How I CURED my EYE STRAIN (Relief from Computer Vision Syndrome )
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- Do you suffer from eye strain from digital screens like Smart Phones, Computers & Laptops? Me too! Though my day job is being a DOCTOR, I spend my off-time making animations & browsing Reddit in front of digital screens. In this video, I explain to you how I finally was able to cure my Digital eye strain with the help of the golden remedy & 5 other important tips. (Bonus: Why Blue Light glasses don’t cure Digital Eyestrain; with evidence from American College of Ophthalmologists)
1. Blinking: Digital screens reduce blinking of the eyes and result in most of the symptoms. Artificial tears are used as a remedy to this, but it provided only little benefit to me.
2. Simple measures like adjusting the contrast & Brightness of the screen can help with accommodation-related eye fatigue.
3. Golden Remedy is the 20:20:20 rule: After 20 minutes of screen time, look at a distance of 20m for 20 seconds. Take a break of 20 minutes after 2 hours of work time.
4. Light balancing (office/room) helps to reduce the frequency of light reflex changes.(Iris Fatigue)
5. Blue Light Glasses don’t work (don’t spend your valuable money on a myth)
6. Good Ergonomics can help prevent associated symptoms of computer vision syndrome.
7. If there’s no relief visit an Ophthalmologist to exclude eye disorders like presbyopia, farsightedness, & astigmatism.
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20 minute break after 20 hours of work for 20 days 😎
Thanks, Doc. As a programmer and a rhythm gamer, I always forget about my eye's health. I will apply the 20-20-20 rules and I hope I can be more productive ^^
Hey ExKoi! Really glad that you found this helpful!
I think doing circles with your eyes is good too
@@TinyMedicine Bear in mind that every men is different, so the eyes.
I feel "burning" effect (I feel hot from LED and plasma even on my face) after a few minutes of use. The worse for me are: LED - QLED -> Plasma -> OLED -> CCFL. After one day of using it, my eyes are in pain many days or even weeks (LED). Btw. They are in almost perfect condition, but they cant stand staring at those sources of light , no matter the size (but not phones), brightness (at 0% too), PWM flicker or not and colour settings. Blinking or using eye drops is not helping at all.
While i can use old tube CRT or 3xLCD TV/projectors (but not DLP) with metal halide lamps even without any breaks from 30 years ...
Also try StillerSafe zero eye strain scren to keep your eyes safe, it really worked for me .
@@toddjungham6999 yep, I heard they damage eyes. IPS is milder.
Blue light causes lack of sleep, but Computer Vision Syndrome refers to eyestrain, not lack of sleep. It seems like some people thought that Computer Vision Syndrome referred to every health problem that is caused by looking at screens too long, but it doesn't.
I heard from one video that just being outside in the morning will make blue light from screens less problematic because of the sun emitting insane amounts of light compared to your screens
This is caused by IPS panel, they make blue light and UV light.
try StillerSafe zero eye strain scren to keep your eyes safe, it really worked for me .
na its worse, artificial blue light can damage the eyes
Video quality and the value it provides is through the roof , thank you
This is the best video recommendation I've got in a long time. Thanks for sharing these tips. I'll go with Blinking and looking at far objects. Hope that eases the pain a bit.
How are you so underrated?! Your videos are so high quality. You might remember me from a comment i made about a good few months ago. Anyways keep up the good work!
Hello! Yes! Of course. You commented on my cotard syndrome video! Very happy to see you again! 😃
Fantastic. Detailed content at a glance. Very helpful
Thank you 💞
Just watching this video already hurt my eyes
Thank you. Blinking helped me right away with my eye strain. And i will practice the 20:20:20 routine.
I need to start remembering to voluntarily blink, too. I am sure it will help, I have intentions to use 20-20-20, but sometimes forget to actually DO IT.
Most underrated Channel ever!!!
Love ya vids xoxoX
Thank you ❤️
I don’t get headaches but I think I have nerves in between my eyes feel tightened and makes me feel like it’s dangerous to keep looking at screens. It also gives me brain fog
What do you do to get rid of it?
i feel like i dont even have it anymore; nothing. i spend +160hrs on screens every 2 weeks@@XeloLIVE
my eyes adapted to it i think@@XeloLIVE
Thanks for making this so condensed. I have dealt with this for 3 years. Been to 2 eye doctors and worn 2 different prescriptions (changed just because it was updated after 2 years). I work on a computer and use screens in my spare time. This is good info I’m gonna try. Thanks.
