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Most of us now spend more of the day looking at a lit screen than at anything else.
Whether it's at work or while unwinding, your eyes are working double time.
For qualified customers, eyewear may be HSA/FSA eligible.
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Browse Eyewear
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Why It Matters Now
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September is when the screen load comes back. School portals, quarter end, and the slow slide into a season with less daylight on either end of the workday.
Then the clock stops and the screens do not. Dinner, a couple of episodes, a scroll in bed. The workday ends at six and the light keeps going until you put the phone down.
The complaints that follow are predictable. Tired eyes by mid afternoon, headaches that track with long sessions, and a harder time settling down at night.
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Two Things You Can Actually Change
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Blue light eyewear is about what reaches your eyes. Clear or tinted lenses filter part of the spectrum coming off a display, and people wear them to make long screen sessions more comfortable. Clear lenses for the workday, deeper tints for the evening.
The other half is what you are sitting at. Nine hours in one position is its own kind of strain, and it tends to show up in the neck, shoulders and lower back rather than the eyes. A desk that moves between sitting and standing lets you change position without stepping away from the work.
Eligibility follows the same rule for both. It comes down to whether the purchase treats, mitigates, or prevents a diagnosed condition, and whether an independent licensed practitioner documents that connection.
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What's in Anouk Willemen's health stack?
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We caught up with Anouk Willemen of
Felix Gray, the eyewear brand that rebuilt blue light glasses around published research. Their day runs on light, water, and posture.
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Shop Felix Gray
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Morning
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Breakfast within 45 minutes of waking, which sets up the rest of the day. Then weights or a brisk 5k walk, five to six days a week.
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Hydrate
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Two litres of water a day. A bottle marked with the hours of the day turned out to be the thing that finally made it stick.
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Desk Setup
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Clear lens glasses go on the moment the computer does. A balance chair keeps the core engaged and the spine upright through a working day.
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Parting Advice?
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"What your body needs is unique to you and figuring this out is key. There is no one size fits all routine, so take the time to try out different things and work out what fuels your wellbeing!"
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Anouk Willemen
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Runs
Felix Gray
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Felix Gray glasses may be HSA/FSA eligible for qualified customers.
Disclosure: Anouk runs Felix Gray, so their stack naturally features Felix Gray products.
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GIVEAWAY
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Five brands, one fall reset
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Chilipad, Withings, Brooklinen, AG1 and Project E Beauty have each put something in. Entries close at 11:59pm PT on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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Enter to Win
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No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the United States, 18 and older, excluding New York and Florida. Ends 11:59pm PT on September 30, 2026.
Official Rules.
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Four Ways To Take The Strain Off
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Felix Gray: Blue Light Glasses, Rebuilt
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Lenses developed around published research. Clear and sleep options, in frames comfortable enough to keep on for a nine hour day.
Shop Felix Gray →
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BlockBlueLight: The Rest Of The Room
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Full spectrum bulbs for the working hours, and warm low blue light ones for the rooms you wind down in. Plus a variety of blue light glasses to choose from.
Shop BlockBlueLight →
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TrueDark: Lenses For Each Part Of The Day
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Three lens types for three different jobs. Daylights for the working hours, Sunsets for the wind down, and Twilights for the stretch before bed.
Shop TrueDark →
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Vari: The Desk Under The Screen
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Electric sit stand desks that move at the press of a button, plus ergonomic seating. This is the half of screen strain that shows up in your back rather than your eyes.
Shop Vari →
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BLOG OF THE WEEK
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How to Reduce Screen Time: 5 Tips to Take Back Control
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Practical ways to bring the hours down, for the days when better glasses and a better desk are not the whole answer.
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