Name for our condition and wikipedia page

the smoking gun paper would be something like

Prolonged rhythmic stimulation of the retina through regular subliminal flicker at specific physiological frequencies matching the alpha, theta, or gamma band of the individual result in habituation and sensitization of neural oscillations via entrainment in regions outside of the visual processing circuitry of the brain.

but I will have to piece together evidence from the existing literature

ShivaWind love it. we'll just let you do the heavy lifting then

It would be helpful to have a wiki page summarizing what the the hundreds of posts in this forum say. For example, if I were to build a custom laptop right now, what components would I use to reduce the risk of eye strain? From what I know so far I'd:
- Stay away from Intel Integrated Graphics and Drivers and use nvidia or AMD graphics
- Stay away from Windows 10 and use 7, 8.1 or Linux
- Don't use macOS since it is known to dither regardless of graphics card
- The screen should not use PWM to decrease brightness
- Depending on the panel or external screen use, install the correct ICC color profile

ryans Most laptop screens are 6+2 bit color depth (aka FRC)

This is a very good idea. It will bring more attention to this problem that so many of us are having.

I suggest we dont be too specific, as there are multiple causes of the issue. But I also understand the need to have LED somewhere in the name for legal purposes. Perhaps something like:

"LED and display technology eye strain and headaches".

The LED is for LED of course. Display technology is to cover all other display related, from PWM, OLED, graphics driver, dithering etc. The eye strain is self explanatory but we need to also put headache or migraines, in order to differentiate that this is not the normal "tired eyes" type of eye strain, but this is pain in the eyes and throbbing headaches and migraines etc, which we can describe in more details in the wiki page.

Kray It's also important to make the distinction between usable devices and non-usable devices. For most of us on here, some devices are quite comfortable, others not so much.

reaganry

I second the LED Sensitivity Syndrome. It sounds more scientific.

Sounds good, easy to spell and understand and it translates into other languages very well too.

Peter yes great name.

The guy from http://www.conradbiologic.com/ recommended Subliminal Flicker Sensitivity Syndrome. I sort of prefer that, because I have issues with CCFL and Plasma also

ShivaWind I have issues on a flicker-free monitor, and believe in my case that it is the backlight, not any subliminal flicker causing my issues, so I still prefer the LED sensitivity name

MagnuM I think LED is the catalyst to our problem. Alexander Wunsch says it causes immediate damage and I think people like us are affected more quickly then normal people. Shiva I believe you can make your eyes a little stronger. Do you have a lot of exposure to flickering lights and LED and CFL everyday?

jasonpicard Do you think after enough years of exposure, general everyday people are going to start having issues with macular degeneration after years of looking at LED displays? What if everyone else should be having the same pain that we do, as our eyes/brains/etc are telling us we shouldn't be looking at it!

MagnuM

There are a few reports from reliable sources (e.g. ANSE) that refer to the risk of macular degeneration after years of exposure to LEDs.
My ophthalmologist says that I may be lucky in the end, she believes that chronic use of LEDs destroy the eyes, especially in children. However she says that we do not have sufficient research data to prove this.
It seems people are the test animals in this case (LOL) !!!

MagnuM I think it's only really a problem for people like us. Alexander Wunsch said in Germany that eye issues like macular degeneration have increased since LED has been introduced to Germany. My wife has been using a computer everyday for 12 years then comes home and uses her phone all the time and she doesn't even wear glasses. So I don't think it will be a world wide problem. We will have to learn to cope like we already have.

jasonpicard Well maybe not in direct eye or retinal damage, but there's at least more support out there that too much blue light late at night disturbs important circadian rhythms.

jasonpicard

However, even if most people do not SENSE a problem, we can now see that monitor companies have introduced flicker-free and low blue light displays, blue light reduction software is now integrated in most devices as an option, companies producing lenses to protect from blue light have escalated their marketing effort and more and more medical professional discuss of the negative impact of leds (especially for children).

I understand that there is some movement globally, otherwise why would companies take the effort and cost to do the above.