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Sore eyes (self.Blind)
submitted by ftrnlt
Is it normal for people with visual impairments to have sore eyes? I have some form of retinal degeneration, my macula is thinning in both eyes. While I can deal with the impaired sight, I find it strange the after a while of computer use, my eyes feel strained and sore. I am a software developer and I still have enough sight left to do my job, meaning I spend a good part of my day looking at computer screens. Could this be the issue? How can I make it less painful?
[deleted] 6 points 3y ago
I am also a software developer and recently I have been having similar issues. Went to the doctors, they said to take artificial tears for dry eyes, but as of yet they haven't helped much.
So now I take a break every hour for about 5-10 minutes where just close my eyes for that time. Being in front of a screen we are meant to take breaks but we rarely do as we get so caught up in the work. This has helped somewhat but its not back to how it was
So now I take a break every hour for about 5-10 minutes where just close my eyes for that time. Being in front of a screen we are meant to take breaks but we rarely do as we get so caught up in the work. This has helped somewhat but its not back to how it was
ftrnlt [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Thanks man, I've been using some Gameking Blue light filters over my glasses and they do kinda help, I can't really quantify it. It does give everything a yellow tint though. Sometimes I even wear sunglasses in front of the PC. I also used some eye drops prescribed to me by my eye doc, but after months of using it, it felt like it was actually doing the reverse.
Great to know that you can still write code. What's your dev setup? Feel free to point me to another post if you've already answered this somewhere.
Great to know that you can still write code. What's your dev setup? Feel free to point me to another post if you've already answered this somewhere.
[deleted] 2 points 3y ago
That's interesting. I can't see colour anyway so that's not an issue. But my scaling is at 175% and I have inverted the colours to make it as dark as possible to suit my condition.
I've sort of just started coding so I'm still grasping the basics honestly but my job doesn't require out and out coding. It's more that there are ready made objects with the relevant bits of code that you put into a workflow, as it's all automating a process
I've sort of just started coding so I'm still grasping the basics honestly but my job doesn't require out and out coding. It's more that there are ready made objects with the relevant bits of code that you put into a workflow, as it's all automating a process
codeplaysleep 3 points 3y ago
Another software developer here! I do have this issue sometimes.
Artificial tears and taking a break once an hour helps (the break seems to help the most). Also make sure your fonts are large enough so that you can read it comfortably - then bump them up a little bit more. I find the $1 color scheme in my editor to be very easy on the eyes while still providing sufficient contrast.
Personally, I found that the yellow tint of a blue light filter caused more eye strain, but everyone's different, so it's worth trying.
Getting a good night's sleep and staying away from screens when I'm not working is also key.
Artificial tears and taking a break once an hour helps (the break seems to help the most). Also make sure your fonts are large enough so that you can read it comfortably - then bump them up a little bit more. I find the $1 color scheme in my editor to be very easy on the eyes while still providing sufficient contrast.
Personally, I found that the yellow tint of a blue light filter caused more eye strain, but everyone's different, so it's worth trying.
Getting a good night's sleep and staying away from screens when I'm not working is also key.
ftrnlt [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thanks!
The last point is a little tough, since a big part of a dev career is upskilling after hours :)
The last point is a little tough, since a big part of a dev career is upskilling after hours :)
Amonwilde 2 points 3y ago
Try reversing the screen color and consider using magnification. You're experiencing eye strain.
ftrnlt [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thanks, I will try the inverted colours, never really paid attention to it because it always looked so strange :)
I pretty much use the magnifier (Windows) full time, I use it in docked mode, something I saw Abrar Sheikh do. It helps me to keep context on the main screen while zooming in on the parts of interest. Last week I discovered that the magnifier can also track text entry points, felt like my life changed!
I pretty much use the magnifier (Windows) full time, I use it in docked mode, something I saw Abrar Sheikh do. It helps me to keep context on the main screen while zooming in on the parts of interest. Last week I discovered that the magnifier can also track text entry points, felt like my life changed!
Laser_Lens_4 1 points 3y ago
If wearing computer glasses bugs you you can try software that does a similar thing like F.lux. Also dark mode is fantastic. White text on black background is sooo much easier on your eyes. ALso yes do take a break like others have suggested.. If you want to do full screen inversion try to do brightness inversion instead of color inversion. It makes everything look a bit more normal. Zoomtext has the best screen inversion but the program is overall pretty awful so it might not be worthwile.
8i8oio 1 points 3y ago
I was in web design, and the eye soreness got worse. I can only read for maybe an hour a day now. There are muscles outside your eye that pinpoint what you look at, and then the inner lens (front of eye) that extra focuses.
Eye strain is going on because one the retina is ill, the rest of the eye begins to weaken. That’s why ppl with bad maculas (myself included) are more likely to get cataracts, glaucoma, and other things. Our eyes are worn out.
I asked this Reddit about hobbies recently, and a programmer wrote back about programs he uses to read / voiceover the code. I recommend looking that post up for assist.
I have myopic degeneration, feel free to direct message me any time :)
Eye strain is going on because one the retina is ill, the rest of the eye begins to weaken. That’s why ppl with bad maculas (myself included) are more likely to get cataracts, glaucoma, and other things. Our eyes are worn out.
I asked this Reddit about hobbies recently, and a programmer wrote back about programs he uses to read / voiceover the code. I recommend looking that post up for assist.
I have myopic degeneration, feel free to direct message me any time :)
ftrnlt [OP] 3 points 3y ago
Interesting, I always thought that the eye soreness is unrelated, but it makes sense. The most logical I could come up with was that because I now need to look around and/or focus on the screen so much more, the muscles in the eye got tired quicker.
Thanks for the assist!
Thanks for the assist!
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