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This is decidedly unscientific and at least in the small part I read clearly uniformed. Eyesight problems from LCDs have nothing to do with fonts. It's staring
by mattmaroon 16y ago
This is decidedly unscientific and at least in the small part I read clearly uniformed. Eyesight problems from LCDs have nothing to do with fonts. It's staring at something that's bright and at a close range for hours at a time. Even if you were just watching YouTube for 8 hours a day you'd suffer.
- zedshaw 16y agoYeah, a lot of eye health seems to be voodoo bullshit. But, you got any links to references on this? It might help people who have the problem.
- keeptrying 16y agoThis is an New Scientist article on an epidemiological study on the causes of myopia. The link is to a blog which copied the content. The original is behind a paywall. The fact that this paper is behind a paywall makes me freaking mad because it could literally save the eyesight of a huge number of people. Original Article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427331.100-generation-specs-stopping-the-shortsight-epidemic.html?page=1 http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427331.100-generatio... Actual Content: http://www.sunilreddy.com/?p=1429 http://www.sunilreddy.com/?p=1429 An excerpt: On average the children in Sydney spent nearly 14 hours per week outside, and only 3 per cent developed myopia. In contrast, the children in Singapore spent just 3 hours outside, and 30 per cent developed myopia. Once again, close work had a minimal influence; the Australian children actually spent more time reading and in front of their computers than the Singaporeans
- mattmaroon 16y agoFrom what I've read it's not proximity that matters. It's brightness at close range. http://www.poynton.com/notes/brightness_and_contrast/ http://www.poynton.com/notes/brightness_and_contrast/ gives us a good setup procedure.
- kilian 16y agoStill, everyone should use f.lux at night: http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ :)