GUNNAR Optiks Intercept Review: Classic Style Meets Digital Screen Protection

With so much of our daily lives spent looking at computer monitors and other screens, our eyes can quickly become tired and uncomfortable. Blue light glasses are designed to filter some of the blue light emitted by digital screens, which can help make extended screen use more comfortable and reduce symptoms of digital eye strain. They can also be especially useful for people who spend long hours working, studying, gaming, or browsing on digital devices. For a pair of blue light glasses that can reduce exposure to blue light and eye fatigue, check out the GUNNAR Optiks Intercept.

The GUNNAR Optiks Intercept are blue light computer glasses that feature a retro-classic design with a rectangular nylon frame. They also feature GUNNAR’s patented blue light lens technology, which effectively blocks harmful blue light and 100% UV rays, and GUNNAR’s G-Shield lens coating, which makes them anti-reflective and smudge-resistant.

Designed to provide reliable protection against blue light, these blue light glasses effectively block harmful blue light, reducing digital eye strain while enhancing visual clarity.

Here’s our review of the GUNNAR Optiks Intercept, where we have a closer look at their design and discuss their lens technology and everyday usability.

Retro Design with Practical Durability

Starting with their design, these blue light computer glasses sport a retro-classic design that delivers a modern, yet discreet appearance. Their frame features a rectangular shape with GUNNAR’s logo on the sides in a subtle font, creating low-key accents. They also feature wide format lenses, which create an unobstructed panoramic, high-resolution field of view.

GUNNAR Optiks Intercept

The glasses also feature a fixed nose-bridge with curved nose rests that provide even weight distribution and eliminate pressure points. That makes this particular model a great choice for most medium-sized faces. They also integrate sturdy, multi-barrel hinges, which provide a secure fit and ensure all-day comfort. Furthermore, the glasses also pack a high-quality construction. Their frame is crafted from a durable nylon material.

Lens Technology and Blue Light Filtering Performance

As is the case with all of GUNNAR’s other blue light computer and gaming glasses, this model uses the same signature lens technology the company is known for. The GUNNAR Optiks Intercept come equipped with impact-resistant polycarbonate lenses that feature GUNNAR’s patented blue light lens technology, which effectively blocks harmful blue light and 100% UV rays. This helps reduce digital eye strain, enhance contrast, and maintain greater visual comfort during extended screen sessions.

Their lenses also feature GUNNAR’s proprietary G-Shield lens coating, which gives them anti-reflective and smudge-resistant protection. This reduces glare from background lighting and also helps prevent fingerprint smudges, making them ideal for working at your computer.

You can choose between four lens tints, including Clear (blocks 35% blue light), Amber (blocks 65% blue light), and Amber Max (blocks 98% blue light). All those lens tints feature GUNNAR FOCUS, which offers a slight focusing power of 0.20 magnification to relax eye muscles. Alternatively, there’s also a Clear Neutral-Focus lens tint, which blocks 35% blue light while providing no focusing power. This particular lens tint is good for developing eyes (youth) or slight myopes (negative prescriptions) and distance viewing outdoors.

Additionally, they’re available as sunglasses, featuring a Sun lens tint (for outdoor digital device viewing, blocking 90% of blue light at 450nm). Lastly, they’re also available with prescription lenses ranging from -6 to +5.

Plus, they also come with a microfiber pouch for storing them when not in use.

Things to Consider

The most important decision involves choosing the best lens tint for you. GUNNAR’s Amber lens tint offers much stronger blue-light filtering, but its coloration will affect how colors appear. On the other hand, designers, photographers, and video editors may find the Clear Pro tint more suitable when color accuracy matters.

Fit deserves equal attention. The glasses’ 137 mm frame targets medium-sized faces, so buyers with particularly narrow or wide heads should compare measurements with glasses they already wear.

Pricing and Availability

The GUNNAR Optiks Intercept are available in three stylish colorways: Onyx (Black), Crystal (Gray), and Crystal Cobalt (Dark Blue). Each pair costs $69.99.

You can purchase them from GUNNAR Optiks’ official shopping page.