As someone who has had laser eye surgery and now apparently has permanently drier eyes my life is an indication that bright mode is worse for the eyes. If I sit

As someone who has had laser eye surgery and now apparently has permanently drier eyes my life is an indication that bright mode is worse for the eyes. If I sit in a bright room with a bright monitor my eyes hurt at the end of the day. Most of the time I don't notice it consciously during the day but the pain starts after the day is over. If I sit in a fairly dark room all day with low monitor brightness my eyes don't end up hurting. It's just how it is for me now, I wish I could sit in a bright room all day and simply turn the brightness higher on my monitor but it doesn't work.