When you search for “computer glasses”, you find everything and its opposite: non-prescription glasses, special lenses from the optician, reading glasses. In reality, there are three families, and the right choice depends mainly on your eyesight.
1. You see well without glasses
You don't need any correction, but you spend your days on a screen. A non-prescription pair with clear, anti-reflective lenses that filter part of the blue light can bring comfort: fewer reflections from the window or overhead lights, and a work routine.
That's exactly what MIDI (round and black, the most discreet), HAVANE (tortoiseshell) and JADE (translucent green) offer. Lightweight frames designed to be forgotten for eight hours.
2. You already wear prescription glasses
A non-prescription pair isn't worn over your glasses. The right solution is to ask, at your next renewal, for an anti-reflective and blue light filter coating directly on your corrective lenses. If you wear contact lenses, on the other hand, a non-prescription pair works perfectly well.
3. You're over 40–45 and the screen is getting blurry
It's probably presbyopia. Standard varifocal lenses often make you lift your chin to read the screen. Opticians offer “intermediate” or “office” lenses, designed to see clearly between 50 cm and 2 m: ideal for a workstation. Only an eye test can prescribe them. We cover this in our article on screens after 45.
The 5 criteria of a good work pair
- An anti-reflective coating. It's what brings the most concrete comfort in front of a screen.
- Clear lenses during the day. A yellow or orange tint distorts colours and has no place in the office.
- A lightweight frame that doesn't pinch your nose or slip.
- The right size: check the three numbers engraved on a pair that fits you, with our size guide.
- A style you're happy to show on video calls: you'll wear it all day, in front of your colleagues.
What glasses don't replace
The screen at arm's length, the top of the screen at eye level, the window to the side, breaks every 20 minutes: these settings matter more than any pair. It's all detailed in our guide to the home workstation. And if headaches persist, an eye test is a must.
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