Many of us works many hours per day in front of a computer monitor. Eventually the monitor's light may cause eye fatigue and related symptoms and so I wonder if any of you is using a particular method or combination of them to prevent this effect. Thanks
Ask HN: how do you prevent computer related eye fatigue?
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#2www.gunnars.com has a range of glasses to deal with this; I have a pair from them and they really do work.
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#3I have noticed that the surrounding brightness conditions should match with monitor, that way it is not so bad for eyes. I am also using lower resolution to make everything look bigger on screen. Taking a hourly break is a great idea as well.
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#4I'd like to know. I've been having eye problems for months now. Doctors (I went to 2) just give me eye drops.
My symptoms are a little different though, when I press on my eyes (the upper part) it actually hurts (nowhere else) and when I don't put in drops I'll get a grainy feeling in my eyes, like there is sand in my eyes or something..
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#5I use program to force short breaks (see workrave.org). I also use short play of fast arcade game (sopwith to first death, 20-30 seconds) to relax a bit.
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#6Make sure that you mention to your eye doctor that you stare at a computer screen all day. I have a separate prescription just for the computer and since I got them my eye-strain (not to mention neck-strain and headaches) has all but vanished. You could need a pair of computer glasses even if you don't normally wear glasses especially when you get into your 30s.
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#7some tips here:
http://www.ipnlighting.com/blog/2007/02/22-ways-to-reduce-ey...
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#8One tip I learned ages ago is to look at and focus on differently distant objects regularly. So every 5-10 minutes (now it's a second nature habit), I scan the room and randomly focus on objects nearby and objects at a distance. Focus on 3-5 objects per scan, each at a different distance.
If you have a window nearby, even better: look outside and admire far away things.
Of course, if you get out of your seat and take a walk while looking around, you get the double combo of moving and reducing eye fatigue.
Also adjust the brightness. After a lot of experimentation, I discovered my comfort zone of having relatively dim screens. And get a flat screen!
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#9I use program to force short breaks (see workrave.org). I also use short play of fast arcade game (sopwith to first death, 20-30 seconds) to relax a bit.
I use Time Out on OSX. It forces both long and short breaks.
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#10I use program to force short breaks (see workrave.org). I also use short play of fast arcade game (sopwith to first death, 20-30 seconds) to relax a bit.
Is use AntiRSI also on OSX - http://tech.inhelsinki.nl/antirsi/