My eyes have been hurting lately

[Princess Luna]

I suppose wearing glasses helps on this? I have those special lens and all never get eye tired as long as I wear them.... I do like black themes only and bright on low on dark ambient.

[Tiberiusisgame]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

I suppose wearing glasses helps on this? I have those special lens and all never get eye tired as long as I wear them.... I do like black themes only and bright on low on dark ambient.

Are you talking about the glasses with the yellow-tinted lenses? Gunners? Do those really work for you? I was considering a pair.

[zindan]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

I suppose wearing glasses helps on this? I have those special lens and all never get eye tired as long as I wear them.... I do like black themes only and bright on low on dark ambient.

I need to see the eye examiner, I think it's time to get glasses to relieve the pain. Does your glasses really help to focus on items ? Like without having to put in effort? 

[Minotaur10]

Try f.lux, it will adjust the screen colour and brightness of the screen and make it far easier on your eyes. I had a similar issue to you (24 here) and haven't had any since I installed it.

[2FA]

Just now, Tiberiusisgame said:

Are you talking about the glasses with the yellow-tinted lenses? Gunners? Do those really work for you? I was considering a pair.

 

Just now, zindan said:

I need to see the eye examiner, I think it's time to get glasses to relieve the pain. Does your glasses really help to focus on items ? Like without having to put in effort? 

I have regular corrective glasses that have a blue light filter in them. I can't say for @Princess Cadence

[NinJake]

You also shouldn't be staring at a monitor for unhealthy amounts of time w/o short breaks

Every 1 to 2 hours get up or look outside or something that's a decent distance away for a few minutes. If your eyes are realllly hurting then I'd say get off the PC for the rest of the day.

[zindan]

Just now, NinJake said:

You also shouldn't be staring at a monitor for unhealthy amounts of time w/o short breaks

Every 1 to 2 hours get up or look outside or something that's a decent distance away for a few minutes. If your eyes are realllly hurting then I'd say get off the PC for the rest of the day.

Okay yeah I'l think about it. Thanks. Turning off the screen now with music only in the background. Peace thanks. 

[Princess Luna]

Just now, zindan said:

I need to see the eye examiner, I think it's time to get glasses to relieve the pain. Does your glasses really help to focus on items ? Like without having to put in effort? 

I have difficulty with long distance, I can see perfectly crystal clear on short distance without them... so I have Myopia... but yes if I stare at a screen without the glasses long enough I do get my eyes tired up... though with the glasses that has anti-reflective or anti-glare lens I can stay hours and hours staring it without a single issue... no eye tiredness no headaches nothing.

 

Highly recommend that you indeed see a licensed medic about your eyes.

[TurbulentWinds]

I just tried a Predator and my eyes hurt pretty bad after only like 30 minutes of use.

[dalekphalm]

48 minutes ago, zindan said:

Acer 27" Predator LED G-Sync XB271HU

I got this monitor 2-3 months ago and I think my eyesight has gotten worse by it. Sometimes when i'm reading black text with white background its really hard to focus and my eyes kinda hurt it feels as if someone is like using their thumbs to press your eyes back in to the eye socket. Sometimes it feels more than other times.  Iv'e never had a "see"/eye issue before but after this monitor it has started. Perhaps it's not because of the monitor but just that my eyesight is getting worse. (I'm 21)   

Does anyone know a setting or something for this monitor to make it more "eye comfortable" ? Or has anyone heard about this before?   Perhaps this resolution is just really bad for me and I should go with a 4k instead for more eye relaxation, not having to focus to much ? What do you think ?

1. Unless the monitor is actually defective, I doubt it's causing your eyesight to become worse. The myth that screens will cause your eyesight to become worse is just that - a myth.

 

2. Your eyes hurt? CALL YOUR EYE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY AND BOOK AN APPOINTMENT! Honestly this should have been the first thing you did. Go see a doctor, my friend. Anyone who claims to know what's wrong with your eyes here is just guessing.

 

3. Your eyesight may well be getting worse. Naturally that happens for most people - though at 21, if your eyes are getting worse, you probably need glasses.