Hey any update
@@Jamshyy- i’ll be honest, i completely forgot about this. thanks for reminding me. i’ll try doing it again. i have the feeling its more related to my jaw and stress, rather than my actual eyes. but i’m gonna get back to doing this.
so no update but thanks for reminding me!
Update? ❤❤
A few years back I started working at a place that had multiple monitors and I noticed that my eyes would kill me by the end of the day even following 20 20 20. What fixed it for me was not only turning down the brightness but contrasts as well. Even though anyone who came to help me couldn't see my screens due to this.
"Dude is your screen broken?"
What? Turning down contrast as well?😮
How much did you turn down your contrast and brightness?
Same here. Turning down Contrast helped me.
My posture, eye issues, and hand discomfort didn't start with my PC setup, I somehow always had it set up to what I fet was comfortable. The issue I found came mainly from my phone usage. Smartphones I feel do the most damage.
try StillerSafe zero eye strain scren to keep your eyes safe, it really worked for me .
Eye dryness and accommodative burden are likely the primary contributors to eye strain when using a computer. Vision correction that helps ease the burden on the ciliary muscles can help. Multifocal contacts may be good as they are not gaze dependent like progressive eyeglasses.
This was a really good video. Which software do you use to make your videos
Damn your videos are high quality nice job
Look into autologous serum tears. Much better than artificial tears. Even preservative artificial tears aren't so great.
Also, for the tip about brightness/contrast, did you just increase the contrast? Or also adjust the brightness?
Btw, great video. Especially as many of us have to stare at screens all day. Knowing ways to mitigate symptoms is something much needed by many.
Thanks...
very good quality animation & content
Thank you! Appreciate it.
Amazing video!
Definitely blinking consciously is key. Although not easy, is worth it to find a method to remember this through the day.
Awesome animations!
thanks for the tip Doc. Does Computer Vision Syndrome can cause blindness?
to help those listening to this as they will need a break as it takes too long to tell you wh , blink more, rest after 20mins and look a greater distance, light up your room more, sit properly. get your eyes checked .there u go instead of 5 mins it took 20 secs to read this ..move on next video
I bought glasses for blue light only and they helped. The other ones that were purple did not. So...thanks for the science, but I'll keep using them. Ofcourse if you use the PC for a longer time nothing would help. The other advice (resting,blinking, etc.) is good.
If you try to relax on PC in the evening with some youtube videos or something, then filtering out blue light will help you fall asleep easier. Doesn't directly affect eye strain, never even heard anyone assume that. New Windows also has a "Night light" mode and you can instantly see and feel the difference.
Thank you for this video. However, you neglect hardware and software aspects like PWM and temporal dithering that cause massive eyestrain. Countless online threads are dedicated to this topic and I personally feel significant differences when using different hardware (monitors, laptops). I am using a Macbook, which is the worst you can do. Mac displays burn my eyes like a laser beam. I try to mitigate with reducing white point, adjusting the color profile, use of e-ink monitors (helps a lot) and use of eye-care monitors (Benq, HP), etc ...
this is my problem. i will not get the same quality of my macbook from other laptops. but it does kills my eyes. the only thing i did to minimize this is to change the color profile to srgb. many people won't admit this issue, probably fanboys? this problem must be addressed because it's a health concern... (writing this in macbook air while violently blinking)
Any tips where to look for more about the topic you are bringing?
any solution?
the thing about the correct posture is that there isn't any perfect posture when you're in it for a long time. So a much better thing is to try and change the way you sit, maybe sometimes stand up, every 10 minutes or so.
I arrived at many of the same conclusions but some I was unsure about. I live on a smaller sailboat so 20 feet requires either looking out small windows during day or opening hatch at night to view an object 20 feet away. But my night vision isn't great so that would casue eye strain. On top of the eye strain I have only one good eye so depth perception and blur around text has always been an issue. I've never had corrective lenses despite the cornea transplant at age 16. The eye injury lead to a cataract to form and the cornea transplant. The bad eye has floaters which my eye tries to focus on whether I want to or not, adding to strain. On top of all of that, I have spent last few months writting 220 pages of a book and at same time learning a 3D software(for animation and other). The countless tutorials I watched to learn the softweare are often compressed videos on youtube and the 1080p is more like 480 on many of them. My eyes are killing me. I just want to sleep so they don't hurt. Further surgury to fix cornea transplant issues would be around 30k. I show no signs of eye issues beyond that so simply getting glasses would do nothing but magnify screen. Plan to upgrade screen and hope that helps.
