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Old 05-25-2019, 05:43 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Faeryink View Post
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Good result with Macbook Pro Retina, running IRIS eye care software. So when I set the brightness level to 100% on the macbook and then adjust the blue light level and the brightness via the IRIS software panel, there is no flicker. My Macbook was flickering badly before and I could not use it below 30% brightness. It seems good. There is a trial
Ah, interesting that someone made an app for that. I use the same trick as the app does since a long time. It's quite easy on any modern OS to edit and install your custom color calibration profile for each monitor. Nonetheless I don't have issue with light. I use my computers set to full brightness in a well illuminated room and it's very comfortable for me. At some point I used to have kind of a light phobia. I started dimming the light, then using dark color scheme in any software, but yet my eyes were getting tired in a matter of a few hours so every working day was a tiring day no matter what. The progression was happening in a matter of a few years.

My eyes got "cured" quite rapidly by changing my life style. It happened by a coincidence. I just lost my job and used the garden leave period to relax a bit. Since it was summer I spent literally every day outdoors. I noticed a big improvement, not only to my eyes but overall. Going back to work six months later I realized that I had no light issue. I did a deep research about the subject. My initial thought was that perhaps we need more vacation to maintain proper eye health. It's probably still true but I believe that indeed working with printed text the whole day, whether it is on screen or on paper we need a very good light conditions. Many sources state at least 500 lx but ~1000 lx recommended. I bought a lx meter to check. It turned out that typically we hardly have more than 500 lx light indoors whilst outdoors even on a dull day there's more than 1000 lx. However a small desk lamp gives you easily ~1000 lx due to a short distance. Unfortunately I have found it uncomfortable to work with a desk lamp. I much more prefer to work in a room lit with ambient light so at home my work room has now four strong lights standing in every corner (which gives ~ 600 lx ambient light measured on my desk), at work I have two stand lamps, not as comfortable as my home setup but not bad either. The light phobia didn't return so far and I hope it won't ever.

Regarding printed materials, I also hate the premium quality paper due to the light reflection. It's much like glossy computer screen.
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