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08/06/2005 01:22:29 PM · #1 |
| I have been using computer intensively for the last 2 years, using 4-5 hours in a day. I feel a lot of strain in the eyes, especially during continuous working. I have also stopped voting images due to above reason, to cut on time. The anti-glare screen does not help much. Please help. |
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08/06/2005 01:23:48 PM · #2 |
blinking every once and a while might be some help :-)
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08/06/2005 01:27:51 PM · #3 |
| I got this alot too, and two things helped. Number one was updating my glasses perscription. This helped immensely, but I also got the anti-glare coating on my lenses. The combination of the 2 helped immensely. I sit at one PC or another for at least 8 hours a day during the week, and I rarely get eye strain any longer. |
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08/06/2005 01:34:12 PM · #4 |
| Most common cause of eye strain/headaches is due to the rate the screen refreshes/re-writes. A frequency of 60Hz will cause fatigue and strain in the eyes, and the brain sees the flicker, but processes it so you really don't see it. Increasing the refresh rate (Hz) of the monitor will make a HUGE difference, assuming the video card can support 75-85Hz. |
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08/06/2005 01:55:24 PM · #5 |
As Brad mentioned, refresh rate is important. A good video card and monitor are good for more than video games and graphics editing ;) - my school has a few crummy monitors and it really puts a strain on my eyes.. whether they're slightly blurry, low contrast, etc..
I've read that every so often you should take a 5 minute break from staring at the computer screen.. look at something far away, relax your eyes, etc... perhaps every hour or so (I forget what the actual amount of time was).
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08/06/2005 02:00:52 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Most common cause of eye strain/headaches is due to the rate the screen refreshes/re-writes. A frequency of 60Hz will cause fatigue and strain in the eyes, and the brain sees the flicker, but processes it so you really don't see it. Increasing the refresh rate (Hz) of the monitor will make a HUGE difference, assuming the video card can support 75-85Hz. |
can you do that yourself? I notice a flicker on my monitor even more so when I've been up late the previous night! :0) |
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08/06/2005 02:07:36 PM · #7 |
4-5 hours a day is alot i think you should just spend more time away from your comp all the more time to spend with your camera.
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08/06/2005 02:07:40 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:
Originally posted by BradP:
Most common cause of eye strain/headaches is due to the rate the screen refreshes/re-writes. A frequency of 60Hz will cause fatigue and strain in the eyes, and the brain sees the flicker, but processes it so you really don't see it. Increasing the refresh rate (Hz) of the monitor will make a HUGE difference, assuming the video card can support 75-85Hz. |
can you do that yourself? I notice a flicker on my monitor even more so when I've been up late the previous night! :0) |
right click desktop/properties/settings/advanced/monitor
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08/06/2005 02:19:28 PM · #9 |
| thanks! too bad mine is stuck at 75 :0( |
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08/06/2005 02:53:00 PM · #10 |
| A simple thing to try would be to simply move your monitor further away from your eyes. Too close and it's hard to maintain focus. |
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08/06/2005 02:58:35 PM · #11 |
| Your profile shows you are 38. Around 40 (+/-), your eyes start having more & more trouble. Happened to me at 41. If you don't already have them, glasses will help. If you do, you may be ready for bifocals. |
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08/06/2005 03:07:41 PM · #12 |
i had eye surgery a long time ago. one of the excersises i had to do to get muscle streingth back was the "finger follower" i know this sounds kinda stupid, but doing this alone, or doing this with one of the things recomended by the others will most likely help. this excersise builds the muscles in the eyes, which intern helps your focus and helps alot. simply hold your arm out put 1 finger out. stare at the finger and move it around, keep both of your eyes on the finger. make sure you do the full range of movemnet, and DON'T MPOVE YOUR HEAD. this is also the same exercise they give for people with lazy eye, so if an optomitrist say it, got to know it works some! oh, and getting of the damn camputer may help a bit, lol
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08/06/2005 03:09:30 PM · #13 |
I've been typically short sighted for the last 35 years
& i been sitting in front of a computer for 10+ hours a day for the last 15 years of my working life
in the last 8 (once i turned 40ish), i've needed computer glasses, (to short for distance and to close to be considered reading glasses)
& have gone through 3 sets in the last 8 years as well (perscription changes )
so i'll also chip in -- get your eyes tested
one thing i'll strongly suggest - DON'T get progressive bifocals
not only do they suck big time for sitting in front of a computer
but they are very hard to work with looking through a cameras viewfinder
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08/06/2005 04:38:53 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Most common cause of eye strain/headaches is due to the rate the screen refreshes/re-writes. A frequency of 60Hz will cause fatigue and strain in the eyes, and the brain sees the flicker, but processes it so you really don't see it. Increasing the refresh rate (Hz) of the monitor will make a HUGE difference, assuming the video card can support 75-85Hz. |
To help eyestrain/headaches it should be 72 or higher to eliminate it. If you're not sure what your screen supports....do a google on your monitor/screen and then look in the details for the rate. Just an interesting note....if you have a camera where youc an view with an LCD screen on the back of it...look at your computer screen and you'll actually see the refresh rate....
Or...what PeeCee said :)
Message edited by author 2005-08-06 16:45:31. |
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08/07/2005 07:57:07 AM · #15 |
| Thanks all. To add to this, the strain is more when I see the scrolling screen (which may be necessary at times). |
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08/07/2005 08:26:47 AM · #16 |
I am a professional programmer, so I have to look at a computer screen all day long. One thing that I do is try to take a five-ten minute break every hour or so; it helps a lot.
Another thing to keep in mind is that TFT monitors are a lot easier on your eyes than CRTs, if used at their native resolutions. I have been using these for 9 years now, and I think that is the reason why I still don't feel eye strain (yet). |
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