* Dry eyes were a constant source of discomfort for me until my doctor recommended StillerSafe's Zero Eye Strain laptop screen for my laptop and smartphone. The change has been incredible. Now, I can effortlessly spend 10 hours a day working on my laptop without experiencing any dryness or irritation. In the beginning, I religiously used eye drops for the initial 10 days after my doctor's appointment, but I no longer find the need for them. The dryness has completely vanished, and to my surprise, even my facial skin dryness issue has disappeared. Frankly, I'm convinced that there's no better alternative available.
This channel deserve million subscribers
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
Im gaming at least 8 hours a day since 2013, my eye vision is little blurred and it does not go away after hours break, is my vision possible to fix without glasses? Will the blur stay forever?
thank you so much, thats very true
A great success!
Raising the scale to 150% on my work laptop removed my eye strain, also I use newly prescribed glasses for my private pc were scale is 100%
Respect 2 this information..that background instrumental is Nice too✌
Thank you!
@@TinyMedicine ur welcome ✌
is this the same with the visual terminal displacing syndrome?
I think blue light from screens was always just talked about due to its sleep disruption
which type of coating is effective for preventing digital eye strain?
I had lasik 5 years ago . I had perfect vision. For the past 3-4 months have problem reading pdf texts smaller and larger, looks like eyes cant focus . I have photobia too,eye starts burning in sunlight. I spend about 6 hrs on computer and 4hrs on phone. My eyes are often dry ,tear drops don't work . Vision dont improve even on sundays when i don't have work . Do i have computer syndrome or refractive errors ?
Should I set the contrast of my screen to 100%?
Think I have digital fatigue syndrome as my eyes just weren't quite focusing on my art details or writing correctly, and its only appeareda few weeks ago. Can still see everything but it was like someone turned on gauscian blur ever so slightly. Focussing on things up close are hurting, making my eyes felt soreish, like a bruise, and are more light sensitive. Optician found no eye problems or need for glasses so he thinks it's fatigue. Gonna have to change how I work on my ipad and treat my eyes.
How is it now?
I am the same but severe for 3 months now. Any progress?
@engabdosalah3278 no my eyes are worse with frequent blurring, dry eye, eye pain, light sensitivity and headaches. Seabuckthorn oil has helped the dryness but not much else. The opticians now think I do need a prescription after only being see 3 months ago. I think I'll seek a second opinion
@@sarahbrown4917 any improvement?
This is awesome
Didnt quite catch what the surrounding light should be, whether working in dark is better or with loads of light
How about not using distance vision eyes or glasses for close up viewing, give the ole eyes some help/relief
As an optician I can confirm that blue light filter glasses are kind of a scam, their effect is mostly placebo. Even some lens manufacturers don't believe in their helpfulness. You should never let anyone tell you to get glasses just for the blue light filter. If you need glasses anyways, i wouldn't pay more than 10 percent extra for the filter.
blue light glasses do work and in my opinion they are worth the extra cash
i have a problem with the huge lights !!! think about i cant even go out on cloudy days without my sunglasses !!! i feel my eyes got fire !!!! but some ophthalmologist tells me that is not a problem and its normally for people who have light colours on their eyes like me !!! people with green/blue/grey eyes etc !!!! cause the light colour eyes absorbs more light than the others !!!! so they tells be to keep wearing my sunglasses !!!
i have a strange awareness that "my eyes are there" they feel heavy dry and exhausted..also photophobia and "pressure" between my eyes and on my forehead(wandering) is this CVS? will it ever go away?
also problem with vision like i can hardly focus
Can gaming be as bad for the eyes as welding though ?
the only thing that ruined my eyes are dark modes
Hmmm.... Contrast difference between the screen and the room matters.
i actually have a kind of discomfort to the light and reading text (especially black text on white backgrounds either on screens or paper). I constantly feel a kind of photophobia... i constantly need to re read 100 times things i am writing or typing and i have also have difficulties to understand what i am reading.
I have no idea what i can be and ophthalmologists couldn't figure out what it is...
its very similar to a syndrome i found out recently which is called the irlen syndrome, but it seems like its an american speciality which is inexistant in france
its ruining my life... does someone else feel the same symptoms? Does someone cured from it?
