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Dealing with Terrible Eye Strain

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Giantsbran1991

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The past 6 months or so my eyes have gone to hell. I use a 30' Dell U3011. Any ideas as to what may be causing me the viewing discomfort?

I work on the computer 10-12 hours a day. It's gotten so bad now that I can't look at the screen for more than 10 minutes without my eyes becoming bloodshot, burning, and irritated.

I have been using flux everyday at the lowest setting for months and it hasn't made that much of a difference.
 
You could try a pair of GUNNAR Optics, but resting your eyes may be the best bet.
 
F. Lux is pointless since it messes up the colors and most monitors have Cool, Warm and Normal color temperature settings which do the same thing. Turn the brightness down to zero (128cdm/2 according to TFT Central which may still be to bright) and don't sit in total darkness. Buy a decent 6500k/Daylight 800-1600 lumen CFL/LED light and control your room lighting. Positioning the monitor in front of an open window during the day is a bad idea.

The 3011 uses a grainy matte coating which blurs things slightly and causes obvious sparkle when viewing content with whites and bright colors...

Go to the eye doctor, consider the above advice as well as buying a new monitor without a grainy matte coating and lower minimum brightness if you find the 3011 to bright.
Go to the eye doctor
 
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Yes, describe the lighting in the room. Are there lights behind you that reflect in the screen? What kind of light bulbs are in the room - especially, are any of them fluorescent? A room that is too dark, especially a completely dark room, is your shortcut to eyestrain. Are you able to try a bias light behind the monitor (which is as simple as setting up a dim table lamp behind the monitor)?

Did the onset of the eyestrain coincide with anything? The purchase of the monitor? More work on the computer? A change in the times that you use the computer? Less light coming in through a window because of the winter season? A rearrangement of the room?

Are there any vents near your area of the room? I'm suggesting that a forced air ventilation system might be blowing something into your eyes.

Do you experience eyestrain when watching TV or using other monitors elsewhere? While reading a book? Whether or not you wear glasses, you may wish to try a pair that are tuned for the range at which you view the monitor (your optometrist should be familiar with requests for computer glasses).
 
Get a smaller monitor. A 30" screen puts out way too much light for long-term use.
 
I second going to the eye doctor.

If you can try moving the monitor back further on your desk as well might be too close. You should also look out the window/take a break every 30 mins or so, helps to keep your eyes from getting fatigued.
 
x3sphere said:
I second going to the eye doctor.

If you can try moving the monitor back further on your desk as well might be too close. You should also look out the window/take a break every 30 mins or so, helps to keep your eyes from getting fatigued.
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Eye doctor. I had a bad bout of eye strain from feb 2013 to april 2013. It went away but I had to limit my gaming and computer use for awhile.
 
Thanks for the help guys. Will go see eye doctor this week.

What do you think about PWM Flickering? Could this be the culprit?

I was thinking about getting a Benq monitor and seeing if their flicker free displays would take care of things.
 
Giantsbran1991 said:
Thanks for the help guys. Will go see eye doctor this week.

What do you think about PWM Flickering? Could this be the culprit?

I was thinking about getting a Benq monitor and seeing if their flicker free displays would take care of things.
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3011 is not PWM LED. It is CCFL. PWM is not the root of your problem. Another thing to consider are your fonts and font scaling. Many typefaces suck in the eyestrain department on LCD monitors.

Before changing monitors first figure out your problem
 
I have no knowledge of the newest monitors, don't even have much IPS/VA experience.

But one thing I'm very confident to suggest (for anyone to try, really) is raising the panel's 'response time' - if the setting is editable. It's usually buried in the custom custom custom settings.
My Viewsonic VX1940w (small, widescreen, CCFL, TN) has three settings - fast, normal, high. I don't know the exact numbers, online specifications I find tell me it's '2 ms'.
Default response time is 'normal' and it's okay, on 'fast' I see a strobing effect and suffer greatly.
On the slowest/highest response time though, I begin seeing cyan/pink sprites (true ghosting?) left by quickly moving objects in shooters and sports and such.

But my eyes feel more relaxed - immediately. Night and day. I feel it after only a few seconds, especially in FPS games (I play Urban Terror a lot, and it's actually bearable with that slow ass response time). The colors seem richer, too. I drop the response time to default when I really need it.
If I upgrade, I'll make sure my next purchase has this parameter unlocked as well.

Also, have a look at this if you already haven't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrasia (ask your doctor first, etc.) this stuff is quite amazing to use as eye drops before eye stressing activities like precision work or heavy reading.
 
The only way is to let your eyes rest.

You need to take big breaks and not stare at the screen so much.
 
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