ØBSERV — Blue Light Lens Guide
The wrong light
at the wrong time.
Your body uses light as a signal. Screens flood you with the wrong wavelengths at the wrong hours. There is a lens engineered for each part of your day.
Three lenses. One for each part of the day you actually live.
Not all blue light is the same problem. At 10am, the issue is contrast and focus. At 8pm, it is the signal your retinas are sending to your brain — the one that delays melatonin and keeps you wired past midnight.
ØBSERV engineers each lens for a specific hour range, with filtration matched to what your circadian rhythm needs at that moment. The right lens at the right time changes how your body responds to the day.
09:00 — 18:00
ZONE
Deep work. Screen-heavy days. Colour-accurate vision.
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18:00 — 21:00
AURA
Evening sessions. Wind-down. Sleep preparation.
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21:00 — Sleep
NOVA
Night mode. Deepest filtration. Circadian protection.
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All day
Clear
Office wear. Meetings. No tint, no compromise.
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01 — Yellow Lens
ZONE
Dialled in. Deep work. 09:00 — 18:00
84%
Blue light filtered
88.5%
Visible light transmission
The ZONE is built for the working day. Its yellow lens softens the contrast of screen light — reducing the harsh short-wavelength spikes from LED monitors and overhead fluorescents — while preserving enough light transmission to keep colour perception accurate and vision sharp. You will still see your screen. You will feel considerably less of it.
Who it is for: You work in design, architecture, finance, or media. Your screen is your desk. You want something you can wear all day without noticing — and that looks deliberate when you do.
→ Shop ZONE — $65.00
02 — Orange Lens
AURA
Still present. Winding down. 18:00 — 21:00
96%
Blue light filtered
58%
Visible light transmission
The AURA is the evening lens. After 18:00, the blue light still flooding from your screen is the primary signal telling your brain it is midday. That delay — measured in research as a circadian phase shift of more than one hour from sustained evening screen exposure — is what keeps you wired past midnight and shortens the deep sleep your body actually recovers in. The AURA blocks 96% of that signal.
Who it is for: You are still at your desk at 7pm. Or on a call that ran late. You want your sleep to actually feel like sleep — not four hours of lying awake replaying the day.
→ Shop AURA — $65.00
03 — Red Lens
NOVA
Ceremonial. Slow. Intentional. 21:00 — Sleep
99%
Blue light filtered
24%
Visible light transmission
The NOVA is the most aggressive filter in the system. Its red lens eliminates nearly all short-wavelength blue light — the wavelength peak at 464nm that most reliably suppresses melatonin production. At 24% visible light transmission, everything dims. That is the point. The world gets slower. Your nervous system follows. Red wavelengths have a minimal effect on the body's melatonin rhythm — they are what remains when everything that disrupts sleep has been removed.
Who it is for: You use your phone in bed. You travel across time zones and your rhythm never fully corrects. You have tried everything except the actual light entering your eyes.
→ Shop NOVA — $65.00
04 — Clear Lens
Clear Lenses
Practical. Everyday. Understated. All day
HEV
Filtered all day
0°
Colour distortion
Our clear lenses are for offices, meetings, and any context where you need your eyes comfortable and your appearance completely neutral. No tint. No amber cast. The clear polycarbonate lenses filter high-energy visible (HEV) light across the spectrum without altering the colour of what you see. Multiple frame styles available — from softly rounded everyday shapes to wider bold profiles.
Who it is for: You are in client meetings or on video calls and need to look unequivocally professional. Or you simply do not want a tint. You still want the frame. You still want the comfort.
→ Browse clear lensesMultiple styles available
Our clear lens collection spans a range of frame shapes and colourways — all fitted with HEV-filtering polycarbonate lenses. No tint. No colour shift. Worn through anything.
View all clear lenses →| Lens | Hours | Filtration | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZONE — Yellow | 09:00 — 18:00 | 84% blue light | Deep work, screen-heavy days, colour-accurate vision |
| AURA — Orange | 18:00 — 21:00 | 96% blue light | Evening sessions, sleep preparation, circadian wind-down |
| NOVA — Red | 21:00 — Sleep | 99% blue light | Night mode, melatonin protection, pre-sleep ritual |
| Clear Lenses | All day | HEV filtered | Office wear, meetings, no-tint daily comfort |
The circadian case for filtered light.
Melatonin & wavelength
Peak suppression at 464nm
A 90-minute exposure to short-wavelength blue light can suppress nocturnal melatonin by 60–80%, via photoreceptors specifically tuned to the blue spectrum emitted by modern screens — separate from the rods and cones used for vision.
Brainard et al., Journal of Neuroscience, 2001
Evening lens RCT
Amber lenses improved sleep quality
In a randomised controlled trial, participants wearing amber lenses 2 hours before bed for 7 nights reported approximately 30 additional minutes of total sleep time per night and significantly improved sleep quality versus control.
Shechter et al., Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2018
Red wavelength & melatonin
Red light does not suppress melatonin
Red light at ~630nm increased nighttime alertness without suppressing melatonin — in direct contrast to 470nm blue light. This forms the scientific basis for night-mode red-lens design, now referenced in CDC/NIOSH guidance for shift workers.
Figueiro & Rea, International Journal of Endocrinology, 2010
Start with the AURA.
Most people notice the difference within the first evening. The orange lens is the most rigorously tested in published sleep research, and the easiest entry point into the ØBSERV ritual.