04-17-2011, 02:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-17-2011, 02:35 PM by AceInfinity.)
They've never affected me before, i'm a technical programmer and i've never needed to use glasses before. It might be that the monitor i'm using is easier on my eyes though too. Big flatscreen but it's an LCD, and I usually have the brightness down, and the contrast down so the colors are less powerful.
I heard that for every hour you spend on the computer you should take your eyes off the screen for at least 5-10 minutes to look at something else and get your eyes to adjust and focus on that object so that you're eyes aren't in continual strain.
Edit: Screen refresh rate is also set to 85Hz.
It would seem logical that 60Hz would hurt your eyes, because you can detect around 50Hz with a light "flicker" with your eyes. Anything faster then that won't be as noticeable, but 85Hz is definitely faster than our eyes can process.
It would be the similar to watching a strobe light. Brightness to darkness at a fast rate wouldn't be very good for your eyes. It forces them to continually adjust which would cause more strain. Makes sense
I heard that for every hour you spend on the computer you should take your eyes off the screen for at least 5-10 minutes to look at something else and get your eyes to adjust and focus on that object so that you're eyes aren't in continual strain.
Edit: Screen refresh rate is also set to 85Hz.
It would seem logical that 60Hz would hurt your eyes, because you can detect around 50Hz with a light "flicker" with your eyes. Anything faster then that won't be as noticeable, but 85Hz is definitely faster than our eyes can process.
It would be the similar to watching a strobe light. Brightness to darkness at a fast rate wouldn't be very good for your eyes. It forces them to continually adjust which would cause more strain. Makes sense