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These are great. Another thing my eye doctor suggested is to practice the 20-20-20 habit. Every 20 minutes, shift your gaze to something 20 ft away for 20 secon

by zengid 9y ago

These are great. Another thing my eye doctor suggested is to practice the 20-20-20 habit. Every 20 minutes, shift your gaze to something 20 ft away for 20 seconds. I'm usually able to feel my eyes releasing tension after about 15 seconds.

IncRnd 9y ago
I also use glasses that block blue light. The difference for the eyes is amazing. I should have started sooner wearing them. When nobody is around I swap the glasses for a pair of geeky plastic amber lab protection, which block more blue light than any other solution. Sure, the OS or flux, for example, can block some, but a physical solution is reliable.
- walterbell 9y ago
  Glarminy has a detailed review of blue light filters, https://glarminy.com/2016/05/06/blue-filter-light-sensitivity/ https://glarminy.com/2016/05/06/blue-filter-light-sensitivit...
- khedoros1 9y ago
  I've got a blue-blocking coating on my current pair of glasses. I can't say that I really see the benefit, but I do notice all the colors being yellow-shifted and blue/purple glare any time there's a source of light to my side or behind me.
  - IncRnd 9y ago
    I've tried a number of glasses without prescription to test the blue blocking. They are available from the websites (Zenni, EyeBuyDirect, Gunnar, jandsvsion, etc) or from amazon and excepting Gunnar can have the cost no more than $10. The glasses are "hit and miss" with the blue blocking. I don't know if the process is partially manual, but the amount of blue light that gets blocked is not always the same between two pair from the same manufacturer. Different manufacturers use different technologies to block the blue, some of which block almost nothing. Once I got a pair that blocked enough blue light, though, I really noticed a difference in eye-strain and length of time I could look at the monitor. The cheapest and best, strangely, is the plastic amber lab eye covering. Those block far more than any other pair of glasses and work the best for me.

by zengid 9y ago

IncRnd 9y ago

I also use glasses that block blue light. The difference for the eyes is amazing. I should have started sooner wearing them. When nobody is around I swap the glasses for a pair of geeky plastic amber lab protection, which block more blue light than any other solution. Sure, the OS or flux, for example, can block some, but a physical solution is reliable.

walterbell 9y ago
Glarminy has a detailed review of blue light filters, https://glarminy.com/2016/05/06/blue-filter-light-sensitivity/ https://glarminy.com/2016/05/06/blue-filter-light-sensitivit...
khedoros1 9y ago
I've got a blue-blocking coating on my current pair of glasses. I can't say that I really see the benefit, but I do notice all the colors being yellow-shifted and blue/purple glare any time there's a source of light to my side or behind me.
- IncRnd 9y ago
  I've tried a number of glasses without prescription to test the blue blocking. They are available from the websites (Zenni, EyeBuyDirect, Gunnar, jandsvsion, etc) or from amazon and excepting Gunnar can have the cost no more than $10. The glasses are "hit and miss" with the blue blocking. I don't know if the process is partially manual, but the amount of blue light that gets blocked is not always the same between two pair from the same manufacturer. Different manufacturers use different technologies to block the blue, some of which block almost nothing. Once I got a pair that blocked enough blue light, though, I really noticed a difference in eye-strain and length of time I could look at the monitor. The cheapest and best, strangely, is the plastic amber lab eye covering. Those block far more than any other pair of glasses and work the best for me.