| Gunnar Optiks Shredder Digital Eyewear |  |
| Reviews - Featured Reviews: Accessories | ||||||
| Written by Olin Coles | ||||||
| Friday, 28 January 2011 | ||||||
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Gunnar Catalyst Shredder S6126 Eyewear Review
Manufacturer: Gunnar Optiks, LLC. Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Gunnar Optiks. Many of us take our eyes for granted nearly every day, as we spend countless hours in front of a computer monitor until the strain sends us home at night. Some people spend an entire day in front of the screen, only to go home and continue on a new display. The average person now spends more time working on computers than anything else, including sleep. This is where digital eyewear comes into action, helping to relieve the strain associated with extended periods behind a monitor. In this article, Benchmark Reviews inspects the Gunnar Catalyst Shredder performance glasses, which use i-AMP Lens Technology. I've always disliked wearing eyewear. From my elementary school up through high school, I wore glasses to see anything beyond arms reach. Contact lenses were a fashionable alternative, so long as I didn't blink, or need to wear them for more than a few minutes. Eventually laser corrective surgery fixed my vision to better than perfect, and I've been happy ever since. Then came 3D products, putting me behind eyewear reminiscent of Marine Corps BCG's (birth control glasses). While I'm supremely optimistic for a 3D future without eyewear, there are still times when I must endure the burden of a frame resting on my nose. This is another one of those occasions. Over the past four years of operating Benchmark Reviews, I've worked absurdly long hours to produce quality articles for this website. It's a lot of fun, but fourteen-hour work days on nearly every day of the week can truly wear down a person's body. It's not necessarily hard physical work, aside from keeping awake well past a normal bed time, but it really puts a terrible strain on my premium-priced eyes. Making matters worse, ironically, there are times in my day when testing a product means playing a video game for extended periods. Collectively, these tireless efforts have turned my eyes from green to red. As a result, I decided to visit the realm of glasses once again and ease the strain with Gunnar Optiks digital eyewear.
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Comments
Just wanted to say, Amazon was very confusing for purchasing - rather you can get the same pricing ($79) buying direct from the mfg and have a choice of dozen of styles. Free shipping included.
It's about time to protect her corrective investment, we'll get some of these.
Cheers Olin ;)
The massive number of "branded" terms a company uses to describe rather normal features of their products always makes me suspicious.
Not necessary for computer usage, just another add on...in an industry full of them.
Michael
It is probably the nerd equiv of reading glasses, sure. But they are well made, light weight and make a huge difference in reading small text off a white background.
I'm getting old and my eyes are suffering with what I do, these might just help. I'd already spent the cash for the 28" monitor (still set at 1900x1200) so going bigger isn't the solution. On the other hand my wife already wants to borrow them for when she is using her 10" netbook.
This isn't a product for everyone but I don't think you could judge its merits without sitting in front of a screen of text.
And an optician's opinion is less valuable than a game/computer reviewer or commenter with absolutely no professional experience in human optics?
Sounds like you're an apologist for Gunnar.
I'd trust my experienced optician's advice over anybody who's posted here, especially since she SELLS GUNNARS and has no advantage to steer me away from them.
Honestly, she didn't say that the Gunnars were snake-oil, she just said that they didn't seem to offer much more than the slight magnification that judicious adjustment of the viewing environment couldn't fix since the Gunnars are meant for indoor use.
Yep, I agree with your advice, contact an optometrist or opthamologist if you're having eye strain problems, don't run out a buy a pair of Gunnars unless he/she recommends them.
Some people have to use a computer for many hours on end, unless the optician is lousy and has a low clientele list, then it's highly likely that they don't actually get the chance to spend many hours constantly staring at a monitor, like many other people have to do for their profession.
The point is, for a little amount, you get relief and don't have to pay an ridiculous amount of of money to have a professional tell you there's not much they can do about it, most of the reviews indicate they do what they claim they do, are they all apologists for Gunnar?
Heavy computer users who do not need corrective lenses for other purposes will, in about 95% of cases find some level of relief.
Most important thing anyone can do to relieve eyestrain is look away from the monitor about ever 15 minutes, look at a distance and Blink, Blink, Blink your eyes for say 30 seconds or so!
I have been suffering eyestrain of late sitting 3 feet from a 37" Westy W3. I didn't bother me for the first few years I owned the display but it does now. Until I can replace it I needed to do something. I got these glasses and they really do help! I can spend 12+ hours in front of the screen again working and/or playing with no eyestrain.
Also I would rec to the readers this small little app to help with eyestrain. It works great
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