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Why does dark mode cause eye strain?
by heavenlyblue 5y ago
Why does dark mode cause eye strain?
- asciimov 5y agoYour eyes dilate more to see dark mode than light mode. This causes a softer image requiring you to work harder to see it clearly. Ideally you want there to be a balance between the brightness of the room and the brightness of the display.
- LordDragonfang 5y agoI suspect GP may have astigmatism. A girlfriend of mine had it and constantly would complain about my devices being in dark mode whenever she had to use them. She eventually showed me an article on how it does actually make text harder to focus on for them. https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-accessibility-issues-than-it-solves-d2f8359bb46a https://medium.com/@h_locke/why-dark-mode-causes-more-access...
- asciimov 5y agoYep I have that too. That is a really good article by the way, thanks for sharing.