Find the Best Blue Blocking Glasses
Explore the largest blue-blocker database in the world! Find the perfect pair and buy with confidence.
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You can easily sort the table by Sleep, Computer, or Migraine.
We’ve categorized the lenses as simply as we could, if you’re looking for an evening pair for better sleep and melatonin production, go with a Sleep pair.
If you’re looking to cut down on some blue light during the day, go with a Computer pair.
If you’re looking to try out a more unique lens for migraines or light sensitivity, check out the Migraine glasses!
Instead of just arbitrarily stating how much blue or green light is blocked, we’ve also denoted how much Circadian Light has been blocked.
Circadian Light is a metric derived through an advanced algorithm developed by the LHRC which looks at a light source’s overall spectrum and how likely it is to interact with human circadian biology.
This weighs the light that falls within the melanopic sensitivity range and gives it a score based on how much light is present in that range.
Since your environment will largely determine the lux levels, we’ve gone ahead and shown the percentage reduction seen from various glasses.
Each pair of glasses we test is visually compared to a full-spectrum light source.
This gives you a handy way to check which brands block which kinds of light and roughly how much.
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We also show you how just how much violet, blue, and green light is reduced through each lens. Below are the wavelength ranges we’ve gone with for these colors.
Nanometer Ranges:
- Violet: 380 – 435
- Blue: 435 – 495
- Green: 495 – 570
We’ve calculated the perceived brightness reduction by looking at lux changes through lenses.
Lux is simply a measurement of how much light exists within the spectral sensitivity window of the human eye.
In other words, lux is how bright a light source is.
Some glasses block more lux and less circadian light than others. And some go the other way.
If you’re looking to maximize melatonin production, but still want to see as well as possible, look for a pair with low lux reduction and high circadian light reduction.
On the other hand, a bright light source can be harmful to sleep regardless of the spectrum, so if you’re in a particularly bright environment, or already have trouble sleeping, looking for a pair of glasses with high lux reduction may be beneficial, though visibility will suffer.
To keep things simple we’ve aimed to test lenses rather than individual pairs of glasses themselves.
The style of the glasses you choose, however, will determine how effective they are.
Most styles will block most of the light. However, if you have sleeping problems or find yourself especially susceptible to short-wavelength light at night, consider your style selection carefully.
Wraparound and Fitover glasses that don’t let a lot of light in through the sides will naturally block more light than a stylish pair with the same lenses.
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| Brand | Price | Link | Lens Color | Brightness Reduction | Circadian Reduction | Violet Light Blocked | Blue Light Blocked | Green Light Blocked | Spectrum | Prescription | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Blue Lights | 60 | $$ | Check Price → | Amber | 51.1% | 97.2% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 79.5% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound, Fitover |
| Swanwick | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 6.7% | 23.9% | 55.3% | 23.8% | 8.3% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| Swanwick | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 53.1% | 96.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 80.4% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | |
| DEWALT | 15 | $ | Check Price → | Red | 86% | 99.8% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 99.9% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| UVEX Skyper | 13 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 46.9% | 96.5% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 74.5% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Infield Terminator | 18 | $ | Check Price → | Dark Amber | 66.1% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 92.9% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Safety Blue | 25 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 54.6% | 93.5% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 73.1% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Safety Blue | 25 | $ | Check Price → | Red | 91.8% | 99.7% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 99.8% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Felix Gray | 95 | $$$ | Check Price → | Clear | 7.7% | 10.3% | 61.3% | 5.9% | 7.4% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| Felix Gray | 145 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 13.5% | 28.4% | 64.1% | 26% | 16% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| Ra Optics | 164 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Yellow | 23.6% | 71.5% | 99.2% | 91.5% | 28.2% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | |
