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Watchdog Tonight
I have been watching Watching this evening and the piece on the special specs that both Boots and Vision Express were fobbing people off with was very worrying.
Despite Watchdog proving that there was no evidence of damage to the eyes due to "blue light", Boots and Vision Express both still continued to deny that they were at fault in any way. My own Optician, an old family firm, told me in January that the blue light thing was just a scare and a scam to get you to spend more money.
In the same program, there was a piece about the usual wide-boy shyster, this time in chairs for people with medical conditions, the sort of things Matt Albright is a master at uncovering. There were all the usual sharp practise going on, and I don't expect anybody was at all surprised by this in any way.
The difficulty with the glasses scam, was that both companies are well-known High Street names and Boots especially has been going to yonks. It really shouldn't be happening to retailers of this calibre...or should it ?
If we are not safe in Boots, where are we safe ?
Despite Watchdog proving that there was no evidence of damage to the eyes due to "blue light", Boots and Vision Express both still continued to deny that they were at fault in any way. My own Optician, an old family firm, told me in January that the blue light thing was just a scare and a scam to get you to spend more money.
In the same program, there was a piece about the usual wide-boy shyster, this time in chairs for people with medical conditions, the sort of things Matt Albright is a master at uncovering. There were all the usual sharp practise going on, and I don't expect anybody was at all surprised by this in any way.
The difficulty with the glasses scam, was that both companies are well-known High Street names and Boots especially has been going to yonks. It really shouldn't be happening to retailers of this calibre...or should it ?
If we are not safe in Boots, where are we safe ?
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Its a scare story that the optician have been putting about, to get us to pay for something we don't need.
Blue light is given off by screens in our phones and computers, and it was alleged that this was harmful, causing long-term damage to the eyes, tiredness, headaches and even age related macular degeneration.
The program produced two leading experts that showed that the amount of blue light that these devices gave off was very, very small indeed, and that it didn't involve any risk whatsoever.
But the opticians quoted refused to accept this.
Blue light is given off by screens in our phones and computers, and it was alleged that this was harmful, causing long-term damage to the eyes, tiredness, headaches and even age related macular degeneration.
The program produced two leading experts that showed that the amount of blue light that these devices gave off was very, very small indeed, and that it didn't involve any risk whatsoever.
But the opticians quoted refused to accept this.
Anybody who finds their computer screen is too blue (particularly in the evening or near bedtime) should try the f.lux software (which was recommended by Computeractive magazine)...the softer, warmer screen colour is much kinder to your eyes - it adjusts your screen tone automatically as the evening progresses.
Free download from f.lux....
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One of the many false claims that the Opticians made tonight, is that this dreadful blue light was responsible for making people tired, and it was pointed out by the expert that if anything, blue light woke us up !
So...relax everybody, but watch the program anyway, as it covered other interesting items as well.
So...relax everybody, but watch the program anyway, as it covered other interesting items as well.
