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Get up and go for a walk helps too.
Keep monitor brightness around a white paper in whatever ambient light. Sometimes this requires dropping brightness to 0 and then decreasing contrast/sharpness.
Wear sunglasses after several hours of monitor use. Sometimes I’ll put a hat on to block the overhead lights, too. (Work in a shared/undimmable work area.)
As a teenager, nothing, and I ended up short sighted as a consequence of squinting at flickering CRT displays for hours.. oops. As an adult, a lot! I go each year for a test that includes a extended 3D scan of my retinas. I always have glasses that match my prescription. I have "night shift"/reduced-blue mode turned on my computer and phone almost permanently to reduce eye strain and reduce the chemical effects later…
This technique helped me a lot.
I also use a 32" 4K display at 125-150% scale so, fonts are nice and big.
I got Lasik a little over two months ago. Prior to that, I had severe myopia - 20/400 or so in both eyes. Corrected with glasses, my eyesight was 20/15.
I'm still in the blurry phase of healing, so anything past about 20 feet is about the same level of blurry. Making out license plates from the car ahead is possible if I squint just a little if they're over two car lengths away.
Even before Lasik, once that 8:00 PM time hits, I depart from all digital screens entirely. I try to remember to do the 20/20/20 rule, but I mostly forget.
It suggests to read at an inch or two past comfortable for a few hours a day. At first it seemed too good to be true, but not completely implausible. I'm curious if anyone has tried or had luck with it.
Women say they love mens eyes. So you have to work those out at the gym as well. I do eyelid lifts and eye rolls. 3 sets of 20 6 days a week with a rest day on Sunday. You can do these while on the treadmill and doing other excercise to increase efficiency. You can also mix in some beta carotene into your protein shake to really maximize the eye pump.
As a teenager, nothing, and I ended up short sighted as a consequence of squinting at flickering CRT displays for hours.. oops. As an adult, a lot! I go each year for a test that includes a extended 3D scan of my retinas. I always have glasses that match my prescription. I have "night shift"/reduced-blue mode turned on my computer and phone almost permanently to reduce eye strain and reduce the chemical effects later…
I am skeptical that staying in front of the PC will cause you to be myopic. I am also skeptical that there is anything that needs doing so as to not break your eyesight besides not staring into the sun or laser beams. I mean, i may be right but it seems wrong to me that just using your eyes would somehow break them.
Can someone with some strong contextual knowledge provide ANY references actually linking myopia/astigmatism to reading?
I would argue actually being on the street in quickly changing weather (very dry air, very humid air, extreme cold/heat) probably has a larger effect on what happens to your eyes, but even that is arguably very weak.
I wear sun glasses outside when it is even moderate bright.
I take lutein, "the eye vitamin."
I keep pretty far from my monitor and its elevation keeps my head in a neutral position.
I also have semi-regular exams at a retina specialist to monitor some thinning.
As a teenager, nothing, and I ended up short sighted as a consequence of squinting at flickering CRT displays for hours.. oops. As an adult, a lot! I go each year for a test that includes a extended 3D scan of my retinas. I always have glasses that match my prescription. I have "night shift"/reduced-blue mode turned on my computer and phone almost permanently to reduce eye strain and reduce the chemical effects later…
I am skeptical that staying in front of the PC will cause you to be myopic. I am also skeptical that there is anything that needs doing so as to not break your eyesight besides not staring into the sun or laser beams. I mean, i may be right but it seems wrong to me that just using your eyes would somehow break them.
Using, no; straining, yes.