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I used to love dark themes, especially Dracula, but then astigmatism did its terrible deed. Without glasses not only it is hard to read, but becomes tiring aft

by Tade0 3y ago

I used to love dark themes, especially Dracula, but then astigmatism did its terrible deed. Without glasses not only it is hard to read, but becomes tiring after a while. My last prescription gave me an additional 6 months of dark mode, but that was it. There was this stupid moment in history when every site suddenly went full dark mode because the iPhone finally got an OLED panel, accessibility be damned.

kwanbix 3y ago
I think companies should deliver a white and dark option always.
kapp_in_life 3y ago
Yep first thing I do when I find a dark default site is try(uselessly usually) to find an option to switch it to light mode.
pxc 3y ago
> every site suddenly went full dark mode because the iPhone finally got an OLED panel, accessibility be damned. Offering only one color scheme, light or dark, is not accessible. Light sensitivity is just as real as astigmatism.
- Tade0 3y ago
  I know, because there was a teacher at my high school who had prescription shaded glasses for his condition. Screens emit less intensive light than ambient on a cloudy day. The teacher in question couldn't even go outside without his glasses.
  - pxc 3y ago
    > couldn't even go outside without his glasses Yep. The term for this is 'dayblind'. My sister has a friend whose light sensitivity is so severe that she can't even look up at night when there's a full moon over clear skies. I don't know if she has any sunglasses with prescription tint, but she does often wear multiple pairs of sunglasses at once (stacking fitovers of various sizes). She also wears sunglasses whenever she uses the computer. I forget what condition my sister's friend has, but she's legally blind. Extreme light sensitivity is often a feature of retinal diseases that also cause other visual acuity problems.

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I used to love dark themes, especially Dracula, but then astigmatism did its terrible deed. Without glasses not only it is hard to read, but becomes tiring aft

by Tade0 3y ago

kwanbix 3y ago
I think companies should deliver a white and dark option always.
kapp_in_life 3y ago
Yep first thing I do when I find a dark default site is try(uselessly usually) to find an option to switch it to light mode.
pxc 3y ago
> every site suddenly went full dark mode because the iPhone finally got an OLED panel, accessibility be damned. Offering only one color scheme, light or dark, is not accessible. Light sensitivity is just as real as astigmatism.
- Tade0 3y ago
  I know, because there was a teacher at my high school who had prescription shaded glasses for his condition. Screens emit less intensive light than ambient on a cloudy day. The teacher in question couldn't even go outside without his glasses.
  - pxc 3y ago
    > couldn't even go outside without his glasses Yep. The term for this is 'dayblind'. My sister has a friend whose light sensitivity is so severe that she can't even look up at night when there's a full moon over clear skies. I don't know if she has any sunglasses with prescription tint, but she does often wear multiple pairs of sunglasses at once (stacking fitovers of various sizes). She also wears sunglasses whenever she uses the computer. I forget what condition my sister's friend has, but she's legally blind. Extreme light sensitivity is often a feature of retinal diseases that also cause other visual acuity problems.