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Marcos Llorente Defends Blue-Light Glasses as Ophthalmologists Reject Health Claims

Spanish medical societies say they cannot recommend blue‑light filters because human studies have not shown retinal damage from screens.

Overview

  • Llorente used Instagram on Wednesday to reaffirm that he wears yellow lenses indoors by day and red lenses at night, saying the routine protects his biology and melatonin.
  • He characterizes blue light outside daytime as a toxin and links filtering to broad cellular benefits, assertions specialists dispute as overstated.
  • The Spanish Society of Ophthalmology and the Spanish Society of Ophthalmopediatrics report that existing findings come from in vitro or animal studies using high-intensity light and do not demonstrate human harm from screens.
  • Ophthalmologists advise practical habits instead, including limiting close screen use, keeping a 35–40 cm viewing distance, spending about 1.5 hours outdoors daily, following the 20‑20‑20 rule, and avoiding screens 2–3 hours before sleep.
  • The player sells the tinted lenses through his company for €199, and local reporting says they were sold out following recent exposure.