# Accounts with visors?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounts-with-visors/339351>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounts-with-visors/339351 "2006-01-10T18:59:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![drbuzz0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@drbuzz0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drbuzz0)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounts-with-visors/339351/1 "2006-01-10T18:59:33Z")

</div>

Did accountants and various other finance workers really wear green visors and if so, why?

Thanks  
Steve

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounts-with-visors/339351/2 "2006-01-10T19:07:57Z")

</div>

[Green eyshade purpose](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305041)  
[Card dealers and their clear green visors](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110529)

Short answer: To cut glare from overhead lighting.