Anthony

22 de julio de 2013

Great Product

Here's a review I wrote for my site, but I'll just copy and paste it here too.After hours of computer usage, I noticed that my eyes would begin to strain against the bright light of the screen. Particularly in the morning and at night, the strain is worse and my eyes would become dry and tired. It wasn't so bad that it was a chronic symptom, but it was still an annoyance that I realized could seriously damage my eyes in the long run. I downloaded a free application called f.lux and it did a great job in dimming the screen and easing some of the eye strain, but I found the color change to be a little strange, I wanted something that could be used throughout the whole day (f.lux can be set for the daytime, but I'd rather not have a red screen forever), and I wanted a physical solution to the harmful rays. I've seen screen shields you can mount to your monitor, but they would only fit that particular screen size and not work for any other device. All this pretty much adds up to a pair of computer glasses.I initially looked at the popular Gunnar brand but as soon as I saw the pricetags, I looked away. The cheapest pair I could find was $80, but you can find occasional sales on Woot that drop certain designs to about $35. Also, I found their designs to be kind of lame for computer wear - though they may look cool with the aviator designs and secret agent styles, I could not imagine myself wearing them without looking like a total dork working on a computer. So I looked around elsewhere and I found this Gamma Ray brand on Amazon. They've got 6 different styles (and they look pretty standard so you do too), some with another color option, and are at a much happier price of $25 and under. I got the GR003 model, shown above, and it was $19.99 when I bought it.It comes with a nice and sturdy glasses case, along with a cleaning cloth. It barely fits comfortably on my head - meaning if it were any bit tighter, it would be a bad fit. I think I have a pretty regular sized head, but I still have to pull the arms just a little bit apart to put it on. It has ended up as a good thing though, because now it fits super snugly on my head and even vigorous shaking and looking straight down at the floor won't even cause the glasses to budge or fall (don't have to worry about it falling into the toilet when I look down to pee). The fit just happens to work for me and it sits fairly comfortably without it getting in the way. The description mentions that the frame is made of a "lightweight and flexible Beta Memory Polymer" and even provides a picture of it bending and squishing like crazy. From what I see though, it seems to be like any regular lightweight hard plastic and it is slightly flexible. I'll bend it about a centimeter at most, but would not dare to attempt what the picture shows. A problem I found with this material is the oil, which appears very easily. Oil pretty much just sits on the plastic, particularly on the lenses which is plastic as well; wiping it with the cloth alone will not really help get rid of it and will only push it around. I found this to be the biggest issue but it actually won't affect your vision as long as you wipe away the big smudges. It's actually crystal clear and the lenses are scratch proof as well.But now onto the functionality - did this really help with the eye strain? At first it seemed like just an unassuming pair of lightly tinted glasses. There is a slight magnification and the tint will no longer be noticable after a few minutes of wear. They claim that blue light, which is natural during daylight, is emitted through the screens and is the main cause of stress on your eyeballs, and these glasses will reflect that. When held up, the reflection I see off the lens is blue and purple, so I guess it's working. The big surprise is when you take them off. That's when I noticed how big of a difference the glasses actually made in helping dim the screen. That's also when I realized how much effort my eyes would have to make to squint for such a long period if I didn't wear the glasses. With the glasses, I noticed my eyes have eased up a significant amount. Even though my eye strain wasn't particularly bad, it is pretty much gone now and I am much more comfortable looking at the screen.This product provided the solution to my eye strain worries and is great for anyone who stares at computers, tvs, etc. for a very long time. Also I don't look like a complete dork while wearing this particular style. My girlfriend even complimented on how they look on me, which is something I have never heard her say before. The only problems I found were the annoying traces of oil and that the fit may not be perfect for everyone, but at this price and given how the product works well I think those things are easily brushed away. I never go on the computer without wearing these glasses and I think I'll be using them for a very long time to come.Also tried this with the Prime free trial, and received it the very next morning after ordering it in the late afternoon the day before!Ver más

