If you’re an avid gamer, chances are you spend multiple hours a day in front of your computer screen. While playing video games brings endless hours of entertainment, the artificial blue light emitted by computer monitors can cause eye strain, as well as dry eyes, blurred vision, and headaches. Prolonged exposure to blue light, especially before bedtime, can also disrupt your natural sleep-wake cycle by inhibiting the body’s production of melatonin. Gaming glasses, specifically those with blue light filters, have become popular among gamers looking to protect their eye health from the negative effects of blue light exposure. These glasses are equipped with special coatings that filter out a significant portion of blue light emitted from screens, helping to minimize eye strain, reducing symptoms like dryness, and potentially improving one’s sleep quality. For a pair of blue light gaming glasses, check out the GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper, released in a recent collaboration between GUNNAR Optiks and Blizzard.
The GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper are a pair of limited-edition blue light glasses for gaming that sport a unique design inspired by Overwatch 2’s hero Reaper. They feature a rectangular military-style frame built from precision-engineered polymer, multi-barrel hinges that provide a comfortable fit, and come equipped with blue light blocking lenses that utilize GUNNAR’s patented lens technology, which effectively blocks harmful blue light and 100% UV rays, while GUNNAR’s G-Shield lens coating provides anti-reflective and smudge-resistant protection.
Designed to keep you sharp on every game, these blue light glasses for gaming are your go-to solution for protecting your eyesight from harmful blue light and digital eye strain during your gaming sessions.
In this article we have a closer look at the GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper and talk more about the standout features these blue light gaming glasses have to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the glasses’ dimensions, the frame from these blue light gaming glasses measures exactly 4.96 inches long on the temple / sides by 5.19 inches wide for the front-side of the frame (126 x 132 mm) with a nose gap of 0.66 inches (17 mm), while the glasses’ blue light blocking lenses measure exactly 2.28 inches wide by 1.49 inches high (58 x 38 mm). The glasses are also rather lightweight, weighing just 0.70 oz. (20 g).
The GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper also sport a mesmerizing, unique design that’s inspired by none other than Overwatch 2’s hero Reaper, one of the game’s deadliest heroes up close. The glasses feature a rectangular military-style frame in a vivid Black Ash color tone that embodies the theme of Reaper’s iconic outfit in Overwatch 2, and the temples are also adorned with Reaper’s iconic logo.
Furthermore, these blue light gaming glasses also pack a premium construction, as their frame is built of a precision-engineered polymer material that makes it highly durable.
In addition, the glasses frame’s also integrate multi-barrel hinges that are both durable and flexible, designed to provide users with a comfortable fit.
As for the glasses’ lenses, know that the GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper come equipped with a set of polycarbonate blue light blocking lenses that feature GUNNAR’s patented lens technology, making them capable of effectively blocking harmful blue light and 100% of UV rays.
The glasses’ blue light lenses are rated to be impact-resistant and shatterproof and are also protected with GUNNAR’s proprietary G-Shield Premium lens coating, which gives them anti-reflective protection and also makes them smudge-resistant.
Lastly, these limited-edition blue light glasses also come together with an exclusive microfiber cleaning cloth featuring the game’s legendary hero Reaper, plus a custom carrying pouch showcasing Overwatch 2’s and GUNNAR Optiks’ official logos.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY
The GUNNAR Optiks Overwatch 2 Reaper are available in three (x3) different models:
- Non-Prescription – only available with Amber lens tint (blocks 65% of blue light);
- Prescription – available with Clear Pro (blocks 20% blue light), Clear (blocks 35% blue light), Amber (blocks 65% blue light), and Amber Max lens tint (blocks 98% blue light);
- Sunglasses – available solely with Sun lens tint (blocks 90% of blue light, designed specifically for outdoor digital device viewing).
If you’re interested in purchasing these blue light gaming glasses, know that each pair is priced at just $69, no matter the model you chose, and each purchase also comes accompanied by a 12-Month Warranty. You can order them online from GUNNAR Optiks’ official shopping page.
