Should you add a blue light filter to your glasses?

January brings with it a swathe of advertising from glasses retailers, jumping on the recently renewed health insurance benefits of the bespectacled. But this summer, the hot product isn't new frames, it's new lenses.

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Simultaneously tapping into our fears that we are spending too much time on devices and not gettng enough sleep, blue light blocking technology is being touted as the next big thing for glasses wearers.

Bailey Nelson will add a blue light filter onto a new pair of specs for $50, while Oscar Wylee's blue light lenses will cost you $80. OPSM's glasses come with a "BlueGuard" lens for an additional $50 for adults and $25 for children. It isn't just happening in the prescription glasses market: Melbourne sunglasses brand Quay Australia have made a name for themselves internationally with their blue light range.

With all the hype, one has to ask: are blue light glasses worth it?

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Should you add a blue light filter to your glasses?

Should you add a blue light filter to your glasses?

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