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

340 points jbornhorst | 3 comments | 07 Mar 25 17:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | 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.

1. guywithahat ◴[08 Mar 25 02:49 UTC] No.43297068[source]▶
I’ve found the best solution to eye strain is just turning down my screen brightness. It’s solved all my problems, and I can stare at a screen as long as I need to now
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2. snowwrestler ◴[08 Mar 25 03:31 UTC] No.43297246[source]▶
Yes, this is a huge issue. The screen brightness should be close to the ambient brightness.

I test by looking around randomly a bit, keeping my screen in my peripheral vision. If it “pops” brightly in my peripheral vision, I know it’s too bright.

Or I adjust the other way; if I’m planning use a screen for a while in a dark room, I’ll turn on some lights to bring up the ambient level a bit.

3. notfed ◴[08 Mar 25 05:31 UTC] No.43297745[source]▶
Or using dark mode. There are chrome extensions that force dark mode on every page.

I personally can't last 1 minute on a white screen, and bringing brightness too low isn't without its issues.