Computer glasses from uvex: improve your vision in everyday office life

At uvexyou’ll find an extensive range of computer glasses. For customised computer glasses, we offer a variety of components to choose from:

• Lens materials
• Focus types
• Frames for bespoke computer glasses

This means you’ll find the right model to suit every taste and need.

Our ‘made in uvex’ quality system guarantees a very high standard of optical and manufacturing quality – you’re sure to be satisfied! All materials used are free from harmful substances and are regularly tested.

If you would like to order uvex VDU spectacles with a blue light filter for close-up work, all you need to do is provide your optician with the relevant close-range values and your preferred design (Type A, B or C). The specific height should be measured on the basis of the main line of sight. However, it is essential to ensure a minimum fitting height of 17 mm in the frame.

* Degression: Correction reduced, based on the close-range value!

uvex offers the highest level of service combined with maximum flexibility. Our specialists will be happy to advise you on professional and flexible solutions, tailored to the specific needs of your business.

Thanks to our extensive uvex collection, we can find the right workplace eyewear for each of your employees.

Discover the uvex range of products and find the perfect computer glasses for your employees.

The computer is the linchpin of your workplace. That’s why you should consider a pair of glasses that will make your everyday office life easier. But apart from the design, you’re also interested in how computer glasses work. In the following paragraphs, we explain what makes prescription computer glasses special and what effect they have.

VDU spectacles, also known as computer glasses or screen glasses, are a visual aid individually tailored to the demands of working in front of a screen. What makes VDU spectacles special is the viewing distance for which they are optimised:

• Normally, the lenses in traditional reading glasses designed to correct a visual impairment are calculated for a viewing distance of approximately 30 cm (reading distance).
• However, a screen is usually situated approximately 50 cm – 80 cm from the human eye and therefore lies well beyond the normal field of vision.
• In order to constantly compensate for these varying viewing distances during desk-based work, spectacle wearers are repeatedly forced to adopt unnatural head and body postures.
• This can lead to a wide variety of posture-related complaints, such as strain on the shoulder and neck muscles, signs of fatigue or headaches.

The situation is different, however, with specialised computer glasses. These are fitted with lenses designed for multiple viewing distances and adapt to the visual demands. Thanks to these computer glasses, the field of vision is extended to a distance of approximately 50 cm to 80 cm from the screen. This means you can not only see the details on the monitor more clearly, but also the keyboard, mouse and people around you. This relieves strain on the eyes and ensures ergonomic and comfortable working.

For most people who wear reading glasses or varifocals in their daily lives, VDU spectacles are therefore highly recommended, particularly if they spend a great deal of time working at a computer and therefore looking at a monitor, and there is no requirement to wear safety glasses.

The lenses in VDU spectacles are specially treated. They are ground to specific distances encountered when working at a computer screen. This enables ergonomic working in front of the monitor. It is important that the lenses not only have a special grind but are also fitted with useful coatings.

When working at a computer, light comes from various directions. To ensure that your vision is not impaired, the lenses should have an anti-reflective coating.

Anti-reflection coating is a special layer that is vapour-deposited onto both the outer and inner surfaces of the lenses. It significantly reduces reflections on the lens surfaces. It also offers a cosmetic benefit and increases light transmission. Three grades are available: standard anti-reflection coating, multi-layer anti-reflection coating and super anti-reflection coating.

To make working under bright office lighting and computer screens even more comfortable, computer glasses can be fitted with a tint available in four different shades.

Anyone who works at a computer has to keep track of many things at once: the letters on the keyboard, notes on the desk and, of course, text or numbers on the screen. Working with a computer causes fatigue in the eyes and leads to tension in the body. In order to continuously focus on different distances, spectacle wearers are constantly forced to adopt unnatural head and body postures. This can lead to the following typical complaints:

• dry and/or red eyes
• headaches
• rapid onset of fatigue and reduced ability to concentrate
• Tension in the neck and shoulders
• sensitivity to light
• blurred vision

Specialised glasses for computer work are particularly recommended for people who wear reading glasses or varifocals in their everyday lives – especially if you spend a great deal of time looking at a monitor.

