Look up esophoria and exophoria and convergence insufficiency. Optician online and review of optometry are credible sources.
Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
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Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#302look up convergence insufficiency, esp phoria and exophoria. Opticianonline and review of optometry are credible sources
Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#303I am having so many issues with my vision. I don't have a very high prescription(+1.5 on left and +1.25 on my right) but I consulted 3 eye doctors and optometrists last year. I still don't think my prescription is correct as I get headaches and my eyes get tired after few hours. I don't know if there is any better solution around.
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#304Yes. For the past few years I've been feeling like something isn't quite right with my glasses. It feels like the focus never quite aligns, there is an oh so subtle yellow tint, and I generally feel somewhat restrained looking through a frame. Recently, assuming that it might just have to do with low quality lenses, I purchased a larger frame and the highest quality lenses my local optician offers. No improvement. I'…
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#305Anecdotally related, but, during Covid and remote work I went to an optometrist around age 35 after I noticed my distance vision was blurry, especially at night after working inside all day. They told me "you have 20/20 vision, your vision is completely fine, you don't need glasses!" But, I responded, my vision is definitely blurry. They politely told me to stop wasting their time. Dissatisfied, I went to another opt…
How the hell did you convince your optometrist to correct your vision to 20/7? The past two docs I've been two have ignored me when I've said "I can make out the letters, but they're blurry and fuzzy. Can we go stronger?" with "Well, that's corrected to 20/20 vision.". I'm very, very strongly considering finding a used eye-testing-headgear thingie like they have in their offices, learning how to use it, and doing the…
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#306This sounds like an interesting area of research! I built LookAway[1], a break reminder app for Mac that helps reduce screen fatigue by nudging users to take short breaks. A lot of users report feeling less eye strain and headaches after using it regularly. Might be useful data for your research! [1] https://lookaway.app
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#307Yes, sometimes I get a blurry vision in one eye the day after and hurts, cannot focus and cries a lot It has always never lasted more than one day but it fucks up my day
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#308The solution for me to eliminate headaches when working at computer screens was getting an extra set of intermediate distance glasses specifically for computer work. The "computer screen distance" of 3 ft is in between book-reading distance of 1 feet and driving distance 20'+ feet. I also avoid progressive lenses or high-index lenses for computer work. I commented about how arrived at this solution previously: https:…
I have a very weird situation where my right eye was fine but my left, for reasons unknown, has a thicker lens. This can be happen with cataracts but I'm just under 50 and have zero clouding. The eye doctor said it's not myopia in the "usual" sense but the end result is the same: myopia prescription lens. Thing is, I ignored it for about 10 years and my brain simply ignored whatever signal was coming from that eye. I…
A myopic prescription can actually be good for seeing things close up but not in the distance- explains why you’re able to see close up with that eye OK
Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#309Earlier quoted context omitted.
How much water do you drink? How much are you sleeping? Is your room dark when you sleep?
I get 7-8 hours of sleep, in a very dark and quiet room. No loud neighbors, no room-mates. I think my water intake is fine, but I don't have a specific measurement.
A good indication that you may be dehydrated is if your eyes are burning after a few hours of work or partway through a long drive.
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#310In the hope that someone else has the same issue as I do and knows a solution - for me, my eyes, I have a double image. It moves. I have 12 pairs of glasses I've gotten from 3 "doctors" and several visits to places like Warby Parker, Jins, ZOff. In all cases, all the doctor did was stick me in the machine, read off the numbers, give me some glasses. They work 10% of the time. I don't mean one in 10 doctors gave me go…
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