Deteriorating eyesight.
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So. After sitting in front of the computer all day for the last few years, my eyesight is noticeably deteriorating. I've got a couple of 17inch acers, not great quality. and a 12wx which doesn't seem to help matters.
Anyone experience this type of thing, and find anything that helps? I'm thinking of getting a bigger screen, so I can sit further back.
Anyone experience this type of thing, and find anything that helps? I'm thinking of getting a bigger screen, so I can sit further back.
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doing 3d since 1996 has just screwed them up.
I tried a 21+ inch screen for a while and it seemed to help. thats why Im considering getting a bigger one. it'll cost less than glasses and shit in the long run.
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Sometimes when I'm well into a project at some point...I go down to the gym and focus looking at far objects while on the treadmill...seems to help relieve my eyes once in a while...
I also would not recommend reading books if say your on a bus...for some who commute it's not a good habit...same if using a laptop.
:: Test your eye sight every few months too.
One of my animation buds got lazer eye surgery a few months ago, and seems to have worked out great for him, will probably do the same at some point.
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Don't work in a dark room.
Having something to look at behind your monitors like a window helps.
Stand up and stretch often.
I've been using computers from 2-12 hours a day since 96 and my vision hasn't changed. (except for my laser eye surgery so now I'm better than 20/20)
I can personally never sit at a specific distance from my monitor for more than a minute as I'm rather fidgety and need to get comfortable often. Just make sure you're constantly changing your position and every so often pulling your focus off the screen to give someone else a death stare and return to working.
I've only been staring at monitors professionally for 3 years though so it will probably catch up to me soon as I still have perfect vision.
Hmm you did this surgery even with perfect eyesight?
My eyesight is crap as well but I dont really wanna do no surgery to try to fix it either. Its been getting worse slightly eery year from when I was 16 but the good news is my eyesight has stopped deteriorating this year and the optician said its "stable" now.
Lol.
Anyone else get this?
But seriously, look after your eyes.
I went to have my eyes tested and was told that around my age (early twenties) it's common for the lenses in your eyes to change shape, making your vision better or worse in the process. And that it's also common for the same thing to happen again around persons late twenties.
So the very nice lady told me that if I wanted to have my eyesight laser/surgically corrected, it would be wise to wait until after I pass that second magical transformation process. No point having it done if my eyes are going to evolve on me again a few years later.
I also repeatedly hassled her about the fact that my job entails staring at a glowing screen for hours on end and she insisted that this had nothing to do with the problem.
...reading it like this I think maybe I should get a second opinion.
(Also, after working on LCDs for a year I changed jobs and worked on a CRT setup for a few weeks. It made my eyes hurt like a bitch until I was switched to LCD again.)
My eyes were 20/15 the day after surgery and have since slipped to 20/20 but seem to have settled there. Either way its great being able to go through my day without worrying about glasses or contacts.