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James Yen

22 de diciembre de 2018

They Do What They Say

Cheap, utilitarian, hard to break, and they cling to your head. I feel confident wearing these outside (at night) or driving simply because the frame is cheap and therefore more sturdy. Perhaps this is due to my head size but it's also difficult for these glasses to accidentally fall off.In terms of the blue light part, they seem to do all the good filtering stuff so I'll leave that out of the review. I will add a note about cleaning these...I have multiple pairs of these glasses. One of them I accidentally tried to clean with a microfiber rag/towel (the kind of cloth with a grainy texture as opposed to small flat cloths used for wiping lenses). The rag itself had accumulated dust inside its crevices due to me having used it to clean other surfaces. Maybe this was a newbie mistake but I used it wipe the lens and to my horror discovered that I had scratched the coating on the lens considerably.I have not really discovered the same effect when using the smooth, flat microfiber cloths (such as MagicFiber) to clean the lenses. This probably because the weaving of these optical microfiber cloths are more flat, which disallow enough lateral friction or “grip” to actually push bits of dust against the lens itself.With my second pair I tried cleaning the lenses with the standard method of using my fingertips, tap water, and hand/dish soap, and I found that a lot of the anti-reflective coating had worn off within the span of a few days.Ultimately my suggestion for actually cleaning these glasses is pretty simple: don't clean them often. If you do have to move some dust off the lens, do so gently and apply only “lateral” pressure, as opposed to compressing the lens. In other words, only clean your lenses every now and then, and only clean them with a view towards moving some dust off the lens. When I clean I always use a flat/smooth microfiber cloth, the kind advertised for cleaning lenses or optical surfaces, not the kind that looks more like a small rag that is advertised for cleaning cars or whatever. I also clean the lenses when dry, I do not wet them. This is probably against the advice of the Internet, but I don't care.Even back with my first pair, where I would clean every day, I'd use a flat microfiber cloth, dry, against the lens, but didn't find any severe smudging. The severe scratching only occurred with the rag. The orthodox water-and-soap cleaning also removed the coating entirely. So I'd suggest the middle way of occasional dry cleaning with a flat cloth, purely for removing dust.

John Kline

3 de junio de 2015

Great computer glasses! But with one little flaw...

I bought these because I look at a computer screen 5 days a week for 6+ hours a day. I noticed that my eyes burned and my upper eyelid twitched after a long days work, so I decided to buy some computer glasses.After using them for a few days, I can definitely tell a difference! My eyes feel less strained and things are much easier to read. Best of all, NO EYE twitching! So I am very please with the effectiveness of these glasses. They are also very comfortable. The memory polymer they use for the frames gives just the right amount of pressure and does not cause me a headache (Unlike most glasses!). The case they come in is very attractive and sturdy, and comes with a nice big cleaning cloth.The only complaint I have is that since the nose piece is plastic it becomes slightly uncomfortable after about 3-4 hours. It would be great if they made the nose bridge a little wider and added some rubber nose pads. Then the glasses would be perfect!Overall I am very pleased with the glasses and would definitely recommend them to a friend.Ver más

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Marian B

13 de junio de 2026

Love it

Very nice and sturdy. Boyfriend loves them! This is second pair

Oh wow

12 de mayo de 2026

Highly recommend

Highly recommend! These look great and don't fall of my face or become distracting in any way. I can wear them all day and definitely notice a difference in my eye strain and headaches after a long day staring at screens. I love it!

Jasper Johns

27 de septiembre de 2015

My Favorite Reading Glasses, EVER!

Arrived early. Hard case included. I SERIOUSLY love these reading glasses. I’ve only been wearing reading glasses for about a year. After being gullible and spending $400 on my first pair of “prescription” glasses, I finally realized my “prescription” was only magnification. For which inexpensive “readers” work fine. So I spent several months trying out random cheap readers from Amazon or Readers.com. After buying about 30 different pairs of mostly crappily made, poorly fitting glasses ranging from $2-$150 a pair, these are BY FAR my favorites. YAY! Finally.Just so we are talking about the same product: I ordered the "Gamma Ray Flexlite GR OR-003 Computer Readers, Shatterproof Memory Flex Anti UV, AntiBlueRay, AntiGlare,Scratch Resist Lens,+1.25 Power" They are very light weight and comfortable.I am an acupuncturist, so my vision is essential, when not working with patients, I sit in front of the computer or read a lot of paperwork and journals. For the first time I feel like I found a pair that can do it all. The wide depth of field allows me to easily read the patient’s chart (close up) and yet also see my patients clearly during the intake conversation (4-6 ft away).The non-glare coating is especially excellent and appreciated when I do video conference calls. On video calls I am often sitting in front of my computer if I have typical reading glasses on (with out an anti-glare coating), other folks on the call can't see my eyes at all due to glare off my computer screen, but with these glasses, my facial expressions come through much better, and I think that improves the nonverbal communication. Which is a big reason for having the video component of these conference calls. The lenses have a VERY slight tint to them, a warm amber tone, which I assume cuts some of the blue wavelengths of the white light spectrum. I don’t think the tint is generally noticeable tint to others. And I don’t really feel like it distorts the color of things I am looking at (maybe warms up tones a bit, but not in a distortional way). To others, doesn’t look like I am wearing sunglasses. I do feel like these glasses reduce eye fatigue, especially when working on the computer. I am so glad I tried these! They are really a god send.The only draw back is that the arms are a bit long for my head and if I have been wearing the glasses for a really long time like 12+ hours, I have noticed I feel some pressure points over my ears. But it’s very minor, and it hasn’t detracted from me still rating them as my favorite glasses so far.

