Blocking blue light

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<p>I am in the market for new eyeglasses. Because I am losing my central vision, I have been using electronics to do most of my reading, unfortunately, that seems to be making it worse, because blue light contributes to cell death.</p>

<p>However, there are new lens products that block some of the harmful light, but as they are new, Im still tracking info on how well they work.</p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone had tried any of these lenses & what they thought?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.visionmonday.com/business/labs/article/10-products-that-block-blue/”>http://www.visionmonday.com/business/labs/article/10-products-that-block-blue/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Blue light has a dark side - Harvard Health”>Blue light has a dark side - Harvard Health;

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<p>EK, you are smart to look into the blue light issue. This, apparently, is the biggest culprit that causes dry form AMD. Some of my coworkers got light yellowish-orange tinted lenses for work on the computer. Apparently, there are lenses that block certain part of the spectrum that do not look like sunglasses:</p>

<p><a href=“http://m.newsroom.vspglobal.com/vsp-global/news-releases/vspR-optics-group-unveils-unityR-blutech-lenses”>http://m.newsroom.vspglobal.com/vsp-global/news-releases/vspR-optics-group-unveils-unityR-blutech-lenses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>EK, I have no advice or experience with these lenses, but I am curious how your condition was diagnosed. Was it through a routine eye exam with a regular ophthalmologist? What were your symptoms?</p>

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<p>Ive been going to the eye dr about 4x over the last few months, several different tests each time.
Initially it was for a routine eye exam. But I have been unable to read anything without backlighting for some time.
( holding everything up to the end of my nose doesnt work so well.)
My vision of what is directly in front of me is( so far just slightly) blurry & faded, but I have peripheral vision.
I also cannot see at night to drive. :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

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<p>Have you asked your opthamologist what his recommendations for glasses would be?</p>

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<p>Not besides the prescription, I didnt realize he was checking me for AMD, until I went home and looked up the tests, he hasnt actually mentioned that I have anything besides severe myopia(-12:00D)
There is an optical store attached to the Dr clinic, but nothing fit.
I decided to go with the Crizal Prevencia, because I need the new pair for my next appt in two weeks.
Ive been wearing yellow lensed glasses over my current glasses when I am working on the computer, that seems to be helping with eyestrain, but they also block alot of light.
I just want to be able to see, since I seem to be very visual and I cant concentrate unless I can see clearly.
Both the girls wear glasses/contacts and have since grade school, dont know why its dominant, H still only uses drug store reading glasses.
( he also is the same size he has been since I met him when he was 21. Some times life is just not fair. :-B )</p>