’t grow up staring at screens all day - but still, I worry. My mother had ocular melanoma, a horrible, deadly form of eye cancer, and doctors still don’t know the cause. My son is on the computer a lot more these days, too, now that his school is entirely online. But there are also many late nights spent staring at a screen as I try to decide whether I’m too old for leopard-print sneakers or Googling which products Anna Wintour uses on her power bob ( sea-salt spray on the crown for added volume you’re welcome). ![]() I’m mostly working - writing new episodes of Reno 911!, attending Zoom production meetings, researching the best ways to get a stunt dog to pee on someone’s leg on cue. I spend more time on the computer than I care to admit. The author models her Haskell frames, one of her three pairs of Warby Parker blue-light glasses.
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