Computer glasses?

[BBA]

ANyone who does not normally wear glasses ever get terrible eyestrain from looking at monitors?

I tried som 1.0x glasses from CompUSA today, and while they take a little getting used to, man what a difference! And I have 20/15 and 20/17 vision anyway!

If you get tired eyes from it, try them!

[smokin1]

I wear them now on the computer..real mild..
but you are right...it is like a new monitor!
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[stylin19]

Been staring at terminals since the early 70's. i just got my first pair of glasses ever....bifocals. BUT..my "arms length" vision is great. I have to take the glasses off to see the monitor clearly. Way too wacky.

[Dave_H]

BBA,
Since you have good vision, What do the glasses do? are they tinted or something?
What does the 1.0x part mean, is that like no magnification?

I'm wondering because I do get eye strain and thought there was nothing to do about it except turn the brightness down a little.
(my vision is 20/20)
Thanks
Dave

[jad1097]

I also have 20/20 but used to get headaches from all the reading. Went to the eye doctor and he told me if I wore glasses for just reading it would just cause problems.
Its worth a try though.

[montanafan]

Hey jad1097, I've been wearing glasses just for reading for the last 28 years. I can still read the names and numbers in the phone book without them, but if I do a lot of reading or staring at the monitor without them, I get the old twitchy eye from the strain.

[medo]

Hello,

My problem is a little bit different. I have a problem when I have to read English text. My eyes turn reddish, and I start to sweat all over.
Are there any glasses for reading English?

Medo

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[Thor]

jad1097-Dave_H and medo

I had the same problem as all of you have, what I did I went to the eye doctor here and told him what I was working with and that my eyes got red and that every morning I had this terrible headaches. What he did he checked out my eyes nothing wrong there, but what he did he made glasses for me that are very soft brown/blue and added a little magnification as well and told me to use the glasses only when I felt tired or had been working for more then 3-4 hours in front of the screen (none stop) After I started using them (12 months ago) I don't get reddish and I don't get headaches, and it really made a lot of different even though it took some time to get used to wearing the glasses.

Thor

[UncaDanno]

I wore glasses/contacts for nearsightedness and astigmatism for nearly 20 years. About 3 years ago, I noticed that after a day of working with the computer it was getting more difficult to focus on distant things. I found some cheapo reading glasses that negated my prescription. Reading and computer work became easier because my eyes weren't getting strained fighting the contacts for close up work.

Had LASIK surgery a little over a month ago. My vision's 20/10 now. And I still use the reading glasses because they still reduce eyestrain so much.

[jad1097]

I guess it is time to go back to the doc and see what he has to say about computers. As before I was refering to reading books. IT tured out I just needed more light. I forgot to say that. I have had several people tell me computers will screw up your vision.

[Chainsaw]

I already wear glasses, but I've found that my new monitor sure is easier on the eyes than my last one. I have it set for 1280x1024 and avoid reflections on the screen. I normally spend 10-14 hours a day at a comp, my worst enemy is poor posture, I try to be conscious of that though.
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[Gene C.]

I have been wearing them "bifocal style" since they first come out. I got mine from a regular eye Dr. as you all know I sometimes spend 16/18 hrs. a day in front of systems. and now I have to wear that pair all the time for everything. I really think you should get them from a Dr. and that way you can get the right ones for your eyes. I get new ones every year. and they always have to be stronger. but, this is only my "outlook" and if you have to wear regular bifocals, like I do. the lens power is config to be simular to you regular ones. the test they give you are a little different for the computer glasses. and remember you only have two eyes.
Gene C.

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[tonym]

I have a very unusual problem. I've had cataract surgery on both eyes (yucccccccccch) and the doc gave me "binocular vision". Far-sighted one eye and near-sighted the other. Don't need to wear glasses for kicking around, but need them for driving. And for reading (different pair...no bifocals for Tony!). And these were juvenile cataracts (I was the youngest person in the recovery room by at least 35 years each time!), so don't think I'm an old ****.

Here's the kicker...I used to get "major league" eyestrain in my pre-cataract days, to the point of getting migranes (level 4 death migranes) after staring at a screen all day long. Looking away at distant objects to refocus didn't do any good.

Now, with my bionic eyes, I no longer suffer from those problems. I think my eyes used to "fight" with each one trying to be dominant and neither one really winning and my visual cortex becoming the looser! The way things are now, my left eye sees as sharp as a tack up-close and my right eye sees a hazy semi-blur, "...and I feel fine."

The moral of the story here is to have your lenses "upgraded" and you'll never have to worry about "Computer Glasses" again!!!

Tony

[BBA]

Not so for me... I was once diagnosed by a eye specialist with 20/15 and 20/17 vision but affected by a condition called stereography in which the eyes have excellant vision but do not maintain a constant focus. I discovered it was from playing around when young with a family of 'welders' who didn't really take enough precautionary steps to prevent children from exposure to the arc. Thing is, I have little 'dark' areas of vision in the center of my focus, from burnt rods or cones. This causes me to rely on periphal vision more than direct focus. So my eyes constantly oscillate around any letter/spot, causing eye strain.


The glasses will not fix anything, but they do make looking at the monitor more comfortable.



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[pickel]

Last year when I had my eye exam and got new glasses, I asked the eye doctor about "Computer" glasses. Luckily, for $29.95 plus tax, I got a one vision lense that makes my 17" monitor appear to be 19". I was really suprised andcouldn't thank the doctor enough.
Sometimes things work out better than you thought.

the pickel