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How to deal with eye strain for software engineers?

post #1 of 6
9/25/11 at 6:49pm
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I'm a software engineer so I'm at a computer about 12 hours a day.

 

I don't wear glasses but my eyes get kinda strained.  Is there anything I can do to help this?

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post #2 of 6
9/25/11 at 7:41pm
Frequent breaks (just get up and walk around, go get a drink of water/go to the bathroom) or get promoted past the code monkey phase of your career.
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post #3 of 6
9/25/11 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by Cahrin View Post

Frequent breaks (just get up and walk around, go get a drink of water/go to the bathroom) or get promoted past the code monkey phase of your career.


Ya, I meant something more like eye drops or something that may sooth them out.

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post #4 of 6
9/25/11 at 8:02pm
I can't speak for their effectiveness, personally, but these are highly regarded in the gaming world and might do the trick.

http://www.gunnars.com/

Quality seems to be decent, and they shouldn't be too difficult to find in a store.
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post #5 of 6
9/29/11 at 7:25am
20-20-20 rule, for every 20 minutes staring at the screen, focus on random objects for 20 seconds at least 20 feet away.
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post #6 of 6
9/29/11 at 7:41am
adjust your screens briteness, focus, colour saturation etc

and dont have too high a resolution un-needfully.

Just remember screens dont damage/strain eyes, you do.

I have been a programmer since 1974 and have never had eye strain yet.
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