Great Lenses
I wanted a pair of glasses weaker than my reading glasses to wear at the computer. I usually wear +1.25 for reading, so I went with +.50 for computer glasses, hoping they would be strong enough for my laptop which is fairly close, but weak enough to be able to also wear at my desktop computer which has a monitor that's further away. The strength worked out well for both purposes.<br /><br />The lenses seem to be pretty good quality for the price I paid. The anti-reflective coating is the kind with the purple reflection, not the green reflection that expensive prescription eyeglasses have, but I expected that. Basically you want to be careful cleaning these because they will scratch more easily than non-coated lenses.  There is a very slight tint to the lenses it's not bad though, it doesn't interfere with color, it just tones down bright whites. You might not even notice they're tinted without doing a side by side comparison with something white. I first tested these while sitting outdoors on an overcast day doing some paperwork and when I occasionally took them off I realized how harshly bright all my papers suddenly seemed. I've been testing these out all afternoon and evening with paperwork, for laptop use and now; sitting at my desk with a larger monitor, and there's definitely less eyestrain with them on in all cases. The +.50 strength (for me) is perfect to magnify ever so slightly to reduce tension but also weak enough that I can glance away from the computer without getting woozy from the blur.<br /><br />The frames themselves, well, I have mixed thoughts on the frames. On the plus side, they're lightweight. They also have spring-hinge temples which is great if you tend to remove your glasses with one hand so they don't get bent out of shape. The color however, is so much worse than I was expecting and I'm really not very picky with glasses. I chose the yellow frames, primarily because I dislike seeing dark frames in my peripheral view. But my impression was that they were a matt, semi-translucent mellow yellow color. But they are not translucent at all and they are definitely not a mellow shade. They are a solid, pastel "Easter yellow" which when combined with the thick frames look totally absurd on my face. Not in a "cute nerdy" way either, but an exaggerated, costume, clown sort of way; with my eyes close to the bridge of the glasses giving an almost crossed-eyed appearance.<br /><br />That being said, I plan to keep them because I live alone and plan to wear these at my home computer where no one ever sees me, and the lenses themselves are great, especially for the price. Oh, perhaps the best part of this purchase is the fantastic case they came in; it's a semi-hard zippered case which is exactly as pictured, along with a cleaning cloth. The case alone was worth what I paid, although I noticed the price on these glasses has increased since I ordered them. So despite looking like a clown in them, the lenses are great for computer use so they'll work out for my purposes.
Rating: 4 stars