Thursday, December 6, 2012

Gunnar Technology Eyewear

Gunnar Technology Eyewear has made my work life immensely better ever since I started wearing them. I am a full time graphic designer and sitting at a computer for hours on end takes a great toll on your entire body but especially your eyes. When I first heard about Gunnar I was instantly sold. With my job being computer work and my love for video games my eyes could use all the help they can get. I purchased the pair pictured above about a year and a half ago and I have been wearing them every day since. They are very light weight and comfortable which was important since I have never worn glasses in my life. There is a slight magnification from the lens so you can stay at a comfortable distance and they make the contrasts of the bright monitor not as intense.

On their website they say, "GUNNAR Advanced Computer Eyewear is a technical eyewear solution that protects, enhances, and optimizes visual performance for anyone who spends long hours viewing computers or digital screens. GUNNAR Advanced Computer Eyewear helps minimize eye fatigue and visual stress, while improving contrast, comfort, and focus for anyone who spends long hours viewing digital screens."


With the eye wear aiding you in these ways many other benefits come along with wearing them. Less headaches from reading text or staring at layouts and less damage being done to your eyes. I used to go home and not be able to watch tv from the eye strain of working all day and now after wearing a pair of these I feel my vision has only gotten better.

The only down fall I felt with this pair is the yellow tint to the glass due to the amount of color I work with in my design and layouts. This is kind of a plus and a negative at the same time. On one hand the yellow does change the colors slightly but on the other the yellow tint greatly helps block the damaging light by filtering out harsh fluorescent light and reducing high-intensity blue light. They do however supply a crystalline lens version of most of their glasses that does everything the normal pairs do except not as much blocking of the damaging light. The crystalline lens is aimed at the designers and visual artists that need true color.

If you work with computer a lot and there is ever that product you would never want to live without it is these. I have been telling my friends and colleagues that they should get a pair and I am looking into my next for work and home. They also make video gaming eye wear as well as outdoor eye wear. For more information you can go to their website: www.gunnars.com



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