Anyone know about "computer glasses"?

[brentspeak]

Glasses or sunglasses designed to save your eyeballs from staring too hard at the computer screen. What are they called, and where do you get them?

[cdsilv]

1. Serengiti's?

back in the 80's a friend of mine wore serengeti's to protect his eyes from flourescent lights and computers. He claimed they really helped with his headaches, etc. I found them too dark. FWIW

[hlthe2b]

2. Just a coating that prevents glare, typically....

Some drug stores sell slightly tinted non-magnifying glasses advertised for this purpose, but much better Optical grade glasses (prescription and non) can be purchased with a specific coating designed to reduce computer glare (as well as to aid with night driving). I know that LensCrafter advertises this availability.

[ET Awful]

3. How about some Peril Sensitive Sunglasses?

Peril Sensitive Sunglasses

Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses have been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble, they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you.

:)

(Please forgive obscure Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference).

[brentspeak]

4. You must've been drinking Pan Galatic Gargle Blasters

or else been forced to gnaw your own leg off after listening some to some bad alien poetry.

[ET Awful]

5. O Feedled Gruntbuggly,

? ... Thy nacturations are to me!
As plurdled gabbleblochits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I emplore thee, my foonting turlingdromes.
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles
or I will rend thee in gabberwarts with my burglecruncheon,
See if I don't!


Now tell me how much you liked my poem!

[brentspeak]

6. It counterpoints the surrealism of the underlying metaphor of the ...

er, of the er...

[ET Awful]

8. Humanity . . . err. . Vogonity :)

[mcscajun]

12. "So what you're saying is that I write poetry…

… because beneath my mean callous heartless exterior I really just want to be loved," he said. He paused, "Is that right?"

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Pearle Vision puts a coating on my glasses that's supposed to

cut the glare. I think it's a put on though, really. :hi:

[DontBlameMe]

10. Nope. AR really works.

It can be a real bitch to keep clean, though.

[DontBlameMe]

9. Basically, it's an anti-reflective coating combined with a 10% tint.

Back when monitors came in amber, green, etc. they used specific color tints. Now, they just use a light grey combined with AR. Some places sell specialized "computer glasses" but I don't think they make any major difference, other than costing about $40 more.

Go with a 10% grey and an AR. Cost an additional $40 or so over the price of lenses. "Computer glasses" will run you about $80 more.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. My computer glasses are just the near vision part of my

bifocals as a single vision lens. I just can't use the @)(*%) bifocals on the computer for any length of time without getting a nasty headache.

They do have AntiReflective coating, which helps a lot with office glare.

I am seriously considering a trial run of monovision contacts next time I get my eyes checked though. I am tired of wearing glasses and a headset at the same time.

Generally tired of wearing glasses period, and not quite ready to take the Lasix plunge