After a long day of staring at various screens—whether it’s a computer screen for work or my phone to wind down afterwards—my eyes are begging for relief. I also regularly get headaches and migraines, and though I’m not sure that my screen time is entirely to blame, I know it doesn’t help.
It’s no wonder that devices like eye massagers—which strap to your face and gently massage, vibrate, and warm the area around your eyes—are tempting to help relieve these symptoms of modern life.
The hashtag #eyemassagers alone has more than 95 million views on TikTok at the time of publication.
Dozens of eye massagers are currently available, but Therabody—the brand behind two of our massage-gun picks—makes one of the more popular ones. Therabody’s $200 SmartGoggles claim to relieve eye strain, soothe headaches, and “support restful sleep.” I’ve already tried most methods imaginable to appease the migraine gods, so I was skeptical but hopeful.
I wore the goggles for 15-minute sessions during the day and before bed, four to five times per week for a couple of weeks to see if they did, indeed, help relieve eye strain or prevent a headache from getting past that point of no return.
