Some of the people here know me and possibly remember that every time I get a big breakthrough, it's very transient and a week later I'm back to square one. Well, this time it's lasted 5 weeks already, and shows no signs of disappearing.
5 weeks ago I was doing 1h/day screentime. My setup was:
- BenQ MS502 projector
- Software dimmer/blue-light-filter ("LightBulb")
- dark brown clip-on glasses
- a long list of meds & supps that only postponed the inevitable slow worsening
- Thealoz Duo eyedrops 2x/day
- (see more details here)
Then I did 3 tweaks, and they got me to 5h/day instantly:
- Config'd WorkRave to give me 2 minutes of rest every 15 minutes of work
- During every such break, drink 1 glass of water, and
- During every such break, pour a few teaspoons of clean water onto my closed eyelids
Btw I'm still dependant on the 5-weeks-ago setup (projector etc) - I can't do the 5 hours if I remove any part of it.
My theory as to why the water helps:
- The "pouring it over my eyelids" thing makes my eyes feel refreshed - I probably have some mild case of dry eye syndrome. Or maybe it washes away tiny dust particles and other irritants.
- The reason drinking it helps is possibly because it "dilutes the blood levels" of my many medications, thus lessening their side effects.
Remark: The water I pour over my eyes needs to be clean. I actually do the following every morning:
- Wash my hands over and over until they feel fully clean (i.e. they lose the "lubricated" feeling caused by having fats etc on them)
- Then with my clean hands I wash the faucet spout 2 times (with cotton makeup pads, not with any chemical)
- Then it's finally safe for me to pour a liter of clean, lukewarm water into a thermos flask. I then pour from this stored water onto my eyelids throughout the day.
If I don't follow this procedure, the water ends up being contaminated with soap or toothpaste or bacteria or whatever, and hurts more than it helps. I used to just put my closed eyes under running water from the tap, but my eyes gradually got sensitized to the aforementioned contaminants.
Hope this helps someone!