Felix Gray

High-end blue light glasses saving sight in a digital world.

About Felix Gray

Felix Gray has combined fashion and function to create a whirlwind of market disruption. Unlike the many other so-called “Blue-Light filtering” glasses, Felix Gray has succeeded in creating quality clear-lens eyeglasses that actually filter Blue Light, reduce glare, and look stylish.

Why We Love Them

Committed to constantly improving its offerings, the brand has gone on to craft sunglasses and sleep glasses in its signature sleek, classic frames. Slide on a pair, and you’ll clearly see what sets them apart.

Origin Story

Having spent hours upon hours in front of computer screens working in technology and finance jobs, co-founders David Roger and Chris Benedict had both felt the strain – and the pain – of leaving their offices with tired eyes, blurry vision, and pounding tension headaches. Speaking with friends, colleagues and optometrists, they learned that not only was the Blue Light from their computers to blame, but that many others were suffering from the same issue. Simply put, the computer glasses on the market just weren’t cutting it. Not only were they less than effective, they were also less than trendy. In 2015, David and Chris set out to change all of that and founded Felix Gray – raising the bar and defining a new standard with effective, expertly crafted, beautifully designed glasses that do exactly what they’re built to do: make eyes happier — one pair of spectacles at a time.

The TL;DR

  • Expertly crafted eyeglasses help reduce the strain of digital light
  • Function meets serious style
  • Highest quality blue-light filter on the market, by a wide margin
  • Collection also includes sleep glasses and sunglasses in sleek frames
  • The brand is actively engaged with its customers

The Science & The Soul

The Science

While not currently regulated by the FDA, optometrists often prescribe Blue Light-blocking glasses for people who spend long hours behind a screen (so…everyone). It’s Blue Light we have to blame for tired eyes, strained or blurry vision, and headaches after staring at the screen for too long. Thankfully, Blue Light-blocking glasses are proven to help reduce headache, anxiety, eye strain and fatigue, and even promote better sleep. While most glasses on the market only block around 4% of Blue Light, Felix Gray’s lenses effectively block up to 30% – no doubt, a visible difference, and surely a sight for sore eyes!

This glaring distinction is due largely to Felix Gray’s commitment to getting their product just right – beta-testing their lenses for months with thousands of office dwellers and ensuring the expert craftsmanship of each frame, which is classically inspired and built from durable Italian acetate. And rather than blocking Blue Light with a color filter alone, they’ve created a fashionable, clear lens, fabricated for top-performing functionality. The result is a pair of computer glasses that are not only easy on the eyes — they’re effective sight-savers, too.

Today, in addition to their unden-eye-ably glare-reducing Optical collection, Felix Gray offers a Kids Collection, Low-Bridge Fit Glasses, Polarized Sunglasses with 100% UVA/UVB protection, and Sleep Glasses that help stimulate the release of melatonin and promote better sleep. After all, don’t our eyes deserve to be happy all day?

The Soul

While the long-lasting effects of our digital exposure are still largely unknown, in the short-term, daily screen fixation plagues billions around the world with headaches, fatigue, insomnia, and other related health problems. In fact, in the U.S. alone, 43% of us spend most of our workday in front of our screens, with 60% of us reporting symptoms of strained or blurred vision and headaches – a stat that’s alarmingly increasing 7% by generation. Add to that the melatonin imbalance caused by the emission of Blue Light (didn’t your mom tell you not to fall asleep on your phone?), and it turns out we’re actually affected by our screens 24/7.

Thanks to its commitment to delivering the very best in lens technology, Felix Gray is not only helping significantly reduce the issues caused by prolonged screen time but is genuinely committed to protecting the people it serves – making their eyes happier one pair of stylish frames at a time.