suggestions for reducing computer eye strain

[Legokill101]

I use my laptop a lot for school and at home for homework and my eyes are often very tired when i get home from having used it for so long at school, i already have a external display its a 20in 1600x900 one but i had several other ideas for reducing my eye strain and was hopping i can get some others

 

getting a 27inch monitor and down scaling the resolution to make text and icons nice and large (ps the one i found is a great deal link as its a 27inch 1080p ips for 250 http://www.microcenter.com/product/410039/27EA33V_27_Slim_LED_IPS_Monitor)

 

getting bias lighting

 

and yes i have considered computer glasses but im leaning towards not because i have prescription eyeglasses already and as a result a) they would only be used at home because i need my regular glasses for school and B ) since my prescription is still changing i'm not sure how good of a investment it is relive to the previously listed ideas

[Sarcasm]

f.lux

[Legokill101]

?

[Drwek]

I use f.lux! Pretty helpful.

[Legokill101]

also the problem is at least when im at home that won't make a difference because i already use artifial light all the time anyway because my windows are possitioned really bad in realation to my desk and i dont have anywere to move it

[nicehat]

Use a screen filter. It filters out some of the harmful radiation emitted by monitors. I remember they used to have them for CRTs but Im sure you can find some for flat panels. Also, sit further away from your screen and make sure that your room is always well lit when its on. Using the computer with the lights off shreds your eyes believe it or not

[Legokill101]

but are they really helpful with flat pannels becuase from my understand for lcds its from icon size and difrence in brightness 

[foxhound590]

use worm lighting on the monitor and surrounding lights. red/orange tint instead of blue

[AjAlien]

Maybe Gunnars eye wear? Try f.lux first though.

[ShindoSama]

I have really dry eyes so I put in eye drops every couple of hours. Pretty helpful if you ask me.

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

Here is what I did:

get dark themes for all your websites, the addon is called stylish, I know it works on firefox and chrome, not sure about the others.

I got a 120hz monitor, the smoothness of motion really helps reduce eyestrain especially in games, but also just moving the mouse around on the desktop

NEVER use the PC in a dark room, always have ambient lighting.

 

Don't force a low res to make things bigger, windows has a built in scaler, you can find it here: 

[Legokill101]

thanks for the sugetiions i also want to know what you guys think of my current plan?

[ShindoSama]

I agree, flu.x is a good option. A good friend of mine made it. I was using it last night and turned it off, and the huge amount of vibrant colors triggered eye strain like no other.

[Tomislav Matic]

Just try to work in a darker room with lower brightness on your monitor and try to calibrate your display to the color temperature of your ambient surroundings. ( in dark rooms is usually around 5000 K ). Also lower resolution won't help, it will make your problem worse, the higher the pixel density the sharper the image is,blurry images also strain your eyes.