Hi folks, I bought myself some cheap uv protection glasses from ebay trouble is my eyes still hurt after going in my grow room, does anyone know where to obtain some decent glasses for protection against the 1200w bulbs.

It states on them that they are 100% uv protection yet my eyes still hurt, whadda you folks use and are they any good?

Eyes hurt like mad.

Hoping iv put this in right section as it relates to lights, not sure.

Grow lamps don't emit much UV.....do they?

It's the light you can see that is hurting your eyes...........you need something that polarises the light to stop as much of it reaching your retina.

HTH

I've read loads of tests about UV glasses - even the cheapy low budget from-a-vending-machine-by-the-toilets-in-the-back-of-Wilkinsons are only parts of a percentage different to the likes of Oakley et al.

So yeah, it's probably something else. Polarised glasses are cool and worth a check.

Heya Pot , Ray bans , had mine since they were the fashion in the eighties ala Jake & Elwood , the speel was from what i remember there developed for yankee ww2 pilots , not sure for you as you have seemed to have gone nautical & bought a Sub for growing

Maybees not so fashionable now ? Click to view attachment

edit : Typo

Do a search for UVEX or Bolle, they both do good UV tinted safety glasses for under a tenner

No idea matey, I take it they don't ?

They don't over long distances but the sheer intensity close up is no good for your eyes. These things are for mounting up in high ceilings like sports halls and stuff, not for being within half a metre of your eyeballs, so some eye protection is a good idea.

Thanks mate, will also look for these, might buy a few pairs and see which is best.

Will also check these out, cheers Sheriff.

Never heard of these, these sound like they be worth a look, thanks again.

i very rarely go in my grow with the lights on, have a green worklight rigged up & do all my watering/adjustments with the lights off, used to get really bad headaches when i used to go in there with lights on.

I have both and the Bolle are more comfortable, more like a normal pair of sunglasses but they both stop the same range of wavelengths. Think I got mine from Safety Supplies or something like that.

i had same prob not only in grow room but outside in the sun maybe i smoke to long and to much
but my eyes water and after time i get a bad head.got sum Polarised glasses from fishing shop no probs now .the make i get is eye level £14.99 can never get them off my head hope thats some help

Helps allot, thanks folks, gonna go mooch now and dig out a few, this would probably explain why my pool game has gone down hill, eyes been playing up for a while.

Just ordered two pairs, twenty quid for bolle and 15 quid for polarised.

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First pair is New Bolle’s Tinted protective glasses
Offer excellent eye protection but tinted for bright sunlight. This is one of the best pairs of low tint glasses I have personally used, i continue to use them all year round. Low sunlight can be a problem in summer or in winter conditions. Clear vision in sunlight without impacting vision.
Especially good when turning to look over the shoulder when vision is critical. Lower part of lenses are frameless so offering uninterrupted vision.

A must for this summer & winter low sun conditions.

Technical
Lenses are tinted and offer excellent all round vison
Clear nose pads multi position
Tinted lenses
Impact resistant 5-2.5 IF CE

Second pair


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JOHN WILSON AMBERJACK POLARISED SUNGLASSES FISHING PROTECTION
LENSE COLOUR: AMBER
BIFOCAL (+2.0 MAGNIFICATION)
UV 400 PROTECTION AND GLARE BLOCKING

it's the same situation as when people get headaches from fluorescents/office lighting, the frequency of the arc flickering on and off in the lamp is just on the border of the reach of human perception and gives some people headaches, in offices they get round this by connecting the fixtures in rows that alternate the phases that supply the power to the lamps, (red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue) this essentially raises the the on off flickers per second out of the range of perception. in domestic supplies we only have single phase, so you're a bit screwed if you're sensitive to it. no type of sunglasses will remove the flicker of the lamps. although it's still not good too have your eyes near such intense light, so still get yourself some sunglasses

I wear my rayban aviators for xtreme bud time

This is something I have been a tad worried about.. In summer you rarely see me without sunglasses during the day as even short exposure to direct sunlight gives me a piercing headache. My dad is the same.. photosensitive I guess.. I had been considering getting a pair of sunbed goggles but will look at these instead.. muchas grassy-arse