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Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

340 points jbornhorst | 2 comments | 07 Mar 25 17:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

I’m digging into an idea around eyeglasses, screen-time, and vision discomfort. If you wear prescription glasses but still get headaches, eye strain, or blurry vision after long screen days, I’d love to chat briefly (20–30 min).

Pure research, zero selling.

Interested? Drop a comment below or email me directly at jbornhorst [at] gmail.com. I’ll coordinate a convenient time to talk.

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tlb ◴[07 Mar 25 20:11 UTC] No.43293989[source]▶
I'm in my 50s and about 3 diopters farsighted. I had trouble getting a good prescription for screen glasses. My optometrist insisted that +1.25 was the right correction for desktop screens, but it gave me eye strain. I like my screen a little closer, or else my corneas are extra-stiff. Anyway, I tried a few versions and found that +1.75 was better for my desk setup.

Tip: Zenni.com lets you order pairs with custom corrections in 0.25 diopter increments for under $100 each, so you can try a few and find what feels best for several hours of screen time.

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1. devilbunny ◴[07 Mar 25 20:23 UTC] No.43294147[source]▶
Up to +3 can easily be tried on and bought at a drugstore.

I’m severely myopic (-11), though that is corrected completely by contacts. Presbyopia, alas, hits us all.

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2. tlb ◴[07 Mar 25 23:10 UTC] No.43295835[source]▶
Well, I need a substantial astigmatism correction too. I've tried combining both -- my prescription distance glasses with drug-store reading glasses over top -- but it's wobbly and limits my field of view to less than a whole big monitor.