On average, e-sports players are exposed to the screen for 4.2 hours per game, receiving a blue light intensity of up to 140lux, which is 2.3 times that of an ordinary office environment. Studies show that wearing blue light glasses can reduce the penetration of harmful blue light by 89%, extending the duration of visual fatigue from 2.1 hours to 5.3 hours. Experimental data from a certain professional team shows that after the team members wore anti-blue light glasses, their eye discomfort decreased by 62% after continuous training for 6 hours, and the standard deviation of their reaction speed in the game narrowed from ±18ms to ±9ms.
The peak wavelength of blue light for modern gaming monitors is concentrated around 450nm. High-quality anti-blue light glasses can block 92-97% of the energy in this band. Laboratory tests have shown that after using anti-blue light glasses, the pupil adjustment frequency of players dropped from 35 times per minute to the normal value of 22 times, significantly reducing visual fatigue. Data from a certain live streaming platform shows that after the hosts wore anti-blue light glasses, the accuracy rate of reading bullet comments during continuous live streaming for 8 hours remained above 95%, while the accuracy rate of the non-wearing group dropped to 78% after 4 hours.
Nighttime gaming is particularly harmful. The blue light from the screen inhibits melatonin secretion by up to 65%, resulting in an average delay of 47 minutes in falling asleep. Clinical research has confirmed that players who wear anti-blue light glasses at night have a 41% improvement in sleep quality scores and a 23% increase in the accuracy of their game operations the next day. A certain e-sports academy has tracked and found that after trainees wore anti-blue light glasses for night training, the winning rate of morning training matches increased from 53% to 67%.
The protective effect is related to the type of game. FPS players need to quickly identify color changes and should choose lenses with a ΔE<2.5 to ensure a color reproduction rate of 98%. RPG players can choose lenses with a 95% blocking rate to reduce the blue light intensity from 120lux to 6lux. A professional MOBA player’s test shows that after using professional e-sports anti-blue light glasses, the error rate of skill combos decreased by 31%, and the reaction speed of observing the mini-map increased by 19%.
The economic benefits of blue light glasses are obvious. The average daily usage cost of high-end e-sports anti-blue light glasses (150−200) is only 0.27, while mistakes caused by eye fatigue may cost professional players over 5,000 yuan in single-match prize money. Event data shows that players wearing protective glasses have a 37% higher operational stability in the fourth and fifth games of the BO5 format than those not wearing them. However, it should be noted that some lenses may cause an input delay of 3-5ms. Competitive players should choose models that have been verified by professional players.