• bisk89

    • Post #41
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    Thank you @Zodios for the post and all the information. You have given me a new idea and hope. As soon as I read what you wrote, I sent it to my ophthalmologist, who mentioned that he was familiar with the subject and that when he was once at the Heisenberg Clinic, that's where his friends were doing research on the relationship between reducing IOP and reducing flicker response, but supposedly the results were not very satisfactory, so they discontinued. Regardless, he concluded that it might be a good idea, and most importantly, that it was worth a try, and prescribed me Xalantan drops, which contain Latanoprost. I started using them four days ago. My ophthalmologist recommended that I use them once a day for now, one drop in each eye at night. I've noticed that I sleep worse after them, but so far, unfortunately, it hasn't eliminated my screen problems. Sometimes it's a little better, but maybe everyone reacts differently and maybe I need to use them a little longer, or maybe increase the dose and drop twice a day like the author of the post. I'm giving myself time and will update if anything changes. As for the contraindications to use, my ophthalmologist says that it's not a problem and if the drops helped, you can use them for a long time without hesitation, while then he recommends periodic visits to check the IOP. Nevertheless, I wouldn't recommend anyone to try using the drops on their own. I’m curious to see how others will react, whether it will help anyone and whether it will improve or completely eliminate the problem in my case after time

    Ivan_P
    -4-5 mmHg

    I didn’t have clinical permanent histamine issues but some time due to multiplication of factors (alcohol/ heat/ stress/ pro-histamine food) may got little rush

      Infinite it depends on the causes of IOP rise.

        Jumping in to tell my own story and maybe back up some of the OPs ideas. I had eliminated all sources of flickering in my home as of early last year and stopped using phones that rely on PWM (Galaxy, Pixel, etc) as my daily driver. I primarily used a OnePlus 12 last year but also augmented several Honor phones in my daily use throughout the year. I also swapped my wife's Galaxy Z Flip 4 out with a Motorola Razr+ 2024 and turned on the anti-flicker mode which DC-dims all the way down to 0%. The only time I'd use a phone with PWM is when I had to review one (I write for Android Central). At the end of 2023, I got to a point where I'd get a headache/eye aches/nausea within 30 seconds of using a Galaxy or Pixel phone, especially. These days, I can use them for any random amount of time without feeling bad, although I don't dare switch to one as my daily driver.

        Now, I didn't consider the fact that I had also eliminated coffee and beer from my diet during that same time period. Both of those significantly negatively affect my Tourette's Syndrome and make me tic within 30 minutes of consuming either. I have a feeling that also might exacerbate my sensitivity to PWM, as I always felt stressed/anxious during the times when I was most sensitive and that usually lined up with my rate of tic'ing.

        I don't know anything about IOP but my left eye is a bit blurry due to an astigmatism that developed about 3 years ago.

          Hello, I understand correctly that these are drops for glaucoma, this is annoying and I understand that you don’t have such a strong problem with flicker if you used OnePlus 8t

          I took Latanelb for a couple of years because of high eye pressure (in the 20s) and they did not help with eye strain at all.

          I have been using eink devices for at least a year and have noticed incredible improvements in my life.

          The negative thing is that these devices, even smartphones, are limited and limit your life a bit.

          Now I am switching to an iPhone whether 2016 or 2022, making it as minimal as possible.

          For the rest, I would also like to do an investigation to understand why I have these problems that also reveal themselves in anxiety and panic attacks when I look at flashing lights or oled screens.

          Yes, I am astigmatic too

          Also, thanks for sharing this! https://www.dnrs.50webs.com/
          It's just saying the key is to use and see the placebo effect as a positive thing?

          • bkdo

            • Post #49

            I saw my opthalmologist today about trialing Latanoprost drops - she was very skeptical and only allowed the prescription on a 2-week trial basis. Will definitely report back with updates as I start them tomorrow. Cautiously optimistic 😬

            Also, @Zodios - did your doctor warn you of any side effects? I was told to be cautious and not to count on them as a long term solution. Anything similar on your end?

            I was able to get Xalatan today! I start using the drops this evening and will update you over the weekend!

            • bisk89

              • Post #51
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              A little update from me. Today it's been two weeks since I started using the Xalantan drops, unfortunately it hasn't changed anything 😔 I hope some of you will have better luck

                • bkdo

                  • Post #52
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                  bisk89 Sorry to hear that. On the positive side, it's something you can cross off the potential culprit list at least 😐️

                  I've used the drops for the last 3 nights, I also haven't experienced any concrete improvement yet either. I see that Zodios used the drops twice a day at the beginning, I'm curious if that's a factor in how quickly they worked for him - I might try doing that as well. Will report back in a few days with another update (Hopefully positive) 🙂

                    Towards the end, I already used drops as @Zodios did, that is, twice a day, in the morning and during the day, but it also had no effect

                    I put the drops in last night but I must say that my left eye is giving me some trouble! Burning/blurred vision!

                    4 days later

                    Small update: I am testing the latanoprost with the gaming computer (13700K + 4070 + W11 23H2) and there is a reduction in symptoms quite evident. On Sunday I played 4/5 hours over the course of the day. Normally after 30/40 minutes I have to use eye patch to avoid migraine.

                    Unfortunately, my left eye does not accept this medication. But still my dominant eye is the right one and the reduction of symptoms is present even using one drop a day only on the right eye.

                      • bkdo

                        • Post #58

                        Update on my end:

                        I've been using the drops for about 12 days now. Thankfully, no real side effects. I've started using my wife's iPhone 15 about 30 mins a day, and I'm noticing that it doesn't hurt as much. Could be placebo though, so I'm going to do a longer test session.

                        Lauda89

                        That's awesome! Congrats 😃 I hope the drops keeps working for you.

                          Zodios I replaced my eink smartphone with an lcd one. I started noticing that during this 1 month trial, my head felt more overwhelmed, the lights became a problem. Like I had something squeezing my temples and forehead.

                          These digital lights are definitely causing me vision problems, my eyes feel sore too. This also causes me problems driving at night, now that all the cars are moving Christmas treesI saw these https://www.theraspecs.com/night-driving/

                          What can we do about this?

                            dev