eyes

[Miku]

So the degree? is that the word? is 800. I need to protect my eyes, but I really love my computer. What should I do? I know taking breaks is one. Actually, is there anything I can do to decrease that degree? or in other word improve my eyes?

[Solidus]

Turn the brightness right down.
Change the refresh rate, 60hz will be harmful to your eyes.
Use a lamp to take your focus away from the screen.
If you're eyes really sting due to brightness, it could be photophobia which effects the rods and cones(used to adjust to different brightness levels).
Also try sunglasses.

[Miku]

I change the wallpaper to something dark.
I always have a bright light on top of my head
I have adjusted the brightness.
Mostly I try to look outside of the windows and stare at the trees, grass, etc.
I'm thinking does eating carrot help improve my eyes?

[Solidus]

Yes it does.
Carrots contain vitamin A which is also known as retinol. It helps you adjust to light sensitivity better, but doesn't make your vision clearer. That's control by the lens, not the retina.

[Miku]

Damn, I knew it, but I haven't been eating carrot for a week.....

[Dεlluzion]

To my knowledge there is this program that automatically changes your screen color depending if its day or night. F.lux I think its called. Try it out.

[rootkit]

Using computers hasn't ever affected my eyes much for some unknown reason.
I don't really know what you mean with the "degree".

[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

[Kitten]

I'd say you should probably just turn the brightness down and maybe back farther away from it.

[rockclimber66]

Day: Less brightness
Night: More brightness

Is that correct or...?