Is there an anti-glare screen available to put on my macbook screen

For me, the larger danger is that those stick-on display covers age, lifting or bubbling in places, and start to look spotty. The user tries removing the offending stick-on cover and off comes about half the factory anti-glare coating, make the viewing problem an order of magnitude worse.

Before Retina displays, the factory clear display cover was a separate part and replaceable at modest costs. Retina displays are completely different story.

The Retina display unit, its clear cover, outside case, and cabling are all one sealed assembly. If any part is damaged, your get the pleasure of replacing the entire assembly costing, based on repair costs others have posted here, between US$500-650 (parts and labor) depending on screen size and who does the repair.

If this is a company-owned device and your employer promises that they will cover the cost of any display damage, do what you need to do. If it is your personal property, I would look long and hard for any other solution before ruining a $650 display.

As this is clearly a workplace/workspace issue, working through your HR department is completely appropriate. It seems a set of opaque pull-down window shades would be far less expensive than a protracted safe workplace violation matter with some government agency.

Glossy displays are an old and contentious subject across the industry. If you wish Apple to see your concerns (they won't in these forums) I invite you to use the product feedback link. It WILL be seen by and Apple employee.

Feedback - MacBook Pro - Apple

Screen protectors are generally not recommended for MacBooks. There is basically no space between the keys and the screen when it's closed. Putting anything else between it increased the chance of screen damage.

If you can find something that clips and is removed before you close the MacBook, that would probably be fine. Depending on the space you're in and how much control you have over it, you might try putting a folding screen or something similar behind you. Even one of those easels one used to see at meetings with the big pad of paper might be enough.

Do those windows not have blinds? I once worked in a situation where my (then) 19-in engineering workstation screen was 45° to a bank of windows within six feet. Even though the windows had the blinds closed, the glare was still intense. I wound up wearing polarizing sun glasses to solve that problem.

James at 118 wrote:

All that to ask: when you give feedback, do you get any results? Have you heard of anyone else seeing something fixed that they complained about?

If just one person complains about something, it's unlikely that anything will change. Unless, of course, Apple was already in the process of making the change. If lots of people do, yes, change happens.