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DevTools Theme: Zero Dark Matrix if you are looking at chrome inspector, https://darkreader.org/ , f.lux, dark mode in your IDE
> I work 8 hours a day in an office with a computer. At home I usually spend about 3 hours a day at the computer (social network, programming, side projects, HN, ...). > Someone has some tips to avoid eye problems? 1. Stop doing that. 2. Make sure that lights are appropriately bright around you. 3. Stop drinking Diet Soda or similar drinks.
> I work 8 hours a day in an office with a computer. At home I usually spend about 3 hours a day at the computer (social network, programming, side projects, HN, ...). > Someone has some tips to avoid eye problems? 1. Stop doing that. 2. Make sure that lights are appropriately bright around you. 3. Stop drinking Diet Soda or similar drinks.
What does diet soda have anything to do with eyes?
I had a personal experience with this in my 20s. I was in a situation where I was working on a project that left me working long shifts in a dim area, and started having peripheral flashes of light. That's a sign of retina detachment, so I was rushed off to the ophthalmologist. They went through a bunch of stuff and it turned out I was ingesting extreme amounts of aspartame. (>12 cups of coffee and 8-10 Diet Cokes a day) From a medical POV, more than 4 cans of diet soda is considered "high" use. I stopped sweetening coffee and moved to seltzer the next day and the symptoms were gone in 48 hours.
Diet Soda is bad stuff for many reasons. You're better off with drinking sugared soda or beer.
I wear eyeglasses frequently. My newest pair has Blutech lenses [0] which help filter blue light. I call it "flux for real life". [1] They have an amber tint but I don't mind it. The filtering is a part of the lens and not a coating, so it won't wear off. GP indicates they don't wear glasses but this may be an option for those who do. [0] https://blutechlenses.com [1] https://justgetflux.com
I developed eye floaters about a year ago that are annoyingly noticeable against any page with a white background. The Dark Reader extension ( https://darkreader.org/ ) has been a life saver for me, and I've found my eyes to be less tired overall when using it, too. My only wish now is for a way to invert PDF colors on Mac - I haven't found a good way to do that short of inverting all screen colors, which messes up a…
I would have my retinas checked by a retina specialist. Floaters may indicate retina issues that may lead to retina detachment. If caught early there are better options for remedy.