Imo, not great for reading during daylight but a help for late night blue light blocking.
Color: C1-light Black*3 & Leopard*2
Magnification Strength: 1.0 x
I had a lot of difficulties with the coating on these lenses. There are rainbows that reflect off the rainbow coating back into my eyes off the glasses, especially if I have any bright light coming at me from the side. They always look smudged even if they are freshly cleaned, and I’m doing everythin
g I can to only touch the frames. This is both because they seem to attract smudges and because the coating itself somehow looks smudged. For me, these are just awful for reading during daylight. I cannot yet speak to their scratch resistance. BUT there has been a very happy side effect of trying these glasses, and that is that it really does help a bit with sleep. While I was waiting on new glasses from another company, I ended up doing more nighttime reading than usual and used these glasses as a stopgap with breaks to ease my discomforts. (They still aren’t truly good for me for reading, even in low light, although they are less problematic in low light late at night than they are in bright indoor daylight/office light.) At night, I turn off regular lights and use red light reading lights, but these really can’t make up for the amount of blue light that many of us get in our windows from city lights or floodlights on garages. I have a blackout curtain in my bedroom, but it’s really not possible in my living space. I also use blue Bleblocker sunglasses for those nighttime activities where I can see well enough with them on. But unfortunately that means removing the blublockers quite often, as such dark and large lenses are really prohibitive for a lot of tasks. And I’m pretty late to put them on, simply because I want to get as many things done at night as I can... for which I need better eyesight. Therefore, I noticed a distinct benefit in having to use these reading glasses while waiting for my other glasses to arrive. As a result of this discovery, I have purchased zero magnification glasses from this same seller. I have noticed that almost anywhere else you look the blue blocking reading glasses that you can get block at most 30 to 35% of the blue light that comes in directly through the lens (never mind what’s coming in through the side). I imagine that this number is simply because of the difficulty in making a coating that maintains clarity, etc.. while the lenses that only have a 30 to 35% protection will be helpful for me when I need to read at night, I can put this company’s 0.0 on for anything else that I am doing late at night where the blublockers would impede my vision too significantly. Also, their customer service is unparalleled, so five stars for that. UPDATE: I made an interesting discovery as I’ve been testing out my newer readers that are only supposed to block 30-34% blue light. I decided to use the blue light testing card that comes with these Amazon glasses on my assorted readers from F——r G—-t. I had purchased quite a few clearance readers and sunglass bifocals because I still wasn’t 100% sure I had the right diopter strength. One of my FG’s was supposed to be a blue light blocking “e.reader” but was only supposed to block up to 34% of blue light. Using the test card with these glasses side by side and shining the light for about a minute back and forth, I discovered that the FGs performed just as well, probably a little better, as the area under them seems to be a purer white. And their lenses have high clarity. I have no idea how much blue light needs to pass through before the strip turns purple, but the card provides at least some indication that the blue light is getting blocked. With that in mind I thought maybe I should test my non-blue light FG readers. I actually don’t want to block blue light first thing in the morning, and indeed, two of my readers offered zero blue light protection as they were advertised. But interestingly, another FG reader that was not advertised as having any blue light or UVA/UVB protection performed just as well as the ones that were advertised to block blue light. And the bifocal FG sunglasses did too. So now I have more questions about how much light is really being blocked by these Gaoye glasses and by the FG ones that block the blue light. I know that they block little compared to my blublocker sunglasses (With those I can literally look directly at a device I have that has a huge blue power light larger than my hand and barely make out any hint of color). But I also know that using the Gaoye for an extended time helped my sleep. I am guessing that these Gaoye glasses should be advertised more in the 30% range (not counting what comes in from the side). But I’m still glad to have purchased some in zero magnification, given that blublockers are simply not practical to wear most of the time. Since some FG readers performed just as well on the card test as the Gaoye, I have retired my less clear 1.0 Gaoye, however.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2022 by Deborah S
Wow amazing quality for so little
Color: A1-5 Pack Mix Color
Magnification Strength: 1.25 x
These are better than the ones that are $10-$15 a pair in a store. The lenses are clear, the frame is light but also solid, and they’re a great fit. I don’t really understand how to use the blue light card, but I can tell from looking at my computer and phone that they are just as effective as my $10
0 blue light glasses.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Light, Flexible and good blue light blocking
Color: B1-5 Pack Light Black
Magnification Strength: 1.25 x
Way better than drugstore glasses. The hinges have enough flexibility to them to take a lot of back-bending. They've survived several drops on hard surfaces and have been durable so far. Great value for the money.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2023 by Bwrz
Loves these and a great cost
Color: A1-5 Pack Mix Color
Magnification Strength: 2.5 x
This is a very great deal get 5 pair for less then ones that cost more for one pair. They don’t hurt or make my eyes tired when I’m on my iPad for a length of time. They are also very flexible so they don’t break at the sides. I would definitely recommend these over any other brands. Plus you get 5 d
ifferent colors which makes it it great to match what your waring.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 5, 2023 by Debbie In CT
Good Reading glasses.
The package included two string harnesses for hanging the glasses from your neck, a cleaning cloth, and a small screw driver for tightening the small assembly screws for the ear pieces. The glasses appear to be well made, durable, and are comfortable to wear.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2023 by Robert Atkisson
Very Good glasses
Color: B1-5 Pack Light Black
Magnification Strength: 3.0 x
I am amazed how well I can see through these glasses. Very lightweight, no pressure spots. Blue ray is good for the eyes, since I am on my iPhone a lot. I am very satisfied by this purchase!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2023 by Sigrid Pittman
Keep the glasses wipe with you
Color: B1-5 Pack Light Black
Magnification Strength: 1.5 x
Like how I can see movies on my phone a lot clearer
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 28, 2023 by Richard Quarles
Decent style, excellent price.
Color: G1-5 Pack Light Black/1 Sun
Magnification Strength: 1.5 x
Now that I am old or older I have occasion to help my eyes do their job. Had laser vision correction years ago and my eyesight is going down hill again. I bought contacts but if you fix your distance vision you make your already not great close vision worse. I bought bifocals but I don’t like to feel
like I am ancient. The contacts that fix my distance vision made everything up close even more blurry. Then someone told me I could wear contacts and just get reading glasses. Eureka! I looked at a CVS and they wanted 26$ for one pair and the style was “old man”. I looked on Amazon and came across these bad boys and boom! Solved my eyesight insecurity. If you are reading this far you must be bored, but the glasses are of really good quality and they don’t look bad on my train wreck of a face. And if you are wondering why I don’t get bifocal contacts… it’s because the are to “blanking” expensive and I am told the do not work that well. I may once again get lasik… time will tell.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2023 by Shawn Espinoza