I have same issue and also i get hit by migrane i am currently been diagnosed by nurologist
@@kartiknegi655 do you also have issues with talking/speaking ? Like lacking of words and things to say
Whad did you neurologist said so far?
maybe yoy have distraction... the most the have it but they didnt know it !!! maybe you have to talk with occupational therapist !!!
I've had two different optometrists suggest the 20-20-20 rule, but I absolutely NEVER remember to do it consistently. Otherwise, I think it works well. Just remember to actually DO it .😂
Also, I do use dark mode for everything that has the option (like CZcams).
you can set a timet
How do you even find something so distant in a closed building? What a stupid rule😢
Is it the same thing for cellphones and playing videogames for hours?
In the same boat ha, eye strain for 5 years everyday that never goes away.
Imagine having this thing and dislocated lens from your birth 🥺
Yeh u keepsaying blue light is not related to xyz wile it messes up your melatonin levels. This contributes to lack of sleep and delayed phase syndrome which causes Larry vision, red eyes and pain in the neck.
Does anyone twitch while trying to sleep?
due to this, i used to see light rays in my peripheral vision
Ambient lighting!
I like dark rooms for playing games and watching movies but now I am older I can't get away with it as much.
Fixed it by adding background lighting, You want it out of direct sight and have it roughly the same brightness as the screen, Colour can be anything you want but you will find yellows,orange are easy on the eyes as it's more like natural sunlight.
I added some philips Hue play bars behind my 2 front speakers at each side of tv reflecting onto the wall, I added an RGB lightstrip behind my computer monitor which also reflects onto the wall to give ambient lighting and reduce eyestrain.
You could also add led strips behind desk or in another part of room out of direct sight.
Plenty of ways to do it but lighting behind the screen in some form will give best results for reducing eyestrain, The other obvious thing is to take breaks and look off into the distance and stare preferably outside in daylight, Your eye muscles will relax.
If you are a computer geek like me you may also have light sensitive eyes, Need to get outside and shut your eyes and look up into the sky near the sun, Get them used to light again and have more blood flow into that region, Just make sure to be safe about it and DON'T look directly at sun with eyes open.
heh !!! i have the same problem with the huge lights !!! think i can even go out on rainy cloudy days without my sunglasses !!! i feel a pain on my eyes !!!! but some oophthalmologist tells me that is not a problem and its normally for ppl who have light colours on theyr eyes like me !!! people with green/blue/grey eyes etc !!!! cause the light colour eyes absorbs more light than the others
I got eye scans. Nothing wrong. I wake up with eye strain and it burns within one minute of computer use. 202020 rule doesn't work for me cause it hurts before 20 min even ends
No refractive errors of the eyes?
If it's that severe, definitely suggest channeling an ophthalmologist.
@@TinyMedicine refractive as in?
@@OranguBANG maybe like myopia, astigmatism(?) Did you really go to an ophthalmologist and get basic medical check up?
@@richardvalentinonainggolan328 optometrist and they did retina scan and said eyes look good that's all I've had
@@OranguBANG you should do eye exercise using dot card for 10 to 15 mins two or three times a day regularly it will definitely help you
thanks
thanks.❤
Buy a Big TV and work or play from distance
You are wrong about the blue light. I can prove it. Next time your eyes are strained, use the Windows Night Mode and slide the adjustment back and forth. You will easily notice that your eyes feel much better the more you remove blue from the screen. This will also show you that most blue-blocker glasses don't remove enough blue light to make any difference.
hey! I really appreciate your confidence and your approach to prove the fact about blue light. But blue light glasses and filters work (if at all) through Placebo. When you adjust to the night mode it can provide you relief by minimizing the contrast between the environment and the screen. As far as I see it blue light has been unfairly accused of eye strains, purely based on subjective experiences. Scientific studies have failed to establish a direct causative relationship between eye strain and blue light. But I like the way you are thinking. May be take it one step more and try to find confounding factors of your experiment.
@@TinyMedicine Try it with a bright white screen after a long day of looking at a bright screen.
@@TinyMedicine I have been wearing blue light glasses for 3 years now. I cant look at screen for 3 hours total without blue light. With blue light12 hours easily. I can assure you they work if they are original and to those who have severe eye strain conditions not normal people
I have myopia, should I be wearing my glasses for close computer work?
