eye strain relief?
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
Periodic rest and good ambient light help a lot, as mentioned. Also, check the brightness of the monitor itself, setting the brightness too high or too low can both cause strain.
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
An unbelievably effective suggestion I got once: get some reading glasses, and with them on try to focus on something in the distance. You can't focus, but in trying to do so your eye muscles are forced to relax as much as possible. Relaxed eyes and better sight in under a minute. Wearing the glasses while working on the PC or reading, even if you don't need them, also helps.
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They make some glasses that help. I have found natural lighting really helps (work in rooms with LOTS and LOTS of light) as well as a break every hour or so. Also, helping was appropriate distance from the monitor, rest, and of-course, stimulating activities outside of work that require active engagement of your eyes. You know strip clubs and such.
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You know strip clubs and such.
And all this time I thought running was the solution - screw that, I'm heading to Scores right after work for some much needed ocular therapy!
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
sivaddrahcir wrote:
Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share?
Drink a :beer: every 20 minutes. After 2-3 hours you can only focus on things that are right in front of you. An added benefit is you can ignore ambient noise a lot better. However, shiny things and female parts tend to become more distracting. :)
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They make some glasses that help. I have found natural lighting really helps (work in rooms with LOTS and LOTS of light) as well as a break every hour or so. Also, helping was appropriate distance from the monitor, rest, and of-course, stimulating activities outside of work that require active engagement of your eyes. You know strip clubs and such.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
By glasses that help, do you mean something like these (I looked around after you pointed out their existence): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826665041[^] Or do you mean go to the optometrist and get something there? I do have some reading/computer glasses, but I don't think that they do much besides reduce a little glare.
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sivaddrahcir wrote:
Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share?
Drink a :beer: every 20 minutes. After 2-3 hours you can only focus on things that are right in front of you. An added benefit is you can ignore ambient noise a lot better. However, shiny things and female parts tend to become more distracting. :)
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You must work from home ;)
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
I do two things without fail: 1. Turn down the brightness on your monitor. Typically it should be no more that 50-70%, unless it's really old. 2. Every ten minutes, look a some far object (20 ft. +) very intensely. There are timer utilities that will beep every ten minutes to remind you.
Best wishes, Hans
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
One thing that helps me is having a desktop theme with dark background colors, and light colored text. It is like having the screen on a lower brightness setting, except it does not make things harder to see. Unfortunatly, many websites / programs assume the opposite, so it can lead to problems :sigh: .
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
Sitting in front of 2 walls of floor to ceiling mirrored glass windows with attractive women occasionally walking by helps on the looking away from the monitors every once in a while thing. :-\
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Repro: 10 - 12 hours per day staring at approximately 1.5 million LCD produced pixels. I am currently trying to reduce some strain/fatigue in my two light capturing devices without entirely removing the source of the problem or changing careers. I have had my eyes checked out by the eye doc. Obviously, one needs to take breaks throughout the day to stop staring at the monitors with clenched jaws, but some of the suggestions that I have seen just don’t seem reasonable to me, like one that says to take a 10 min break every 60. Another suggestion that I read was a 20 second break every 20 min where you look into the distance (20+ feet ahead). Everybody is different, but has anybody successfully developed a good eye usage profile that they could share? I wonder how much of my eye strain is due to focusing at close distances (2 – 3 feet from 3 LCDs). Would working from a very large LCD screen sitting 10 feet away be better? High-res projector?
For nearsighted people (can't see far away without glasses), wearing glasses with a weaker prescription should help. My monitor is about 2 feet from my eyes. That's 0.66 metres. 1 / (0.66 metres) = 1.5 Diopters. So, if I replace my -6 D lenses with -4.5 D ones, my eyes have to focus as they would on an object infinitely far away. The special "computer glasses" tend to be like reading glasses, but with weaker prescriptions since computer screens are farther than a book. Don't wear -5.5 D contacts and +1 D computer glasses when you could have your optician make you -5 D glasses to do the job. In case you're wondering how -5.5 (contacts) + 1 (glasses) = -5 (glasses), it's because glasses sit 1.4 cm away from your eyes. -5D glasses have a 1m/5 = 20 cm focal length. When placed 1.4 cm in front of your eyes, they're effectively only correcting 1 / 21.4 cm = 4.67 D and I rounded to the nearest 0.5.