Information source: Shield the Blue Light with Blue Light Glasses! on the SmartBuyGlasses blog
You’ll have most likely noticed a trend in minimalist glasses gracing the faces of social influencers all over Instagram. It’s official. Blue light glasses are now the hottest, newest trend in optometry and fashion. Why? Well, recent studies into the effects of blue light on our sleeping patterns suggest that seeing this frequency band of visible light may be disrupting our circadian rhythms (natural sleep cycles). Blue light is emitted by the sun and is all around us during the day, but when the sun goes down, we no longer see this blue light frequency. This change signals to our brain that it’s nighttime and we should start preparing for bed. Seeing artificial blue light – emitted by phone/computer/monitor screens – after the dark tricks our brain into thinking it’s still daytime. It’s for this reason that many people find it hard to drift off to sleep after staring at their phones right before bed.
Leading researchers into the effects of blue light suggest that to ensure our circadian rhythms aren’t disrupted, we don’t expose ourselves to it for a full four hours before bedtime…easier said than done, considering that the majority of sustainable light bulbs these days also emit an artificial blue light. Not to mention that while lovers of literature may well be able to avoid their screens before bedtime it doesn’t leave a hell of a lot of options for those who prefer to stream, watch Netflix or, most importantly to us, game.
The solution? Blue light blocking lenses like those sold at SmartBuyGlasses effectively filter out any blue light emitted from your screens, monitors or lightbulbs, which means that you can game ’til your heart’s content and still manage to get a good night’s shut eye and wake up feeling well-rested the next morning.
Although at this point inconclusive, some research has even suggested that being exposed to so much blue light during the day (at work, studying, at home) may even contribute to daily eye-strain and, later down the line, degenerative eye disorders. While further studies are needed to determine whether these assumptions are true, we’re spending 8+ hours a day staring into our screens…
For a good night’s sleep and a worry-free eye health future, use the code BLUEBLOCK at the checkout page of SmartBuyGlasses to activate your discount of *free blue light lenses for any frame that you choose.
*Available for lens options Thin 1.61 or Very Thin 1.67.
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