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Similar submission from 2 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37180115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37180115 I bought some Zenni Optical gla
by teslabox 3y ago
Similar submission from 2 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37180115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37180115
I bought some Zenni Optical glasses recently. Paid for the blue light filter ("Blokz"), and the yellow and amber clip-ons.
Night Driving Clip-On (Yellow Tint) - $5.95. Sunglasses Clip-On - Amber - $3.95
They also came with a "Blue Light Laser Pen".
The lenses do block the narrow wavelength of the "blue light laser".
High-energy photons - violet -> Blue - are a full 100nm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum#Spectral_colors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum#Spectral_colo...
It's not enough to block out a few random wavelengths of blue, you need to reduce them all.
One of you told about using amber glasses to protect themselves from LED streetlights. I found that amber glasses blocked out too much light. Some yellow glasses are pretty good, some yellow glasses are worthless. These are my new favorite blue-blockers: https://www.harborfreight.com/safety/vision-protection/safety-glasses/yellow-lens-safety-glasses-66823.html https://www.harborfreight.com/safety/vision-protection/safet...
They work great with contacts. I can also put my glasses over them. They're not as good as the Cocoons, that my local glasses store stopped selling because people were wearing them at night, but they can't be beat for the price.
My comment from 1.5 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29962021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29962021 "Most of the glasses sold for blue-light blocking don't block nearly enough of the blue light to make a meaningful difference. I think the main thing is to reduce the amount of blue light that you're exposed to at night. [...]"
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- rahimnathwani 3y agoI use the yellow 'night-driving' clip-ons for my (Zenni) glasses. I didn't think to order them when I got my glasses, but thankfully you can order them separately, by specifying the model number of your glasses. I haven't done a rigorous test, but I feel like I get sleepier sooner with the clip-ons, than I do with just my glasses (which block only some of the higher frequency blue light).
- teslabox 3y agoZenni's yellow 'night-driving' clip-ons are okay - better than the blokz lenses, but not as good as the $2 yellow safety glasses from Harbor Freight. These are my favorite self-defense glasses for driving at night: https://cocoonseyewear.com/shop/safety/lightguard-medium-fitovers-lemon/ https://cocoonseyewear.com/shop/safety/lightguard-medium-fit...
- rahimnathwani 3y agoBTW: - these cases are good for storing Zenni clip-ons: https://share.temu.com/oPvGQmBqWmA https://share.temu.com/oPvGQmBqWmA - these glasses fit over my regular glasses: https://share.temu.com/J6Zcd1PRRcA https://share.temu.com/J6Zcd1PRRcA I wear amber/yellow glasses only at home, not when driving.