| Ra Optics | 164 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Dark Amber | 66.3% | 98.4% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 92.4% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | |
| Gunnar | 50 | $$ | Check Price → | Clear | 11.1% | 18.5% | 50.1% | 16.2% | 11.4% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | Wraparound |
| Gunnar | 46 | $$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 7.9% | 37.9% | 70.9% | 41% | 10.1% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | Wraparound |
| Gunnar | 69 | $$$ | Check Price → | Amber Brown | 70.8% | 94% | 99.4% | 97.5% | 82.8% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Horus X | 35 | $$ | Check Price → | Clear | 13.7% | 23.4% | 80.7% | 18.7% | 13.7% |  | Link | Computer | No | Yes | |
| Spectra479 | 33 | $$ | Check Price → | Amber | 58.2% | 97.5% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 84.4% |  | Link | Sleep | No | Wraparound, Clip-on | |
| Horus X | 35 | $$ | Check Price → | Amber | 37.4% | 70.6% | 93.5% | 77.3% | 52% |  | Link | Sleep | No | Yes | Wraparound |
| Pyramex | 9 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 45.6% | 84.9% | 80.7% | 90% | 67.5% |  | Link | Sleep | No | Wraparound | |
| Element Lux | 28 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 40% | 68.9% | 84% | 75.9% | 47.5% |  | Link | Sleep | No | ||
| Element Lux | 28 | $ | Check Price → | Dark Amber | 62.6% | 96.9% | 99.6% | 99.4% | 87.8% |  | Link | Sleep | No | ||
| TrueDark | 60 | $$ | Check Price → | Clear | 2.3% | 8.8% | 38.7% | 7.7% | 2.7% |  | Link | Computer | No | ||
| TrueDark | 70 | $$$ | Check Price → | Yellow | 18.5% | 58.4% | 84% | 70.6% | 26.7% | | Link | Sleep | No | Fitover | |
| TrueDark | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | Dark Amber | 86.4% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 98.7% | 98.6% |  | Link | Sleep | No | ||
| TrueDark | 82 | $$$ | Check Price → | Red | 92.8% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | 99.9% |  | Link | Sleep | No | Wraparound, Fitover | |
| TrueDark | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | Gradient | 74.8% | 94.7% | 99.3% | 96.1% | 93.2% |  | Link | Sleep | No | ||
| THL | 35 | $$ | Check Price → | Amber | 67.3% | 91.4% | 99.4% | 97.7% | 73.1% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| Amazon Basics | 22 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 37.4% | 89.7% | 99% | 98.6% | 58.3% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Okany | 35 | $$ | Check Price → | Amber | 42.5% | 86.2% | 95.9% | 94.5% | 62.6% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| Pyramex | 7 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 45.9% | 84.5% | 79.3% | 89.6% | 67.4% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| Zenni Blockz | 25 | $ | Check Price → | Clear | 7.5% | 10.5% | 61.7% | 6.2% | 7.5% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| TheraSpecs | 160 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | FL-41 Light | 54.5% | 75.2% | 61% | 72.4% | 70.5% |  | Link | Migraines | Yes | No | Fitover |
| TheraSpecs | 160 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | FL-41 Dark | 91.2% | 94.1% | 93.3% | 92.8% | 92.9% |  | Link | Migraines | Yes | No | Fitover |
| Eyekeeper | 25 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 56.1% | 97.4% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 82.8% | | Link | Sleep | No | No | Fitover |
| Benicci | 20 | $ | Check Price → | Clear | 6.5% | 10.4% | 41.6% | 8% | 7.2% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | |
| Ocushield | 55 | $$ | Check Price → | Clear | 7.1% | 15.3% | 52.7% | 13.1% | 7.8% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | Clip-on |
| Ocushield | 70 | $$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 28.3% | 63.2% | 96% | 74.6% | 37.4% | | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| NoCry | 17 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 59.6% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 85.4% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Fitover |
| Bon Charge | 125 | $$$$ | Check Price → | Clear | 1% | 5.2% | 10.7% | 5.4% | 1.5% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| Bon Charge | 125 | $$$$ | Check Price → | Yellow | 18.5% | 74.9% | 99% | 95.8% | 25.5% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | Clip-on |
| Bon Charge | 125 | $$$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 71.9% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 96.1% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | Clip-on |
| Roka Rise | 95-155 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 24.7% | 44.9% | 82.7% | 44.2% | 25.1% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | |
| Zenni Blockz Plus | 60 | $$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 6.5% | 34% | 75.4% | 35.3% | 9.1% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | |
