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> I have a scheduled appointment with a vision specialist next week. I was having eye strain towards the end of the day, and getting some "occupational lenses"
by rudedogg 8y ago
> I have a scheduled appointment with a vision specialist next week.
I was having eye strain towards the end of the day, and getting some "occupational lenses" pretty much fixed the issue. I think visiting an Optometrist is the way to go.
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You might check if the lights in your home office flicker with the slow-motion camera mode on your phone. I haven't researched whether it actually causes eye strain, but it's so easy to fix I went ahead and purchased some Phillips LED bulbs like the ones talked about here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19098678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19098678
Some random things I do:
- Lower brightness on your monitor (mine is at 75% currently, I think most people go lower)
- Use night shift/flux to make the monitor colors warmer at night
FYI getting used to the lower brightness and glasses will take a day or two. My glasses made my eyes hurt at first.
- HNLurker2 8y agoAlso recommend flux and twilight (Android, the app the is gold when you put it at max at night and get used to it)
- thijsvandien 8y agoFor reference, the brightness of my screen is somewhere between 1% and 7%, depending on the time of the day (switching between three modes). People always wonder how I can see anything, but I’m so used to it that I get tired looking at brighter screens very quickly.