 

4. The most likely way to fix the problem is to:

a. Get glasses, or

b. Adjust your prescription and get new glasses

 

But again, go see an eye doctor.

 

EDIT: Blue light - just to touch on this, most monitors put out a lot of blue light, which can cause irritation and/or fatigue. For most people, it's not a huge issue, and certainly won't cause actual pain. But some people are more sensitive to it.

 

There's a trend here... go see your eye doctor. You can get prescription lenses that will filter out blue light, if needed.

[zindan]

17 minutes ago, TurbulentWinds said:

I just tried a Predator and my eyes hurt pretty bad after only like 30 minutes of use.

What? you had a spare predator right there? OR is this a troll reply ? 

[BuckGup]

54 minutes ago, bomberblyat said:

Try keep your room lights on, and your eyes might be just not used to new screen,try flux

 

54 minutes ago, Ginger137 said:

You could try installing flux, I keep it on auto which only turns it on at sunset through sunrise, although if it helps you could keep it on all the time

 

Don’t use flux windows has it built in now and it works much better

[TurbulentWinds]

13 minutes ago, zindan said:

What? you had a spare predator right there? OR is this a troll reply ? 

No, I tried out a Predator monitor a few days ago. The "just" is called figurative language specifically it was a hyperbole. I would still have it now, but I had to RMA due to dead pixels. As I was using it, the Predator really hurt my eyes compared to other screens.

[zindan]

15 minutes ago, TurbulentWinds said:

No, I tried out a Predator monitor a few days ago. The "just" is called figurative language specifically it was a hyperbole. I would still have it now, but I had to RMA due to dead pixels. As I was using it, the Predator really hurt my eyes compared to other screens.

Im thinking about selling it.. And saving up for a asus rog swift

[bomberblyat]

11 hours ago, BuckGup said:

 

Don’t use flux windows has it built in now and it works much better

oh i didnt know about this ;d

[zindan]

12 hours ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

Is there a backlight control on that monitor? Sometimes reducing it might help.

NNo idea ? You mean a light behind the screen  ?

[zindan]

1 hour ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

Yes.

noo

[zindan]

20 minutes ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

I'm not sure if you understood what I meant. The light that is behind you LCD panel, be it fluorescent/LED/plasma or whatever. Not talking about bias lighting, although it could help.

I have no idea what you are talking about. I thought you meant like a light behind the actual screen.  The "background" light is LED if that is what you mean.

[zindan]

1 hour ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

Haha, then you got what I wanted to say. Don't you have any control over it's intensity? Because "brightness" settings will ramp up the pixel values, but that's just opening the LCD filter on those pixels so that the backlight light can pass through it. That's why I asked about backlight :]

How do I know if there is a setting to it ? What will the name of this setting be ?

[dalekphalm]

7 minutes ago, zindan said:

How do I know if there is a setting to it ? What will the name of this setting be ?

I kinda think he’s just talking about the monitor brightness setting. Access the “On screen controls” via the physical buttons on the monitor itself. 

[zindan]

26 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

I kinda think he’s just talking about the monitor brightness setting. Access the “On screen controls” via the physical buttons on the monitor itself. 

I lowered the brightness from 80 to 30.. Kind of an improvement but reading still seems kinda exhausting. 

[dalekphalm]

Just now, gabrielcarvfer said:

Not really, some displays have an specific option for the backlight itself, and another for brightness.

I've checked the manual for your monitor, and it doesn't have that option. =/

Ah I see. Definitely not a typical feature of a monitor. 

[dalekphalm]

1 hour ago, zindan said:

I lowered the brightness from 80 to 30.. Kind of an improvement but reading still seems kinda exhausting. 

Seriously dude go see a doctor. Always rule that our first. Otherwise you’re just treating the symptoms and not the cause. 

[zindan]

25 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Seriously dude go see a doctor. Always rule that our first. Otherwise you’re just treating the symptoms and not the cause. 

Yeah, I must...  thanks guys I guess.  Everything feels unrealistic with bad eyesight, as if im dreaming 24/7

 

28 minutes ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

Not really, some displays have an specific option for the backlight itself, and another for brightness.

I've checked the manual for your monitor, and it doesn't have that option. =/

Ahh that sucks.