Do you spend a lot of time looking at your computer, tablet, or mobile phone?

I do. Some days I spend over 12 hours looking at my computer screen. This is not good for my eyes.

Of course, I try to protect my eyes by turning the brightness down to “low”. I also take regular breaks. When I take a break, I look out of the window at something far away.

However, recently, my eyes have been feeling tired. I thought, “Maybe I need to do more…”

So, I bought some computer glasses. They have black frames and brown-tinted plastic lenses.

 

The package says that the glasses cut the amount of blue light reaching your eyes by 50%.

I never really thought about blue light before. We often hear about UV light, and how important it is to wear sunglasses on sunny days. But we don’t hear much about blue light.  It seems that many fluorescent lights (often used in offices and shops) and TV screens also emit blue light.

So, I’ve started to wear the computer glasses when I watch TV, or when I’m in a room with bright lights.

I’ve only been wearing them for a week, so I haven’t noticed any changes yet. My eyes still feel tired, but I feel better knowing that the light reaching the back of my eyes is being filtered/reduced.

Nowadays, so many people spend a lot of time looking at screens. I think we have to be careful, and do what we can to protect our eyes. They are very important!