Best budget · Blue light glasses
Uvex Skyper SCT-Orange (S1933X)
by Uvex
Orange wraparound safety glasses that cut melanopic light by about 96% in lab tests. The model sleep researchers use most, for about $12 to $16.
Specs
| Lens tint | Orange (SCT-Orange) |
|---|---|
| Published blocking | 98% of blue (listing claim) |
| Melanopic cut (independent lab) | About 96% (mDFD 1.41) |
| Over glasses | No (S0360X model does) |
| Prescription | No |
| Light let through | About 51% (independent lab) |
| Frame | Wraparound, adjustable-length temples |
| Lens features | Anti-fog, 3-position tilt |
| Model | S1933X |
Specs from the manufacturer and the sources listed below. Last verified Oct 20, 2026.
Good
- Cut melanopic light by about 96% (mDFD 1.41) in a 2025 lab analysis, the most of any pick with independent data
- Uvex eyewear was used in 9 of 16 intervention studies in a 2025 review, 8 of them with the SCT-Orange tint
- Wraparound lens limits side light, as in the study glasses
- Adjustable-length temples and a 3-position lens tilt
Not so good
- Looks like safety eyewear
- No prescription option; glasses wearers need the separate S0360X model
- The Amazon listing claims cataract and macular degeneration protection, which the evidence does not support
- Price and pack size vary by seller
The Skyper with Uvex’s SCT-Orange lens is the workhorse of blue-blocker research. A 2025 review found that 9 of 16 intervention studies used Uvex eyewear, 8 of them with the SCT-Orange tint, and shift-work studies used this exact S1933X model. In the same paper’s lab analysis it cut melanopic light from a daylight-type source by about 96% (mDFD 1.41) while passing about half of visible light. That is the best result among the picks here with independent data, slightly ahead of Sleep Swannies.
It is safety eyewear and looks like it. The upside is the wraparound lens, which keeps side light out. Every study in that review used wraparound frames. The temples adjust for length and the lens tilts to three positions, and it has an anti-fog coating.
There is no prescription version. If you wear glasses, the researchers gave those participants Uvex’s S0360X over-glasses frame with the same SCT-Orange tint.
Ignore the Amazon listing’s claims that the lens helps prevent cataracts and macular degeneration. There is no good evidence for either. The listing also claims the lens absorbs 98% of blue light; the independent melanopic measurement above is the more useful number.
Price depends on the seller. Industrial supplier Zoro lists it at $16.29 a pair but sells it in packs of 10, and third-party sellers on Amazon list single pairs from about $12. Make sure the listing says SCT-Orange: Uvex’s lighter “Amber” lens cut only about 48% of melanopic light in the same tests and is not a sleep lens.
Sources
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