Whether for gaming or for work, blue light blocking glasses are essential. To help you on this fantastic quest, our best opticians have gathered to identify the places where you can get the blue light glasses of your dreams.
Where should you buy your blue light blocking glasses? What should you pay attention to? What is the best value for money? Here are a few recommendations to ensure you don't get ripped off during your next purchase of screen glasses.
Before we start, our top 3 selection of the best brand:
| TOP | Photo | Model | Price | Reviews |
| 1 |  |
The Urban | 34.90 | THE bestseller |
| 2 |  |
The Ushuaia | 54.90 | The favorite this year |
| 3 |  |
The Revolution | 54.90 | The most protective |
| (Bonus) |  |
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29.90 | To clip onto your prescription glasses |
Where can you buy your blue light blocking glasses?
Online [Horus X Reco]
Well yes, you didn't think we would put another brand's name in the title, did you? Have you ever seen Microsoft promote the Switch in a Minecraft trailer... okay, fine, they did. Forget that example.
But you should know that one of the best solutions, if not THE best, is to buy your blue light blocking glasses directly from a manufacturer that has dedicated half a decade to innovating these technologies. And the results speak for themselves.
And most of the time, the manufacturer will sell their products directly from their website, like we do via our catalog.
Compared to the other ways to buy gaming or work blue light glasses that we present to you right after, purchasing from Horus X offers several advantages:
- 🦾 Innovative and recognized technology: well yes. We manufacture our own glasses, we have studied the subject for over 5 years, and we know what we are talking about (most of the time). By coming to the Horus X site, you haven't landed on the first page of a discount retailer selling gaming glasses in a bundle with a coffee maker and a pool. On our product pages, and you can verify this in a few clicks, we always specify the filtration level of each pair sold. With precise figures and explanations provided throughout our site and our blog, you will never be left alone. We are not like the developers of Astroneer, leaving you to fend for yourself without any guidance.
- 🏷 Accessible prices: you will see for yourself by visiting our catalog, we offer blue light blocking glasses at really low prices. And yet, our technology works very well and we are transparent about our filtration. It's not magic, it's honesty!
- ✅ Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back: Yes, ladies and gentlemen! Few optical brands offer this kind of guarantee, because few brands control their production chain like we do and are willing to stand behind their glasses in this way.
- 🌎 1% for the planet: When you buy a pair from Horus X, 1% of your purchase goes directly to an association that supports the planet (like terre et humanisme, which we support regularly).
General retail
When we say "general retail," we mean supermarkets, tourist shops, or even newsstands. It's also not impossible that your favorite video game retailer has them in stock.
And for good reason, blue light blocking glasses, often associated with gaming, do not require a prescription, at least for models that are not prescription glasses. You can therefore buy them freely wherever you find them.
Be careful, however, quality won't necessarily be there and prices are often a bit exaggerated. These stores are not specialized in the field and rely on your "urgent need" to sell them to you at a high price. It's a good backup solution, nothing more.
At an optician
Opticians can be a good idea for buying blue light blocking glasses. When we think of glasses, what better idea than to go to an optician? However, be aware that there are pros and cons.
The positive is that you will be more certain of the quality of the lenses offered, in terms of filtering the harmful spectrum of blue light (we'll tell you more later so you can ask the right questions). In general, opticians will be able to provide you with the details of the filtration.
Furthermore, a visit to an optician will allow you to obtain advice from a professional and potentially get prescription blue light lenses, all while trying on the frames in person.
Nevertheless, the rates charged at an optician are often quite expensive, even for non-prescription pairs, and, obviously, you will be forced to travel to a store to buy them.
At a pharmacy
Pharmacies tend to apply the same strategy as supermarkets, for example, which is to make blue light blocking glasses a product placed in front of the checkout, offered at a rather high price.
The quality won't be terrible, we are still talking about a pharmacy, but it won't be incredible either.
Be wary of blue light blocking glasses in pharmacies.
Like at an optician, the staff present may be able to inform you about blue light filtration, but probably not as much as a brand that works exclusively in this field and produces filtering lenses.
The right questions to ask to choose your glasses
A list that will allow you, during your analysis, to choose the best glasses:
- What is the UV filtration rate of the lenses: must be 100%
- What is the blue light filtration rate: if the person you're talking to is vague, it's a bad sign. Ask them about filtration between 380 and 450 nanometers, the most harmful wavelengths. We recommend protection greater than 40%; if you are sensitive, look for above 80%, the tint will be darker but you will be much better protected).
- Are they equipped with an anti-reflective coating: Very important for having the best visual comfort.
- Are they ergonomic: Have they been specifically studied to be comfortable, lightweight, and suitable for wearing a headset, for example.
- Is there a warranty with the glasses?
Quick reminder: what's the point of protecting your eyes?
We won't repeat the whole spiel we offer on our page "The dangers of blue light", but because you seem really nice, we offer you a quick summary here. If you don't protect your pretty little eyes, be aware that you are exposing yourself to some inconveniences in the short and long term:
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In the short term
- Your eyes will tend to become red, itchy, and dry quite quickly. Consequently, your vision could become blurry at the end of the day and you could be dazzled very easily;
- Your sleep will be less restful. Partly because of the symptoms described above, but also because blue light tricks your brain. For it, this light is synonymous with broad daylight, so it is not in the best condition to fall asleep;
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In the long term (and this is where it gets worse)
- For the youngest, exposure to blue light can cause attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders;
- There are also rare cases where harmful blue light is the cause of vision loss; you will find more info in our article cited above.
You have all the keys in hand now
Like Link in any dungeon, you have just opened chests containing keys, a compass, and the map; we mean that you have all the info you need to know where to buy your blue light blocking glasses.
We also want to make an exclusive announcement to you and you alone: Horus X is developing its own prescription glasses solution, planned for late 2022.
No more excuses, you know the strong and weak points of the few sales locations offering this type of product. And don't forget that to complete your quest, you have to tell us in the comments where you bought your pair!
