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In any case, whether its a trend, saves battery, helps or hurts the eyes, I can certainly say its a great accessibility feature.
I just think dark mode is prettier.
Having astigmatism, I definitely feel like text in dark mode is harder to read than dark text on light background. In regards to eye strain with light mode, what I found important is to match screen brightness to „environmental brightness“ (don’t know the proper term). As a rule of thumb, when I put a white paper in front of a white screen, the screen shouldn’t illuminate the paper more than the other lights in the r…
I have astigmatism and experience the opposite. Not sure why. Is it because I always wear glasses?
This blog post and most replies are misinformation and misunderstanding, and people posting their own anecdotes as advice.
If you aren't considering the macula, emmetropization, circadian rhythms, and corneal thinning, then please don't give advice to others on this topic.
Most people, this blog post author included, don't understand what "good for your eyes" means. For some reason, when talking about eye health, people resort to anecdotes and guessing.
Its not clear at all that blue light has a significant impact on sleep or eyestrain; the science is ambigious.
The main piece of research referenced suggests that dark mode is worse in situations of low ambient light. But that was at small text sizes; of course, light text on a dark background has less contrast than dark text on a light background. That doesn't address the question of whether dark mode, used correctly, helps to alleviate eyestrain in low ambient light conditions. The suggestions offered seem to have little empirical evidence to back them up. If you feel more comfortable using dark mode at night there is little here to suggest that it would be harmful.
It's interesting that this article surfaced shortly after the Ask HN question about maintaining eye health https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33945390 This blog post and most replies are misinformation and misunderstanding, and people posting their own anecdotes as advice. If you aren't considering the macula, emmetropization, circadian rhythms, and corneal thinning, then please don't give advice to others on this…
It’s a major benefit for people that are annoyed by eye floaters.
https://lunar.fyi/?source=lowtechguys
Unrelated to dark mode, but is a visual game changer.
People should also take the time out to get appropriate light bulbs for their studies and work desks.
I want to speak more on visual settings in web design and GUIs, but I’m eating some corn chips. In brief, I’m starting to understand that accessibility concerns don’t refer exclusively to people with certain conditions, but even those who want to use computers comfortably.