Thread: Blocking Blue Wavelengths of Light at night

I always knew that looking at computer/TV and other screens right before bed hinders your ability to fall asleep at night. People say to read for a half-hour before going to sleep.
I don't want to/or have time to read

Recently, in a lecture by a sleep deprivation PhD, I was made aware that this state alertness was due to the repression of melatonin secretion in the presence of blue light. He also mentioned a pair of glasses from https://www.lowbluelights.com/index.asp? will filter out blue light.

This is fantastic! A way to increase melatonin secretion naturally. However, I looked at the prices on that website, and I was a little dissapointed. After some Googling, I found this website http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/LightDark.htm which pointed to this pair of tinted glasses http://www.uvex.us/products.aspx#/product=694&folder=98 (choose color SCT Orange).

I would like for confirmation that the glasses from UVEX would be (almost) equally effective as the ones from lowbluelights. I have know way of knowing even after acquiring a pair as I have no means of testing. I would, reluctantly, shell out the cash for the lowbluelights glasses if I need to. Can anyone confirm that the UVEX glasses would work?

(For those who didn't know about blue light, now you do (sort of) . Also, read about waking up to bright blue LEDs if it is dark when you wake up)

Thanks.