Blue light glasses have become a popular tool to protect the eyes from the invisible yet harmful blue light projected by digital screens. While this is certainly handy, what about when you’re not looking at a screen?
If they were created for screen usage, then is it bad to wear blue light glasses all day?
While it’s true that a blue light lens coating is helpful for reducing blue UV light exposure, wearing them outside of screen use is perfectly safe and comfortable. Below, we address the extended wear of blue light glasses and explain why it’s okay to rock them all. Day. Long.
Can you wear blue light glasses all day?
Yes, you can wear blue light glasses all day and experience no adverse effects whatsoever. As mentioned, the blue light coating is subtle and accommodates most vision correction levels. It can easily be applied to your “everyday” glasses.
Blue light glasses are useful for those who spend a lot of time in front of a screen, whether for work or entertainment. People with limited screen time can still benefit from them. Including a blue light filtering coating on your glasses is safe for all-day, everyday use.
When to wear blue light glasses
The whole point of the blue light lens coating is to reduce the amount of blue light your eyes are exposed to from your digital screens. So, the best time to wear blue light glasses is when you’re exposed to blue light — i.e., while you’re watching TV, scrolling through your smartphone or tablet, or working on a computer.
The slightly yellow-tinted coating on the lenses counteracts the blue light emitted from these screens. As a result, the amount of blue light that reaches your retinas (in the back of the eyes) is minimized and provides you with more comfortable screen viewing.
With all of that said, blue light glasses are fine to be worn even when you’re not exposed to digital screens (which is rare these days). As stated before, a blue light coating can only help you — wearing blue light glasses all the time will not hurt your eyes.
Still a little skeptical? Try them out and see for yourself! We offer blue light coating on our lenses for as low as $19, so why not give them a shot? Check out our vast selection of frames to house your cool blue light lenses and start searching, scrolling and binge-watching with ease.