| BluBlocker | 50 | $$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 12.3% | 26.8% | 84.8% | 24.9% | 10.5% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | |
| BluBlocker | 50 | $$ | Check Price → | Brown | 84.8% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 93.3% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound, Fitover, Clip-on |
| Avulux/Axon Optics | 335-380 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Grayish Green | 53.8% | 72.2% | 48.6% | 78.6% | 45.2% |  | Link | Migraines | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover |
| GloFX | 15 | $ | Check Price → | Light Green | 60.1% | 57.8% | 97.7% | 66.5% | 44.7% |  | Link | Migraines | No | No | |
| MigraLens | 60-70 | $$ | Check Price → | Dark Green | 80.1% | 83.9% | 98.2% | 87.3% | 73.2% |  | Link | Migraines | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover |
| Chroma | 70-120 | $$$ | Check Price → | Red | 83.9% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 99.9% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| NoCry | 12 | $ | Check Price → | Salmon | 47% | 65.8% | 64.1% | 62.4% | 56.1% |  | Link | Migraines | No | Yes | Wraparound |
| NoCry | 16 | $ | Check Price → | Yellow | 9% | 36.4% | 85.1% | 39.2% | 8.6% |  | Link | Computer | No | Yes | Wraparound |
| Manta | 75 | $$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 51.2% | 93.7% | 99% | 98.7% | 74.8% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| Block Blue Light | 90 | $$$ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 4.4% | 20.1% | 54.8% | 20.1% | 5.9% |  | Link | Computer | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover, Clip-on |
| Block Blue Light | 90 | $$$ | Check Price → | Yellow | 13.2% | 55.6% | 97.6% | 74.9% | 18% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover, Clip-on |
| Block Blue Light | 90 | $$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 52.8% | 97.2% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 82.2% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover, Clip-on |
| Block Blue Light | 90 | $$$ | Check Price → | Dark Amber | 62.3% | 98% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 89.3% |  | Link | Sleep | Yes | No | Wraparound, Fitover, Clip-on |
| Whoop | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | Clear | 11.6% | 17.5% | 62.2% | 13.6% | 11.4% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | |
| Whoop | 80 | $$$ | Check Price → | FL-41 | 42.3% | 63.2% | 65.1% | 59.3% | 57% |  | Link | Migraines | No | No | |
| GammaRay Optix | 18 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 36.7% | 74.4% | 98.6% | 85.1% | 51.4% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| GammaRay Optix | 11 | $ | Check Price → | Light Yellow | 5.8% | 19.6% | 56.9% | 18.5% | 7.2% |  | Link | Computer | No | No | |
| Hack Your Sleep | 25 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 78.7% | 98.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 92.4% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
| GammaRay Optix | 14 | $ | Check Price → | Amber | 44.5% | 89.5% | 98.9% | 96.9% | 64.5% |  | Link | Sleep | No | No | |
| FilterOptix | 195 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Clear | 8.1% | 13.9% | 63.8% | 10% | 8.1% |  | Computer | Yes | Yes | ||
| FilterOptix | 195 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Yellow | 22.9% | 70.6% | 98.6% | 88.9% | 29.3% |  | Sleep | Yes | Yes | ||
| FilterOptix | 195 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Amber | 59% | 96.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 82.5% |  | Sleep | Yes | Yes | ||
| FilterOptix | 195 | $$$$$ | Check Price → | Red | 85.2% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99% |  | Sleep | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bosch | $16 | $ | Check Price → | Red | 86.9% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.8% |  | Sleep | No | No | Wraparound |
28 responses to “Find the Best Blue Blocking Glasses”
Gunner glasses is also blue light filtering. Could you do a comparison of that brand please?
Thank you.Do you mean a separate blog post of some kind? We have tested three of their lenses which can be found in the table above under the brand “Gunnar”
Hey, thanks so much for building this resource, I have severe delayed sleep phase disorder and it can be so hard to sift through info about helpful options online when so much of it bunk. Boncharge has stuff on their website selling energy balancing stickers for your phone. It’s just hard to navigate your options when a lot of it overlaps with pseudo scientific nonsense.
I’d really love to see you do a review of the brand “blublocker”, especially their “bullet” model with the wraparound lens- they’re an old brand I think from the 80s that’s always marketed themselves around being blublocking. I’m thinking about getting some and was wondering how they compare. Though I’m sure they cant be completely green blocking since some folks use them for driving and presumably they can still see green lights.
