New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How to deal with eye strain and skin damage from computer monitors?
Ask HN: How to deal with eye strain and skin damage from computer monitors?
3 by adamdegas | 3 comments on Hacker News.
For some reason, I can work all day from my Lenovo Ideapad 310 laptop, but, as soon as I moved my desktop and ASUS monitors into the room, I've been unable to work for more than an hour before eye strain kicks in. I've been left with a choice: neck/back strain from the laptop or premature aging/eye strain/lack of sleep from the desktop. I've chosen the neck/back strain. I would like to be able to use the desktop because it's far faster, has far more RAM, etc. One of the desktop monitors is ASUS PB258Q. I can't ID the other one, but it's also ASUS. I wake up tired after using the desktop monitors, but it also coincides with my antihistamine intake due to spring/summer season. I seem to be developing dark brown "age spots" after I wake up if I use the desktop monitors for a prolonged length of time (more than two hours), and I think it's the combination of the monitors making me tired + the antihistamines making me more tired. I can't tell if the dark brown spots will go away or if they're permanent. They seem to be developing under the eyes and on my nose. They're not baggy eyes; they're smaller dark brown spots around the same region. I've read that monitors can reflect the sunlight's UV rays that causes skin damage. (The window is behind me.) I've just moved the desktop monitors out. I've tried every setting on the ASUS monitors: blue light filter (on every level), adjust brightness, adjust contrast, and so on. Would love to be able to work from my desktop. Anyone else dealt with similar issues that can offer advice? Thank you!
3 by adamdegas | 3 comments on Hacker News.
For some reason, I can work all day from my Lenovo Ideapad 310 laptop, but, as soon as I moved my desktop and ASUS monitors into the room, I've been unable to work for more than an hour before eye strain kicks in. I've been left with a choice: neck/back strain from the laptop or premature aging/eye strain/lack of sleep from the desktop. I've chosen the neck/back strain. I would like to be able to use the desktop because it's far faster, has far more RAM, etc. One of the desktop monitors is ASUS PB258Q. I can't ID the other one, but it's also ASUS. I wake up tired after using the desktop monitors, but it also coincides with my antihistamine intake due to spring/summer season. I seem to be developing dark brown "age spots" after I wake up if I use the desktop monitors for a prolonged length of time (more than two hours), and I think it's the combination of the monitors making me tired + the antihistamines making me more tired. I can't tell if the dark brown spots will go away or if they're permanent. They seem to be developing under the eyes and on my nose. They're not baggy eyes; they're smaller dark brown spots around the same region. I've read that monitors can reflect the sunlight's UV rays that causes skin damage. (The window is behind me.) I've just moved the desktop monitors out. I've tried every setting on the ASUS monitors: blue light filter (on every level), adjust brightness, adjust contrast, and so on. Would love to be able to work from my desktop. Anyone else dealt with similar issues that can offer advice? Thank you!
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