Probably similar questions about how LCD monitors affect the eyesight were asked many times.
From time to time I feel my eyes somewhat tired. I am not young already, have a best possible quality large LCD monitor at home, but nevertheless try not to stay for too long in front of it and make pauses for rest as ophthalmologists recommend. I'm not even online every day (and inevitably miss many interesting questions). I have also accessories like umbral glasses, eye drops etc.
Despite all that I'll be much grateful for any advices or recommendations on the subject. Is there any day limit?
2008-02-26T04:50:42Z
Thanks, gurkhaman51 and Ginga-Ninja, for your helpful answers! I shifted from the highest manufacturer-recommended 1280x1024 screen resolution to the next lower and adjusted the font size.
gurkhaman512008-02-25T13:41:05Z
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I would suggest that you use the accessibility service available with Windows to adjust your screen resolution and make other necessary adjustments to suit your eyes. You say that from time to time your eyes feel tired, my advice would be to periodically close your eyes and rest them for a few minutes, massaging them lightly with your fingertips as you do so.
I do not think there is any day limit, each of us have individual needs and you are the best judge of your particular situation.
I wish you all the very best and hope that your eyes stay healthy.
The thing with LCD monitors is that the 'glare' from them is most of the time less than that of conventional CRT monitors - which as I have found tend to burn my eyes out much more easily. When you are sitting in front of a LCD screen, especially if it is for quite a substantial period of time, make sure that the contrast is comfortable for your eyes and that the brightness is so high that it hurts to look at it.
Personally, with my home office I used to have a fluorescent light source in front with me as a wall light. Now with a smaller (but still bright) fluorescent table lamp that doesn't shine straight into my eyes, I feel that there is usually less eyestrain.
Also, you can try adjusting the angle of tilt of the screen - depending on how you find it comfortable. Usually, I feel that when you are looking down at a screen (around 15 degrees) your eyes are less strained then with you straight or up at a screen. Have you noticed that when you stand up and watch a TV and doesn't strain your eyes as much as when you sit on the floor and look up.
So, in general, check the lighting near you screen, the position and angle of the screen in relation to yourself and make sure the screen isn't to bright.
If your eyes are starting to hurt, e.g. every 20mins, take your eyes of the screen for around 30 seconds and do some eye exercises, e.g. circle your eyes around a large object or practise focusing in and out on a pen or something.
do you have already got disorders together with your eyesight? (like no longer seeing good from a distance/up near) if no longer, and you're simply very touchy to the laptop display gentle, then you'll check out making use of protecting glasses (they don't seem to be used to right imaginative and prescient, simply replicate the electrical gentle that may damage your eyes in time) if sure, you do have eye disorders generally, you ought to take a extra tricky eye scan to check what variety of glasses you ought to right your imaginative and prescient but additionally aid with the sunshine sensitivity. this can be a remedy in your complications (which is able to arise while stressing your eyes with out correct eye put on)
if the screen is big and u sit too close then it could hurt your eyes. And spending too much time in front of the screen can strain your eyes from all of the focusing.