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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

Blue-light filtering glasses probably make no difference to eye strain – study

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Glasses that filter blue light from screens probably make no difference to eye strain, eye health or sleep quality, a new study suggests.

Blue-light filtering lenses, also known as blue-light blocking spectacles, have been increasingly prescribed or recommended, often by optometrists, since the early 2000s, the researchers say.

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