Abhi S

26 de septiembre de 2017

Good blue light filtering for the amount of money

I have been using these glasses for about 3 weeks now and have Gunnar as well. I am a designer and use different types of digital screens for my daily work. I am looking at screens approx from anywhere between 10 to 14 hours a day and then some more time on odd days.I use to get headache frequently and had dry eyes. My Optometrists suggested few drops for dry eyes and to get a blue light filter on the glasses or a blue light screen for laptop. After doing a lot of research I bought one Gunnar and one Gamma Ray glass a little over a month ago and have been using these two but since last week I have stuck to the Gammas.I prefer these over Gunnar primarily because these don't have any magnification and the Yellow lens tint is very little in comparison to Gunnar. With magnification, though reading the text on screen suddenly became more clearer and easy, but it gave me headache. I don' t have any eye number. Build wise Gunnar is much better but my advice would be to go for a prescription spectacle. I use these glasses but now also have a zero power spectacle with blue light filter. They cost more, but you do get a better frame and all the other advantages of a spectacle. With my 3 week use of the Gamma, I am writing below the Major Pors n Cons that I experienced with these glasses.Pros:For the amount of $ the glass does have good blue light filtering and helps in preventing strain to eyes from long hours of viewing led screens. I use it for watching tele also, however, do note that, colors will not pop out as much as intended. This is especially true when I am watching movies in 4K.The negative:Frame is a bit tight for someone using a 58 mm spectacle. It took some heating to make the adjustment. The frame feels cheap plastic and but is still durable. The biggest drawback is that it is prone to smudging..BIG TIME..It will easily get smudged and is very difficult to clean with the provided cleaning cloth. Even with a professional cleaning item like the Zeiss Lens Care Kit it was difficult to clean. A better option I found was to use dish washing liquid. It cleans the smudges more better then others.Ver más

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Thomas B. Greenman

19 de julio de 2013

Just what I've been looking for!

That was a pun! Sorry.Joking aside, I've been working with technology for over 15 years professionally (more than twice that if you count before that) and look at all manner of monitors, displays, TV's, tablets - well you get the picture. (There's another pun!). As someone who doesn't have bad vision but rather quite the opposite, I have no need for corrective vision. I've got to eye doctor's looking, practically begging to get some kind of filtered non-corrective glasses to reduce eye strain and been laughed or scolded out of everyone's office. No one took me seriously.As I've gotten older, my eyesight still has not degenerated but my endurance for looking at technological devices has. A couple of years ago I saw the Gunnar glasses and thought these might do good but at the price they are at, I didn't want to try them. Plus, I have a large head. It's not obscenely large but most sun glasses will give me headaches because of the pressure. I have a couple pairs of Oakley's that I had custom made (from their custom shop) to fit my head and they work great. To me Oakley's are worth the money.So recently, my eye endurance if you will, has been somewhat painful to deal with so I figured I'd buy a pair of Gunnars and just hope that they would fit. But after looking, I came across the Gamma Ray brand and saw that the frames are able to twist and bend and go all over the place. THESE probably would fit my noggin! And guess what, the price is 3 times cheaper than Gunnar's! While there aren't as many styles to choose from like Gunnar, I figured I would see what they were like (another pun!).So far, so awesome! They fit like a dream and there is no distortion or aberration across the light spectrum (besides the tint of course). My eyes grew accustomed to the tint rather quickly and as a on demand photographer in my spare time, images don't appear to be much affected at all. I'm technical enough to know that it will affect my photos some but I'm not a stickler for match grade color processing.As far as the eye strain? My eyes feel really nice and cool, not irritated and burning. I'll post an update after a week or so to give a torture test review of how well they hold up but so far, well worth the money.If you like my review, checks out some of my others!Thanks for reading!

John

26 de octubre de 2016

Useful Gamma Ray Glasses

As I am spending some hours in from of the laptop, I've decided to buy this Gamma Ray Glasses.

Sarah

10 de julio de 2015

Thank you Gamma Ray Optics!

These glasses were a God send! I got these to combat Post Concussion Syndrome headaches after 10 months of recovery, it has been the first thing to really help me. I wear them all the time while I am awake. They are aesthetically pleasing enough that I can wear them in public without people noticing (the Gunnar glasses were way to big for my face and too yellow for me to see myself wear out of the house, without having the urge to sing Elton John's Tiny Dancer). I have been unable to work for 10 months and now I have been approved to return to work as long as I wear these glasses. So thank you Gamma Ray Optics for a great product.Ver más

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