Fluorescents already emit light in the sickly blue green spectrum. Painting bulbs is not going to ever work.

I'm guessing you've already tried adjusting the brightness, contrast, and colour calibration on her monitor, right?

we have tried blue bulbs. we have more coming tomorrow. they are excellent. thus far these three watt blue bulbs have been the best. We have these silicon covers coming that will go on top of out 2700k led bulbs. hope they work as well.

i just wanted a way to get maximum light output in the blue coat she prefers. still experimenting with what color she prefers. but once i find it i wanted to be able to have more than just bulbs. really appreciate all of the replies

the replies didnt go directly to my inbox. went to my social tab. that is why i am late to respond.

Dont paint the bulbs. Color the lens with stained glass color.

Good luck! Be sure that this new light doesn't adversely affect your own productivity.

you mean use stained glass as the light filter? verses a traditional filter?

no kidding. i am going to monitor my sleep and productivity as well. her productivity jumped incredibly. shes looks at a lot of data and her ability to focus is like night and day. we hesitated to get blue lights from everything we read about blue light but sure enough they do the trick for her.

If possible position yourself with your back to her and use a lamp with a traditional bulb on your desk.

we have tried adjusting the monitor, different brands of monitors, and filters that go over the monitor that block blue light. the monitor she feels is easiest on her eyes is a quantum dot from Samsung. 24 inch. i read they have a blue led backlight that does not have the traditional yellow phosphor. maybe the contrasting light from other light shades in the room was the problem. red and green light don't give her nearly the relief as blue surrounding lights. She even prefers led over the fluorescent/cfl blue bulbs i got for her.

You can buy colored tubes that slip over the fluorescent tubes, also colored cellophane jells, look for a theatrical light company.

i am definitely going to try these. i have read the t8 covers fade over time and dont give off a deep blue sadly. but still worth trying. still looking in the gels and cellophane. we have experimented with some cellophane. From what i can gather she feels some light slips through that bothers her. But we really have not exhausted the area.

This has cost us way to much in time and effort just getting this far. Thanks so much for the comments and feedback everyone.

Could your co-worker wear blue tinted glasses so you would not be affected by spending all day in blue light? (which sounds unpleasant to me)

tried blue tinted glasses. light and dark blue. she prefers the 80 percent yellow tint. but i htink she is ordering an orange that blocks the 480 to 500 nm light waves which are blue light waves.

Also, major progress. Today i installed rgb leds. took the blue led bulbs out. cut on the blue rgb leds and wow. its major difference.

I took it even further. the monitor was in the mid 250 range. i took it apart to see what types of leds are used as a back light and sure enough they are blue.

I inserted some yellow tint material when i put it back together and she is pretty happy with it all. now i think we can get her so that she can "loose herself in her monitor." before she could focus but couldn't find what she calls "escape velocity," which i think i am learning to understand what she means.

any input further from anyone is always welcome. thanks so much. will take what i have learned and apply it to those that are light senstive and need office space.

Get rid of the flourecsent tubes all together and get LED replacements better yet get proper lighting in the space

Jeez...LED fixtures with a color temp of 4000k to 5200k (Lowes or Home Depot for about $150), problem solved.