Lets see who is victorious in this battle between beauty and the beast.
Their glasses cancost anywhere from $70 to $250(non-prescription only.)
For this comparison, I tried theGunnar Optiks SheaDog Full Rim Ergonomic frames ($74).
Ive been wearing both for the past couple weeks to find out for sure.
Do they actually work?
Wevetalked about it at length before, and for the most part, they do.
In fact, theres evidence that suggests blocking out blue light before bed evenhelps you get better sleep.
Thats pretty good compared to some of the other lens coatings on the market.
However, Uvex Skypersblock out a whopping 98% of blue light.
Just for an example, my router has some blue LED lights.
When I wear the Gunnars, the blue lights are less bright and turn a greenish color.
When I wear the Uvex Skypers, the blue lights disappear entirely.
The Skypers high blue blocking made me the most comfortable during long stints at the computer.
There is a downside though:Everythingis a warm, amber color.
The Gunnars at least allow for some color variance.
Gunnars also have a UV400 anti-reflective coating to help reduce glare, and the Uvex Skypers dont.
Even so, UV protection does not mean Gunnars are designed to be worn outdoors.
Youll still need a pair of sunglasses for that.
Despite how dorky you might look in them, though, they are super comfortable to wear.
I cant speak for all Gunnar styles, but the SheaDogs are pretty comfy as well.
you might wear headphones over the temples of Uvex Skypers as well, but things arent quite as airtight.
If you like to use noise-cancelling, over-the-ear headphones like me, the fit could be better.
And of course, the Gunnar SheaDogs biggest boon: they look like a stylish pair of glasses.
Theres no denying that all of Gunnars frames lookwaybetter than what Uvex is offering.
That said, I still felt kind of odd wearing them.
John Dorianwould ask, Do those come with allergies and headgear?
Many people seem to like the slight magnification.
The Uvex Skypers dont feature any magnification (that I could notice anyway).
Theyre not cheap, though.
And that cost would be in addition to whatever your normal frames or contacts cost you.
Still, Uvex Skypers are one size fits all with no possible way to get a prescription.
If you need vision correction, youll have to wear contacts or your normal frames underneath them.
Not by a longshot.
Thats not always the case with my Gunnars.
I cant believe I bought a pair of Gunnars first.
Also, for the record, I wore my Skypers while I wrote this.
But, truth be told, youre not going to look cool anyway.
I say go for brokeor not broke ratherand pick up a cheap pair that get the job done.
