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Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by Winsaucerer »

michaelbuckbee wrote: post #55

When I told my optometrist that I was a software developer he took me into this office and showed me his computer setup. Basically, he was a huge proponent of using massive TV screens in place of smaller computer monitors as it was so much easier on the eye. I'm typing this on my machine connected to a 55" 4k TV that's about 33" away from my face. Given how inexpensive 4k TVs are compared to monitors and how well the…

Have you noticed any difference with your 55" 4k TV setup compared to what you used before? I've often wondered about this, and considered the possibilities of high quality VR that could allow us to set up a virtual screen at any size and distance.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by comeonseriously »

Aulig wrote: post #53
comeonseriously wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Pro tip: you can get very cheap (as little as $3) myopia glasses from aliexpress or a bit more expensive zenni optical. So there's really no big barrier to entry. Pro tip: with 6 diopters, make damn sure you get your PD correct. Otherwise the headaches you get from the induced prism just won't make it worth it.

I had no issues with that luckily, but if you order a custom prescription, many aliexpress sellers also ask for your pupillary distance. With zenni you always give your PD I think (I haven't tried it, but zenni is very popular in the endmyopia community).

Could be working in your favor. Most off the rack glasses are made with a 60mm PD because that's a good average. So if you have, say, a 62 mm PD and you're wearing them to use a laptop, your eyes will be converging a bit anyway.

It is much worse if you have a narrow PD, say 56. Before convergence, you already have over 2 diopters of prism wanting to spread your eyes outward.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by oftenwrong »

It cannot hurt to take more breaks from desk work. Go for a walk. I do not know if that will help your eyes, but it will certainly help other parts of your body and your mind. It's important to unplug, de-stress, and be active.

If you cannot justify a true break, think about work problems while walking. Plan out what you will do when you get back to the desk. When you return, do it without disruption. Don't check email or messages. I find this to be an effective way of working.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by kdjfjf7d7 »

jordanmorgan10 wrote: post #44

Does anyone have any first hand experience with the blue light filtering glasses? Is it snake oil or does it actually work? My eyes aren’t great anyways, and I fear for the beating they are taking due to my proclivity to stare at a monitor hours on end.

I bought lenses with eyezen and cryzal coating and have felt like I have bionic vision ever since. I can see farther, easier, much clearer. The lenses have a very noticeable filter because everything is less magnified and unpleasantly bright without them.

https://www.essilorusa.com/products/eyezen-computer-glasses

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by Winsaucerer »

jordanmorgan10 wrote: post #44

Does anyone have any first hand experience with the blue light filtering glasses? Is it snake oil or does it actually work? My eyes aren’t great anyways, and I fear for the beating they are taking due to my proclivity to stare at a monitor hours on end.

I've been listening to the Huberman Lab podcast, and he seems to think that blue light filtering during the day is a terrible idea in terms of your body's natural rhythms.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by rootusrootus »

300bps wrote: post #48
yawgmoth wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it common for people around 50 to get Lasik or a similar procedure to counteract this?

What they are describing is presbyopia. It's caused by the hardening of your lens as you age that makes it less able to change shape to focus on close-up things. No fix that I'm aware of but there are work-arounds: 1) For people that already wear glasses, use bifocal/trifocal/progressive lenses 2) For people that don't wear corrective lenses, use "reading glasses" and constantly put them on and take them off as you s…

> 2) For people that don't wear corrective lenses, use "reading glasses" and constantly put them on and take them off as you switch between looking at close/distant things.

This is my situation. It sucks. I only have one really good pair of reading glasses; I am starting to think the strategy of having a dozen pairs all over the house might be a better option. What's worse, for me personally, is that I get motion sick really quickly with the glasses on. I have to work quickly when I need them to see something.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by dugmartin »

300bps wrote: post #48
yawgmoth wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it common for people around 50 to get Lasik or a similar procedure to counteract this?

What they are describing is presbyopia. It's caused by the hardening of your lens as you age that makes it less able to change shape to focus on close-up things. No fix that I'm aware of but there are work-arounds: 1) For people that already wear glasses, use bifocal/trifocal/progressive lenses 2) For people that don't wear corrective lenses, use "reading glasses" and constantly put them on and take them off as you s…

Presbyopia sneaks up on you. A few years ago I was teasing my older brother (in his early 50s) about the reading glasses he was wearing. He told me to try them out and when I did I felt like a gained a super-power - I hadn't realized my closeup vision had become "fuzzy" until then (I've had perfect vision all my life).

Fast forward to today, my wife and I, both 50, have many sets of dollar store 1.25x reading glasses strewn around the house. I try to only use them when absolutely needed. I imagine an optometrist visit is in my future within the next few years but I'm trying to hold out.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by raxxorrax »

Winsaucerer wrote: post #61
michaelbuckbee wrote: post #55

When I told my optometrist that I was a software developer he took me into this office and showed me his computer setup. Basically, he was a huge proponent of using massive TV screens in place of smaller computer monitors as it was so much easier on the eye. I'm typing this on my machine connected to a 55" 4k TV that's about 33" away from my face. Given how inexpensive 4k TVs are compared to monitors and how well the…

Have you noticed any difference with your 55" 4k TV setup compared to what you used before? I've often wondered about this, and considered the possibilities of high quality VR that could allow us to set up a virtual screen at any size and distance.

That works and I like to watch some stuff that way but it is highly capped by the resolution of your VR. It will always be a subset of the available pixels of your headsets max resolution.

I don't particularly felt that VR is easy on the eyes since while the illusion says otherwise, you have 2 very small monitors directly in front of your eyes, directly the opposite of what was suggested before. This is probably more relevant than the perception of distance.

Re: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

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Post by Aulig »

comeonseriously wrote: post #62
Aulig wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had no issues with that luckily, but if you order a custom prescription, many aliexpress sellers also ask for your pupillary distance. With zenni you always give your PD I think (I haven't tried it, but zenni is very popular in the endmyopia community).

Could be working in your favor. Most off the rack glasses are made with a 60mm PD because that's a good average. So if you have, say, a 62 mm PD and you're wearing them to use a laptop, your eyes will be converging a bit anyway. It is much worse if you have a narrow PD, say 56. Before convergence, you already have over 2 diopters of prism wanting to spread your eyes outward.

Oh interesting, thanks for letting me know. I'll have to look into that topic a bit more :) My PD is around 64mm and I'll be receiving glasses with that PD soon. It will be interesting to see if I notice any difference to my other glasses.
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