Lens Color + Health

[mrken 0]

Another jumper made a claim that constantly looking through a blue filter sends signals to the brain to inhibit the release of serotonin and dopamine; thereby hastening the aging process. This smelled of sh** so I asked him to cite supporting evidence. He replied that an article claiming this was published in Men's Health magazine.

After digging through their archives and multiple failed attempts at googling for this information; I am left to assume his claim is false. I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about this?

[mnskydiver688 0]

Wasn't there another rumor about a certain activity making you go blind?

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[Remster 30]

If by blue tint, you mean that lets in light with a blue tint, then besides the hockus pockus of long term setoronin possibility (who knows on that one) you should be thinking more about the fact that blue light focuses short in the eye, so adding blue makes your accuity diminish.

Thats why you will pretty much never find quality eyewear that lets in lots of blue.

Remster

[slotperfect 7]

It's not an issue unless you wear blue lenses while eating green M&Ms. Then you'll have to be careful so you don't poke your eye out.

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John

[reinhart36 0]

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If by blue tint, you mean that lets in light with a blue tint, then besides the hockus pockus of long term setoronin possibility (who knows on that one) you should be thinking more about the fact that blue light focuses short in the eye, so adding blue makes your accuity diminish.

Thats why you will pretty much never find quality eyewear that lets in lots of blue.

Interesting. Is this why "yellow" lenses are so popular for shooting, skydiving, driving, etc.. Because they filter out the blues (and the reds)?

ER

[mark 107]

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Another jumper made a claim that constantly looking through a blue filter sends signals to the brain to inhibit the release of serotonin and dopamine; thereby hastening the aging process.

Even if true, wearing blue lenses a few minutes at a time several times a day wouldn't be "constantly", would it?

Mark

[Erroll 80]

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Interesting. Is this why "yellow" lenses are so popular for shooting, skydiving, driving, etc.. Because they filter out the blues (and the reds)?

I often used yellow lenses for Bisley-style shooting because they give a lot of contrast on the target. (I suppose this may be due to the 'filtering' ?)