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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
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I disagree on the getting tired and needing/wanting to increase the text size. If you are getting tired from reading because the text was too small, then you should have read with the bigger choice to begin with. Reading itself is stressful enough on the eyes, so why would you want to freewilly make it harder by choosing the smallest size possible? The smallest size that your eyes will allow you to barely read is a poor choice to comfortably read. Just pick a slightly bigger size. Less stess on eyes means it will take longer until your eyes get tired. You will also read faster when it is not a chore to decipher a teeny tiny font size - try it yourself.
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Please note that what I said was, "you may want to".
Eyes get tired for many reasons, not just because small text size.
I normally read using the third or fourth largest font. My eyes tend to get tired because I have scar tissue from a severe retinal detachment in one eye so it doesn't focus as well and my other eye has to pick up the slack. I also have artificial lenses in both eyes from early-onset cataracts. So when someone like me begins to notice the strain from focussing for an extended period of time, switching over to the next larger font can ease it because the weaker eye now needs that change. It's not a matter of starting out with the wrong text size.