FL-41 glasses vs screen tint for migraine

Updated 2026-11-02

Quick answerFL-41 glasses filter light entering the eyes; a screen tint only changes one display. Studies on rose lenses are small or mixed, and a notch-filter trial was not better than sham. Software tints are reversible comfort tests, not equivalents of prescribed optical filters.
Not medical advice. Migraine Mode is a screen-comfort tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat disease. When to see a doctor.

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FAQ

Can Migraine Mode replace FL-41 glasses?

No.

Why is the app default soft green?

Inspired by green-light photophobia research; still a comfort preset, not a medical device output.

Sources

  • Good PA, Taylor RH, Mortimer MJ. The use of tinted glasses in childhood migraine. Headache, 1991. Link
  • Hoggan RN et al. Thin-film optical notch filter spectacle coatings for the treatment of migraine and photophobia. J Clin Neurosci, 2016. Link
  • The Migraine Trust. Migraine and light. Link
  • Noseda R, … Burstein R. Migraine photophobia originating in cone-driven retinal pathways. Brain, 2016. Link

Not a medical device and not medical advice. Migraine Mode is a screen-comfort tool: it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent migraine or any other condition, and it does not replace a doctor. Its settings are based on studies of light, colour, flicker, patterns and motion; the extension itself has not been clinically tested. When to see a doctor.