SteelSeries sent me a set of Scope Pro Gaming Glasses, onyx frames with amber lenses, and they almost got packed for shipping to the US before I reviewed them. That would have been a shame, but luckily they were unpacked and set on the bridge of my nose so I would test them out.
I generally stare at a computer screen for some 12 hours a day and most likely suffer from some form of eye fatigue and just don’t know it. My work environment is certainly far from ergonomic and so any little thing that can help me is a welcome addition to my life. The Scope Pro Gaming Glasses are said to expand peripheral vision because of their larger lenses, enhance detail because of the improved contrast they provide and reduce glare and improve focus.
I don’t know about all that really. The product is said to be ideal for those with 20/20 vision or those with vision corrected to 20/20 via contacts or corrective surgery. I have slightly above average sight which is incredible considering that 12 hours a day I stare at my computer monitor.
The lenses are tuned with +0.2 diopters for digital screen viewing distance. What that means is that the lenses are made to ring parallel rays of light to focus at a specific distance (1/meters). What this really means is that the lenses are curved so that they bend those light rays to some focal point, a flat lens would not do that and the rays would never meet. This is really made to bring more light to the eyes since the parallel rays outside the radius of your pupil would not reach your eye normally. The curvature of the lenses bends light toward the center of the curvature, where you eyes would be situation meaning a brighter image and bring the image close so that you see an image larger (slightly magnified) or closer.
The Gunnar Optiks i-Amp lens technology consists of four pieces, diAMIX (lens material), fractyl (lens geometry), i-FI (lens coatings) and iONik (lens tints). Combined they are supposed to make for a far superior computer screen viewing experience.