Sometimes I have to stay awake in order to do certain stuff if I won’t be able to wake up in time, like run a time sensitive errand, or at one point it was the only way I’d be able to vote, so being able to see green lights while driving is pretty helpful, even if they’re not perfect for sleep. If I get some, would it be helpful for me to ship them to you to test, and then you could send them to me?
Thanks for all your time put into these datebases and reviews. DSPD has had a major impact on my life and I’m still learning to live with it- resources like this are of tremendous help. Hope you’re doing well and that you had a lovely holidays!
Hi Chris thanks so much for the comment! I agree the whole blue blocking industry is a bit buzzwordy and it’s hard to sift through all the information and know what’s true, that’s pretty much why I started this.
I’ll grab some BluBlockers lenses to test myself so don’t worry about sending anything in!
Have a lovely holiday season yourself 😀
I look forward to seeing how they do! (Sorry for the double comment, the website seemed to act as though the first had never submitted)
Have a good one 😊
Could you specify which Block Blue Light glasses were tested? Your link on the “light yellow” lenses leads to their selection of totally clear lenses so I’m confused. Your link for that brand listed as “yellow” is the light yellow DayLights, “amber” is the darker Sundown, and “dark amber” is a red lens called NightFall. The brand has 4 lens type and you tested 4, I’m just confused why their clear lens is listed here as light yellow and their crimson is listed as dark amber. Makes me think they’ve changed the lenses since you tested. The “light yellow” 20% links to what are very definitely clear lenses. Described by the brand as crystal clear and the photos are of clear lenses. Either something has changed, or they somehow have a crystal clear lens with 20% circadian reduction… or they’re fibbing wildly about those lenses being clear.
Good questions Jennilynn!
Block Blue Lights lenses are a bit misleading. For one the difference between their Sundown and Nightfall lenses is almost nonexistent in reality, while on their website they appear quite a bit different in color.
This extends to the “clear” lenses which are in fact slightly yellow, see the product review photos on this page for example:
https://www.blockbluelight.com/collections/computer-glasses/products/taylor-computer-glasses-black
Could you please try glasses from Cyxus? I’ve got these a couple years ago and might consider buying from them again because of their certifications.
Can you review the “Bosch 57-GLASSES Laser View Enhancing Glasses?”
The DEWALT is one is not available in most stores on the internet except some more sketchy sites. I’d prefer not to fork 80 bucks on some cheaply made true darks. Thanks in advance!
All done!
Very great information! I love when people make real science and do actual measurements. Why did you choose a reference light source that emits almost no UV? I’m particularly interested in how these lenses filter out UV as well! For instance, I’m thinking about purchasing Zenni Blokz glasses for everyday wear and would appreciate confirmation that they effectively filter UV light (including UVC, UVB, and UVA up to 400 nm). It’s disappointing that your light source only begins at 395nm.
Thank you!
Initially, the idea was to simply verify how well these blocked artificial blue and violet light and I didn’t have a spectrometer that could measure the UV range when I began this database.
I’m hoping to improve this one day with those metrics measured as well.
Hello. I was wondering if you could test out the Zenni Blockz Plus gray tint? Apparently, that tint is supposed to be the tint that blocks the most blue light.
Hey Jay, they have come out with some new lenses since our last test so we do have plans to retest these hopefully soon!
Would also be interested in seeing the Sleep ZM glasses tested. They are one of the most popular choices on Amazon. And one of the few brands that offer clip ons as well.
These are also on my list! Got a lot of projects under way right now but I will be getting to these as well.
I’ve been using SomniLight blue blocking glasses, especially their wrap-around style that work great at blocking out almost all side/above/below light. I’d love to know if they’re as effective as I feel like they are! 🙂
Thank you!Could you test the red PaleoTech glasses next time you test. I was switching between them and the new red TrueDark glasses I just bought while I was watching a TV show that was showing a blue sky scene and I could see more blue with the TrueDark than with the cheaper PaleoTech ones, and the PT ones had larger lenses that didn’t let much light in compared to the TDs.
Hadn’t heard of those! I’ll add them to my list. Looks like they have a bunch of different kinds, I’ll see if I can get a hold of them all haha
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