afo@pucc-k (sefton) (06/22/84)
I've been having a dreadful problem with my eyes this summer. I work with terminals for most of the day (8 and up hrs), and after the first few hours, the screen becomes blurred. My eyes have inflamed conjunctiva, and some matter, and are also 'dry' feeling. It also seems that the rooms I am in, which have fluorescent lights, are too bright (I am wearing sun glasses as I post this). Before I get my eyes and/or blood sugar checked, should I look into anti-glare screens? Since I move from one terminal to the next during the day, it would have to be extremely portable, and scratch resistant. tnx muchly, Laurie Sefton pucc-k:afo
tag@tty3b.UUCP ("Tom Gloger"3974 97320) (06/22/84)
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spaf@gatech.UUCP (06/24/84)
Many people have their eyes feel dried-out and inflamed when working
with CRTs and blame it on the brightness. However, pause for a moment
and think of the rest of the environment. If you are working in
the typical climate-controlled-for-computers environment, you are in
a location where the humidity may be rather low. That will dry your
eyes out rather quickly, especially if you wear contact lenses.
That isn't to say that the ambient light and CRT glare don't
contribute to the problem, but note that they might not be
the only (or major) cause.
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