Abstract
Although tinted glasses are part of the fashion and beauty world, these glasses have various therapeutic applications in normal people or people with eye and neurological problems in some cases have been ignored. Tinted spectacles produce their effects by reducing visible light transmission and filtering by removing a certain part of the spectrum and can reduce discomfort and annoyance and improve the quality of life. The therapeutic effects of these glasses are related to controlling photophobia, preventing glare and increasing contrast. These glasses are used in normal people as sunglasses, to improve sports activities, comfortable driving at night and to increase sleep quality. Colored glasses have also been widely used in people with low vision related to congenital and acquired retinal diseases and neurological diseases such as migraine, acquired brain injury, and photosensitive epilepsy. So far, numerous studies have been conducted on the beneficial and therapeutic effects of colored glasses, which sometimes report contradictory effects. In this article, we explore the therapeutic uses of colored glasses in more detail.