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How Do You Protect Your Eyes?

ImoogiBG · 2016-08-16T14:01:13

How do you protect your eyes during work. I ask as a programmer but I think it would be beneficial for every kind of experience (color, docs, ect.). I'm in my early-to-mid 20s, A few years ago I had a perfect eyesight, but in the last two years I've literally fu*ked it up. And now my eyes often feel tiered, I'm almost sure that I need glasses (I should go to a doctor). So in order to raise awareness of that problem I'm starting this topic(and of course to understand what others do). I work for 8 hours a day,after work I usually code for 2-3 hours (this obviously extremely stupid and I partialy(or more) regret it). I used to take a walk 3-4 times for about 5 minutes while at work, in order to give my eyes a little rest. but in the last ~1 year I didn't do this every day(especially in the summer) and if I do it is just once for ~10-15mins. So again, what do you do to protect you eyesight? Any exercises? Do you take any breaks, and if so how often? Do you have a diet? What color themes do you use? Anything else?

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Started by ongamex92 July 24, 2016 08:31 PM

22 comments, last by chloeschmoe 7 years, 11 months ago

Unduli

2,498

August 11, 2016 02:14 PM

Look at something at least 50m away for 30 seconds every 10 minutes.

I do something similar, but mine is 20-20-20 :) I also have tinted lenses when i use a computer

Aren't tinted lenses a problem for color accuracy? (Especially if you deal with graphics)

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Oberon_Command

6,371

August 11, 2016 05:26 PM

Look at something at least 50m away for 30 seconds every 10 minutes.
I do something similar, but mine is 20-20-20 :) I also have tinted lenses when i use a computer

Aren't tinted lenses a problem for color accuracy? (Especially if you deal with graphics)

Possibly. I have tinted lenses that reflect away "excess" blue light, making everything look a little more yellow, but it's very subtle and I don't know that the effect is strong enough to be a problem. In fact, I'd say that the color warmth parameters on my monitor have a stronger effect than my glasses do.

chloeschmoe

114

August 15, 2016 09:47 AM

Look at something at least 50m away for 30 seconds every 10 minutes.

I do something similar, but mine is 20-20-20 :) I also have tinted lenses when i use a computer

Aren't tinted lenses a problem for color accuracy? (Especially if you deal with graphics)

Not really tbh, i don't know how these work exactly, but it just eases the brightness.

Unduli

2,498

August 16, 2016 11:42 AM

Color accuracy is always a problem but I think with tinted lenses you have some color shift anyway. Maybe a good calibration device incorporates features to compensate it.

mostates by moson?e | Embrace your burden

chloeschmoe

114

August 16, 2016 02:01 PM

Has anyone used Gunnar glasses? Heard good things about them for computers...