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bhaak 7y ago
Eyes don't get worse from use. If you strain your eyes because of the lighting conditons, your eyes get fatigued but it has no detrimental long time effects.
- master-litty 7y ago
  Thank you, I seem to be severely misinformed. Redacting my original thoughts now. I have very poor vision and have been told by two different optomotrists that for me, personally, my vision will worsen as I strain my eyes. I never thought to wonder if this was different for anyone else -- One of those things it seems.
wrong_variable 7y ago
I do not have eye strain. I have astigmatism - something that is heredity. I use tabs. My spherical power is normal. Are you saying anyone without perfect vision should quit coding ?
- master-litty 7y ago
  Not at all. I was careful with my phrasing to indicate that but perhaps missed the main thought -- Perhaps a visual tool isn't the most effective nor pleasurable one for a severely visually impaired individual. Not because of any "burden" they create on others (e.g. using tabs which isn't a real burden at all) or an elitist attitude (e.g. they shouldn't code), but because of the burden I imagine sight is to them. I wear glasses over my contacts simultaneously to work at a screen effectively -- I've been told by my optomotrists that work at the screen will continue to make my vision worse, but evidently I'm not too familiar with the correct terminology for my own impairments nor for others (and whether they always worsen). A fundamental misunderstanding on my part.
  - wrong_variable 7y ago
    Are you over or under 30 ? Normally vision stabilizes at 20-30 of age. computer work normally does not lead to blindness, I have spoken to a large number of different eye doctors and specialists about it. Computer work may lead to eye strain but it hasn't shown to have any long term detrimental effect.
    - master-litty 7y ago
      25. Yes, I'm finding this very interesting -- I'll have to ask my eye doctor what they meant exactly next time I see them.
coldtea 7y ago
Who said it's a "strain"? Difficulty to see (e.g. because of shortsightedness) != "strain further", especially if that implies that their vision would get worse because of that.

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Eyes don't get worse from use. If you strain your eyes because of the lighting conditons, your eyes get fatigued but it has no detrimental long time effects.

master-litty 7y ago
Thank you, I seem to be severely misinformed. Redacting my original thoughts now. I have very poor vision and have been told by two different optomotrists that for me, personally, my vision will worsen as I strain my eyes. I never thought to wonder if this was different for anyone else -- One of those things it seems.

wrong_variable 7y ago

I do not have eye strain. I have astigmatism - something that is heredity. I use tabs. My spherical power is normal. Are you saying anyone without perfect vision should quit coding ?

master-litty 7y ago
Not at all. I was careful with my phrasing to indicate that but perhaps missed the main thought -- Perhaps a visual tool isn't the most effective nor pleasurable one for a severely visually impaired individual. Not because of any "burden" they create on others (e.g. using tabs which isn't a real burden at all) or an elitist attitude (e.g. they shouldn't code), but because of the burden I imagine sight is to them. I wear glasses over my contacts simultaneously to work at a screen effectively -- I've been told by my optomotrists that work at the screen will continue to make my vision worse, but evidently I'm not too familiar with the correct terminology for my own impairments nor for others (and whether they always worsen). A fundamental misunderstanding on my part.
- wrong_variable 7y ago
  Are you over or under 30 ? Normally vision stabilizes at 20-30 of age. computer work normally does not lead to blindness, I have spoken to a large number of different eye doctors and specialists about it. Computer work may lead to eye strain but it hasn't shown to have any long term detrimental effect.
  - master-litty 7y ago
    25. Yes, I'm finding this very interesting -- I'll have to ask my eye doctor what they meant exactly next time I see them.

coldtea 7y ago

Who said it's a "strain"? Difficulty to see (e.g. because of shortsightedness) != "strain further", especially if that implies that their vision would get worse because of that.