Blurry vision, hard to focus on text
TK-95 Try to visit an optometrist to take a vision test again. Sometimes eyes conditions change and maybe you need a new prescription (aybe you developed Hyperopia or Dry eyes or some tension in eyes ). Check Retina also. There can be many causes for your symptoms. As we getting older, it can be also your eye muscles which now are focusing more for processing the image ( to brain ).
Try check first your eyes/health condition (Ophtalmologist, Optometrist, Neurologist, etc.. ) and if you're 100% sure you're OK , then try to search the cause in your build ( type of screen, what GPU and OS you're using , temporal dithering , etc… )
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i'm 22F and i'm experiencing the exact same symptoms, literally everything you mentioned about yourself, eyes don't look normal have become more veiny and red ever since I strained my eyes and migraine that never goes away, reading text is hard and always made me sleepy and now I can't read it at all without experiencing irritated eyes..I was diagnosed with astigmatism a few months ago after I started experiencing dry eyes/chronic eye strain from laptop/phone screens, my heart rate also increases at times like as if I'm having a panic attack, at night my symptoms are better…My new glasses are now giving me a headache so I'm not wearing them when I'm looking at the screen, I experienced that I'm better when I'm not using my glasses,
But it only ends up giving me a headache/migraine..apparently my new has prescription has failed me and My old glasses have started giving me severe dry eyes/eyestrain. (old prescription probably gave me eyestrain and slightly change my astigmatism after I strained them hard?)
My eyesight started going when I was 17 or something and I'm near sighted, I experienced ledstrain a few years back but it went away with breaks and a migraine medication (which is no longer available sadly) also a point to note is that I only experienced this when I tried looking at the same screen I had overused, my phone was giving me zero symptoms back then and now it came back strong, now I'm experiencing severe ledstrain, dry eyes etc after binging on my laptop and it hasn't went away for months..it has only gotten better but I still can't look at many screens or even focus on certain activities without feeling dizzy. such as a book reading/drawing or craftwork…
ZenXLaika Yes, text size is what I refer to. I'm older than you so my eyes don't have focusing flexibility anymore. So what I have observed is that the size of the text is also dependent on distance. If I am holding the device close (which is the case without glasses) I cannot anymore easily focus on text that is larger. However if the text is smaller, it appears subjectively as if I am holding it further away, so it is easier to focus on, and somewhat less tiring.
Larger text only works for me if I am holding it further away.
Sunspark same for me
ZenXLaika They probably already have one. If you have a purplish or greenish cast on light reflections when tilting the lenses, the lenses have a coating. You could try using orange or yellow lenses over them, some people here have done that. How is your neck when you're sitting? I think I am able to trigger migraines if my head is pushed forward and looking up a bit. So I try to not do that.
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Sunspark my new ones don't have a filter..…might have to consider getting a filter..also my neck is slightly bent when I'm using my phone.. didn't know a migraine could be linked to neck posture, Im only using my phone since it is giving me less symptoms, I am fairly light sensitive after using it though.. while other screens have suddenly become more irritating to look at..the only thing that makes my eyes rested is a good night's sleep..