Probably not (since computer screen is considered near distance). But I can't give you medical opinion; so better to ask it from your doctor.
Yes yes yesterday
thankyou :))
Whoa no way blinking makes your eyes not dry who would've guessed
try StillerSafe zero eye strain scren to keep your eyes safe, it really worked for me .
i have astigmatism and near sightedness...still can see far objects better..no eye strain without specs. but while using pc eyes get stressed within 5min of usage. do i need to wear specs while on pc?...also i dont have eye issue while using mobile phone for hours that too without specs
Does this help vertigo too
First, other causes for vertigo must be excluded. A slight dizziness can be a symptom of digital eye strain, but not true vertigo.
2:41 I think dark room is not good man ?😢
Blue light only keeps you awake at inappropriate times, as far as I know
20-20-20 is somewhat reasonable. A 20 minute break every two hours isn't
Eh, you forgot the basic fact about Computer brightness. Having too much light, will create sleeping problems, yada yada.
Sitting straight is not ergonomic, visual is wrong and studies prove that sitting straight long term damages your back.
This video need More Views...pun intended :)
Good video, but those typing sounds you added in are incredibly distracting and annoying. Sound is incredibly important for your compositions!
Blue light lenses almost a scam, as they don't protect, but help to regulate sleeping patterns. If you have problem to fall asleep after using computer screens, then they can help, but they won't save you vision.
Not really a cure. Just preventative measures. But thanks anyways
As optician I alwqys said a blue light filter doesn‘t solve the problem.
That's a stupid rule. I mean, sure, it works, but I don't live in a house made of glass to look at something so distant. So I have to walk to the window every 20 minutes? That doesn't sound so convenient
20 feet = 6 meters. It’s like looking a distant wall in your house. No need for moving out of the chair
2:24 hhhhh
can i just get my eye muscles jacked and not have to worry about this shit?
Why you don't mention this is caused by IPS screen problem? All laptops are IPS screen after 2019, this is the most disgusting type of screen panel ever, it pretend like more vie angle and colour, but actually just use a more bright luminating panel, use 3 multiplied luminating to get same brightness with a low contrast ratio. And the IPS panel will make blue light and UV light. Even you buy a screen protector, it can only decrease 30% eye strain while these filter claimed themself as filter 96% eye strain.
It's not about PWM, IPS panel will make you eye strain, can't sleep, if you use it long time, it will make you can't focus sight and can't see at night. It's not adaptable.
thats not correct, artificial blue light can degenerate the maculars. there is a direct correlation between people who live in artificial city light conditions and increased ocurance of AMD
Sorry but it is the same old thing which doesn't work
Thank you for the honest feedback. 20-20-20 works. That's a fact. But it doesn't mean that everyone will benefit from it. As I elaborate in the video, If these steps don't work for you, then you should definitely see a doctor (ophthalmologist). May be you are having a refractory error, etc, etc. Appreciate the feedback.
@@TinyMedicine My problem even doctor wasn't able to solve which grew severe over time ...Stillersafe screen protector reduced my strain by 60 percent now trying Occushield..
Nothing of above solves my issue too. Trying to get Stillersafe, hopefully that will help.
@@nykolaitopchyi1556 Ocushield is better I tried it but for computer only..claims to block 90% blue light ...u can find wavelength diagram....
@@nykolaitopchyi1556do eye stretches
If "computer vision syndrome" is a real problem for you, just grab some OTC readers (+1.00 will work for most just fine). Eye strain improved.
Me, as someone who had the perfect vision but staying many hours in front of computer without any issue until...I started a job and in a month I started having headache and I went to a doctor I was diagnosed with astigmatism and I started wearing glasses. I spent the most money to get the best lenses for protection just to discover last year I also have cataract :( The thing I fear the most I couldn't escape. FML.
Why cataract though? Are you diabetic?
@@TinyMedicine nope. I really don't know honestly, I also suffer from Hipotiroidism but that's could not be the cause.
EVIL EYE EVIL EYE EVIL EYE
lmao you can't "Cure" eye strain. What a misleading title.
Recommend:
drink eye vitamins and massage your whole back!
from coccyx to neck!!
I bet close to 90 % of people will not believe you "blue rays" from a screen are not harming the eyes.
Massive propaganda by the optical industry to sell extra glasses ... proofs how ridiculously easy people are manipulated.