I bought a pair of Gunnar Emissary glasses off of Amazon for $65. I work on the computer all day long and often suffered from eyestrain. I’ve tried multiple lighting setups from the office environment with florescents to working at home with natural light from the windows. Natural light coming in from the side was by far the best option but it didn’t completely eliminate eye strain for me. I have a timer on my computer to help me remember to rest my eyes. Even when I was consistent I would still end the day with some eye strain.
The glasses came in the mail and I tried them on. Not the best looking design but they are ok for work. My wife tried them on and said, “Wow! My headache immediately left!” I didn’t know if I really believed that so I worked my first day with them. I thought to myself, “My eyes feel good. I wonder if I’m just talking myself into liking them since I’ve already spent the money?” After using them for about a week, I’m totally sold. My eyes feel so much better at the end of each day.
I think these were just what I needed. Eyestrain can be caused by a number of factors so they may not be the best solution for everyone but they certainly have worked well for me. While they did not help to address dryness at all my eyes still feel quite a bit better at the end of the work day.
Cool post. Where is the the picture of you wearing the glasses?
Hah! Like I said, they don’t look super awesome. They’re just ok. I’ll post a shot over at my personal blog. 🙂
I found your info on using the iPhone on CC quite useful, thanks!
Have you ever used f.lux for Mac? It changes the color temperature of your display based on sunset/sunrise to reduce eyestrain.
Cheers—
Yah, f.lux is great and it did help but I found these glasses to be a much better help.