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Backfill · 2022

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Blue Light Glasses

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SensualistEveryday noticingtechdesire
wellbeing self care
Basic NeedsNoticingSomething Bigger3/9
ImagePersonal photo

Personal photo: a pair of blue light filtering glasses with thin metal frames resting on an open laptop keyboard, showing the slight amber tint of the lenses.

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I want a pair of blue light glasses that actually look good. Every pair I've tried makes me look like I'm cosplaying a librarian from 2008. The concept is simple: lenses with a coating that filters blue wavelengths from screens, supposedly reducing eye strain after long study sessions. The science is debated, but my eyes do feel less tired at night when I wear them. Frames I keep seeing are either too chunky and cheap-looking or too expensive and trying too hard to be fashion. I want something in between. Thin metal frames with a slight warm tint to the lens. Something I could wear for 6 hours at my desk and then keep on walking to dinner without feeling self-conscious. The right pair would feel like reading glasses you don't need a prescription for.