Wearing blue-blocking glasses during the morning and daytime is likely detrimental because they block UVB light necessary for biological effects. — Whalespan
Wearing blue-blocking glasses during the morning and daytime is likely detrimental because they block UVB light necessary for biological effects.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“And in fact, you're probably doing yourself a disservice by wearing them in the morning and in the daytime. There certainly is a place for blue blockers in the evening and nighttime if you're having issues with falling and staying asleep. But if you think about it, blue blockers, what they're really doing is blocking those short wavelength UVB wavelengths of light that you so desperately need to arrive at your retina and of course also onto your skin in order to get these powerful biological effects on hormones and on pain reduction.”