Gunnar Gaming Glasses -

[CaptainDong]

So last week I decided to splurge a little bit and get myself a new set of glasses (I figured it's been 2 years since my last pair, and I've been having increasingly frequent migraines lately). I got a prescription pair of Gunnar gaming/computer glasses, sweet mother of God I LOVE these glasses!!! Aside from the fact that they're the ones that have the yellow tint (which you can get them in clear lenses), and I do a lot of photo editing on my computer, I was a little skeptical of the tinted lenses, but there's really no difference so far. All of my photos just look a hair bit 'warmer', which doesn't affect how I edit. The biggest difference I've seen so far was with the Retina screen on the iPhone, those glasses make the text 100% crystal clear. I had a pair of non-prescription Gunnars that I used when I was racing, but the prescription lenses have absolutely nothing on the store bought glasses. Anyone else have a pair of them and what do you think of them?

 

[exball]

This probably should be in the Gay bar.

 

[Fibonacci]

I thought about it. I've been wearing the same pair of glasses for 7 years now. Bunch of scratches and smudges I can't get off. I've had constant dizziness for the last year now possibly caused by eye strain so I thought maybe Gunnar's would help, but I moved away from my insurance provider's territory and lost my insurance before I could get them. Has it helped your migraines?

 

[CaptainDong]

Actually, it has. I don't squint as much as I did with my old glasses, even when wearing them out in the sunlight, which would be a major factor. I haven't had the constant dull headache I normally have either. I mean, I had a migraine today, but I'm guessing that's more PMS related than eye-strain related. Luckily my insurance covered at least the frames, which were $110, leaving me with the lenses, which came to $140, but at the same time they use Zeiss lenses, so the price sounds about right for what they are. So they are pretty pricy, but if you're working at a computer screen all day, they're worth it. My husband was the one who talked me into them since he's had a pair for about 2 years now and loves them. He said that if he doesn't wear them, he'll get a headache.

 

[The Dude]

My prescription Oakleys were around $650, so $140 isn't bad in my book. Those were sunglasses mind you.

 

[CaptainDong]

Wow, that's about as expensive as on of my camera lenses!!! But at the same time, as long as they're worth it to you, that's all that matters. I hadn't even looked at the sunglasses when I was getting my frames because with the way I have to get my sunglasses under my helmet, I usually end up bending the frames a little, or breaking plastic one. That was another thing that had actually drawn me to the Gunnars, I've been wearing the non-Rx pair all season and I don't know how I haven't managed to bend them up yet, but I figured if I could put them through the abuse I put them through while racing, they'd be perfect for when a 2 year old yanks them off of my face too.