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Rose-colored clip on sunglasses to avert eye strain when using the computer?
I have anti-glare prescription glasses I use for the computer to reduce eyestrain.
I'm still experiencing it however, and am looking for other solutions.
I was thinking about purchasing some clip-on sunglasses that are rose-colored to use on top of my anti-glare prescription glasses to help reduce eyestrain further. Has anyone here done this and do you think it could work? Or did you use a different tint? I was hoping to avoid the need to purchase bran new prescription glasses like Gunnars.
I'm still experiencing it however, and am looking for other solutions.
I was thinking about purchasing some clip-on sunglasses that are rose-colored to use on top of my anti-glare prescription glasses to help reduce eyestrain further. Has anyone here done this and do you think it could work? Or did you use a different tint? I was hoping to avoid the need to purchase bran new prescription glasses like Gunnars.
Don't see why rose-colored reduces eyestrain.
I'm no expert on eyestrain.
Just the kid of a retired photographer who worked on a color enlarger, and understands a little about the human visible spectrum.
Rose is halfway between red & magenta:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_%28color%29
Magenta is an equal mix of red + blue.
According to the hexadecimal color value (further down in the link), rose is red + half-blue. So a rose-colored filter is blocking out colors of light in the middle of the visible spectrum, while admitting full red + half of the blue. Since red & blue are at opposite ends of the visible spectrum, they have different focal lengths. (Look at the focus ring on an old 35mm camera. Infrared has different settings because of the difference in light wavelengths.)
I don't see how filtering out mid-spectrum colors, while admitting both extreme ends of the spectrum, would help reduce eyestrain.
I'm no expert on eyestrain.
Just the kid of a retired photographer who worked on a color enlarger, and understands a little about the human visible spectrum.
Rose is halfway between red & magenta:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_%28color%29
Magenta is an equal mix of red + blue.
According to the hexadecimal color value (further down in the link), rose is red + half-blue. So a rose-colored filter is blocking out colors of light in the middle of the visible spectrum, while admitting full red + half of the blue. Since red & blue are at opposite ends of the visible spectrum, they have different focal lengths. (Look at the focus ring on an old 35mm camera. Infrared has different settings because of the difference in light wavelengths.)
I don't see how filtering out mid-spectrum colors, while admitting both extreme ends of the spectrum, would help reduce eyestrain.
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According to this rose tint reduces eyestrain:
http://vision.about.com/od/eyehealthandsafety/qt/Tints_Guide.htm
Gunnars supposidly reduce eyestrain by a combination of anti-glare coating and yellow tint:
http://www.gunnars.com/
http://vision.about.com/od/eyehealthandsafety/qt/Tints_Guide.htm
Gunnars supposidly reduce eyestrain by a combination of anti-glare coating and yellow tint:
http://www.gunnars.com/
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I'm not sure if adjusting the monitor anymore will help. I already have the brightness the lowest it can go on this monitor. If it is too low I can't see and then i squint more which just exacerbates the strain.
I can adjust the color tone, gamma, and individual color saturation levels however. Warm colors, cool colors.
I can adjust the color tone, gamma, and individual color saturation levels however. Warm colors, cool colors.
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Thank you much. : )
And I still get some eyestrain on long sessions.
You can also try making the font a little larger.