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

340 points jbornhorst | 1 comments | 07 Mar 25 17:09 UTC | HN request time: 3.785s | 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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Night_Thastus ◴[07 Mar 25 17:31 UTC] No.43292139[source]▶
I'm nearsighted with no astigmatism, so I have a simple -2/-2 prescription (if I remember correctly).

I sit at a screen 8-16 hours a day. I get strong headaches every single day, for which I keep a supply of ibuprofen at work and home. 400mg a day is generally plenty.

I do not wear my glasses while at the screen, as it's close enough that I don't have any issues.

I suspect my headaches are neck muscle related, not eyesight, but I haven't investigated further.

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1. hadlock ◴[10 Mar 25 21:14 UTC] No.43326181[source]▶
If you're getting headaches every day and it's related to computer use, it might be worthwhile to talk to a professional about your workstation ergonomics, screen/font size etc. That is not normal. At all. I don't know anyone else complaining about having headaches daily. I put my monitor on an adjustable arm and it made a tremendous difference, just being able to move the monitor up/down half an inch throughout the day. Also as I've gotten older I've gone from 20 to 22 to 27" displays which helps.