Agreed. It's been 20 years that I use low brightness (and not too high contrast), plus I code on dark background. Another thing I noticed helps is some other l

Agreed. It's been 20 years that I use low brightness (and not too high contrast), plus I code on dark background. Another thing I noticed helps is some other light source in the room, possibly a desktop lamp to light the wall behind the screen. It bothers me if the screen is the only light source in the room.