Working in front of a screen is tough on our eyes. Regardless of whether it is a normal computer, a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet, screens almost exclusively affect where we look and at what distance. 

We glance back and forth between the screen and the foreground up to 33,000 times, but almost never look further away. Moreover, when using a screen for hours at a time, we barely move our eyes at all. This puts our eyes under a great deal of strain. Further compounding this are visual display unit reflections and flickers as well as the unpleasant contrast between the foreground and the background. 

On any given day, differences in light levels can trigger anywhere between 4,000 and 17,000 pupil reactions. This is all extremely tiring for our eyes. Scientists and doctors call this “digital eye strain”.

Computer or VDU spectacles are particularly necessary when people spend the majority of their working hours in front of a monitor and can no longer see the information on it clearly. This applies above all to people who wear glasses, but also to those who are developing age-related long-sightedness.

From the early 40s onwards, most people’s eyesight begins to decline. There are entirely natural reasons for this: presbyopia sets in – the lens gradually loses its elasticity and becomes less and less able to adjust to different viewing distances. This cannot be prevented. For most activities, reading glasses or varifocals are then helpful.

In everyday life, a pair of varifocals or reading glasses is usually sufficient. However , when working at a computer, reading glasses and varifocals quickly reach their limits: reading glasses are only suitable for close-up distances of up to 40 centimetres, but not for the viewing distance required for a screen, which is between 40 and 70 centimetres. Progressive lenses are not ideal here either. Progressive lenses only correct the viewing distance – which is so important for screen work – in a narrow lower section of the lens.

Custom-fitted computer glasses provide a solution to these specific visual requirements. They are specially designed for the typical viewing distances involved in computer work and enable you to see the screen, keyboard and people you are talking to clearly – without having to change your posture. This keeps your eyes and body relaxed, even during long working hours.

Anyone working at a computer whilst wearing reading glasses or varifocals runs the risk of having to change their posture in order to see the different areas of focus more clearly. The consequences include a tense posture, damage to eye health and fatigue. With computer glasses, you can clearly see the screen, keyboard, documents or the person you’re talking to at all times, without having to tilt your head back or tuck your chin into your chest. Your posture remains relaxed, your eyes have to strain less and you can maintain concentration for longer.

But VDU spectacles aren’t just helpful for working on a PC. There are a number of professional fields and areas of everyday life where VDU spectacles are also ideally suited as a visual aid, such as for...

• Inspection work in industry.
• precise work in the skilled trades.
• precise work when painting and varnishing.
• Reading music scores accurately whilst playing an instrument.
• clear vision in hairdressing.
• Handling sharp knives whilst cooking.

In short: for all close-up tasks or wherever a clear view at short and medium distances is required.

However, they are not suitable for driving, as they do not provide sharp vision at a distance!

Ergonomics and health in the workplace are covered by health and safety legislation. Anyone who spends a lot of time working at a computer screen is therefore entitled to a pair of individually fitted glasses with a blue light filter. These are classified as personal protective equipment:

A prerequisite is a medical prescription from an ophthalmologist or a certificate from an optician. If this is provided, the employer is obliged to contribute towards the costs or to grant a subsidy.

As a rule, the employer covers the cost of a basic model that meets ergonomic requirements. If employees wish to have additional features – such as special lenses, filters or a higher-quality frame – this may incur an extra charge, which the employees must then pay themselves in the form of a co-payment. In some cases, partial reimbursement or a co-payment by the employer is also possible, depending on internal guidelines.

• The work to be carried out can only be done using a device with a monitor.
• The computer is used on a daily basis.
• It requires concentration and attention to the monitor to ensure that no errors with significant consequences are made.
• Special skills and knowledge are required to carry out the tasks on the monitor.

If at least three of these statements apply, the employer must cover the cost of the computer glasses. This also applies to employment in the public sector.